Unit 2 Executive Branch Flashcards

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1
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the branch of government charged with putting the nation’s laws into effect

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executive branch

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2
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powers expressly granted in the constitution

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enumerated powers

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powers not laid out in the constitution but used to carry out presidential duties

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informal powers

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an agreement with a foreign government negotiated by the president and requiring two thirds vote in the senate to ratify

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treaty

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the annual speech from the president to congress updating that branch on the state of national affairs

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state of the union address

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formal rejection by the president of a bill that has passed both houses of congress

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veto

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an informal veto caused when the president chooses not to sign a bill within ten days, during a time when congress has adjourned at the end of a session

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pocket veto

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presidential authority to release individuals convicted from a crime of legal consequences and forgive an individual and set aside punishment for crime

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presidential pardon

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a right claimed by presidents to keep certain conversations, records, and transcipts confidential from outside scrutiny, especially that of congress

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executive privilege

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an agreement between a president and another nation that does not have the durability in the american system as a treaty but does not require senate ratification

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executive agreement

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written comments issued by presidents while signing a bill into law that usually consist of political statements or reasons for signing the bill but may also include a president’t interpretation of the law itself

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signing statement

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12
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policy directives issed by presidents that do not require congressional approval

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executive order

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13
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a law passed over president nixon’s veto that restricts the power of the president to maintain troops in combat for more than sixty days without congressional authorization

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war powers resolution

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14
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the process of removing a president from office, with articles of impeachment issues by a majority vote in the house of representatives, followed by a trial in the senate, with a two thirds majority necessary to convict and remove

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impeachment

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15
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a collection of offices within the white house organization designed to mainly to provide information to the president

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executive office of the president

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16
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informal tool used by the president to persuade members of congress to support his policy initiatives

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bargaining and persuasion

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presidential appeals to the public to pressure other branches of government to support his policies

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bully pit

18
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a tactic through which presidents reach out directly to the american people with the hope that the people will, in turn, put pressure on their representatives and senators to press for the presidents policy goals

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going public