government Flashcards
What is the Chief of State?
Term for the President as the ceremonial head of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation.
What is the Chief Executive?
Term for the President as vested with the executive power of the United States.
What is the Chief Administrator?
Term for the President as head of the administration of the Federal Government.
What is the Chief Diplomat?
Term for the President as the main architect of foreign policy and spokesperson to other countries.
What is the Commander in Chief?
Term for the President as commander of the nation’s armed forces.
What is the Chief Legislator?
Term for the President as architect of public policy and the one who sets the agenda for Congress.
What is the Chief of the Party?
Term for the President as the leader of his or her political party.
What is the Chief Citizen?
Term for the President as the representative of the people, working for the public interest.
What is the Electoral College?
Group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President.
What is a Presidential Primary?
An election in which a party’s voters choose State party organization’s delegate to their party’s national convention, and/or express a preference for their party’s presidential nomination.
What is a Platform?
A political party’s formal statement of basic principles, stands on major issues, and objectives.
What is the Electorate?
All of the people entitled to vote in a given election.
What is an Executive Order?
Directive, rule, or regulation issued by a chief executive or subordinates, based upon constitutional or statutory authority and having the force of law.
What is a Treaty?
A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states.
What is an Executive Agreement?
A pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which does not require Senate consent.
