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| consitutional authority (presidential) |
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| powers derived from the provisions of the constitution that outline the presdient's role in government |
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| statutory authority (presidential) |
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| powers derived from the laws enacted by congress that add to the powers given to the president in the constituion |
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| article II, section1, of the constituion, which states that "executive power shall be vested in a preswident of the usa" making the president both the head of government and the head of state |
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| one role of the president, through which he or she has authority over the executive branch |
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| one role of the president, though which or she represents the country symbolically and politically |
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| when a person is chosen by the presdient to fill a position, such as an ambassadorship or the head of a department, while the senate is not in sesssion, thereby bypassing senate approval. Unless approved by a subsequent seante vote, recess appointees serve only to the end of the congressional term |
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| proclomation made by the president that change government policy without congressional approval |
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| an expedited system for passing treaties under which support from simple majoirty, rather than a two third majoirty, is need in both the house and senate, and no amendments are allowed |
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| the presidents power to initate treaty negotations. congress cannot initate treaties and can only consider them once they have been negotiated |
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| an agreement between the executive branch and a foreign government, which acts as a treaty but does not require seante approval |
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| an annual speech in the presdent addresses to congress to report on the condition of the country and reccommend policy |
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| the right of the president to keep executive branch conversations and correspondence confidential from the legislative and judicial branches |
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| the percentage of americans who feel that the president is doing a good job in office |
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| executive office of the president (EOP) |
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| the group of policy-related offices that serve as support staff to the president |
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| the group of fifteen executive department heads who implement the president's agenda in their respective positions |
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| unilateral action (presidential) |
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| any policy decision made and acted upon by the president and his staff without the explicit approval or consent of congress |
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| the idea that the vesting clause of the constitution gives the president the authority to issue orders and poloicy directives that cannot be undone by congress |
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| a document issued by the president when signing a bill into law explaining his interpretation of the law, which often differs from the interpretation of congress, in an attempt to influence how the law will be implemented |
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| a negative or checking power of congress over the other branches allowing them to remove the president, vice president, or other "officers of the united states" for abuses of power |
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| executive privelege is the poewr claimed by the president and other memebers of the executive branch to resist certain subpoenas adn other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of govenrment |
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