Unit 2 Executive Branch Flashcards
the branch of government charged with putting the nation’s laws into effect
executive branch
powers expressly granted in the constitution
enumerated powers
powers not laid out in the constitution but used to carry out presidential duties
informal powers
an agreement with a foreign government negotiated by the president and requiring two thirds vote in the senate to ratify
treaty
the annual speech from the president to congress updating that branch on the state of national affairs
state of the union address
formal rejection by the president of a bill that has passed both houses of congress
veto
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
pocket veto
presidential authority to release individuals convicted from a crime of legal consequences and forgive an individual and set aside punishment for crime
presidential pardon
a right claimed by presidents to keep certain conversations, records, and transcipts confidential from outside scrutiny, especially that of congress
executive privilege
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
executive agreement
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
signing statement
policy directives issed by presidents that do not require congressional approval
executive order
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
war powers resolution
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
impeachment
a collection of offices within the white house organization designed to mainly to provide information to the president
executive office of the president