POLI CH.12

Question 1

inherent powers

Answer 1

Authority claimed by the president that is not clearly specified in the Constitution. Typically, these powers are inferred from the Constitution.

Question 2

executive orders

Answer 2

Presidential directives that create or modify laws and public policies, without the direct approval of Congress.

Question 3

delegation of powers

Answer 3

The process by which Congress gives the executive branch the additional authority needed to address new problems

Question 4

Executive Office of the President

Answer 4

The president’s executive aides and their staffs; the extended White House executive establishment

Question 5

cabinet

Answer 5

A group of presidential advisers; the heads of the executive departments and other key officials.

Question 6

divided government

Answer 6

The situation in which one party controls the White House and the other controls at least one house of Congress.

Question 7

gridlock

Answer 7

A situation in which government is incapable of acting on important issues

Question 8

legislative liaison staff

Answer 8

Those people who act as the communications link between the White House and Congress, advising the president or cabinet secretaries on the status of pending legislation.

Question 9

War Powers Resolution

Answer 9

An act of Congress that forces that body to decide whether a commitment of troops into a war zone is permissible

Question 10

treaty

Answer 10

A legal agreement between two or more countries.

Question 11

executive agreement

Answer 11

A pact between the heads of two countries.