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| places responsibility for the initiation of the financial plan for government on the executive |
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| advisory group selected by the president to aid him in making decisions. sometimes are influential or not, depending on how the president wants it |
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| the role of the chief executive as the nation's partisan political leader. the presidents role determines how he can function in many of his other roles and is the most time consuming of all presidential roles. |
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| The role of the president as ceremonial head of the government of the US. duties include greeting foreign dignitaries, acting as host at state dinners, throwing out the first baseball at the start of the season and bestowing honors |
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| powers exercised during a period of crisis by the national government, or those powers conferred by congress upon the president for a limited period of time. the constitution does not recognize the need for additional nation powers during an emergency |
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| International Agreement reached by the President with foreign heads of state, that does not require senatorial approval. may be weakened by the congress refusing to make the necessary appropriations. by possessing the executive agreement alternative, the president is placed in a better bargaining position with congress on foreign policy matters |
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| A rule or regulation issued by the president, a governor, or some administrative authority, that has the effect of law. used to implement and give administrative effect to provisions of the constitution, to treaties,and to statuses. may be used to create or modify the organizations or procedures of administrative agencies or may have general applicability as law. |
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| The right of executive officials to refuse to appear before or to withhold info from a legislative committee or court. claimed as an inherent executive power under the constitutional separation of powers an don time honored tradition. |
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| The power exercised by the governors in most states to veto sections or items of an appropriation bill while signing the remainder of the bill into law. the legislatures may override the vetoed items. empowered the president to cut out wasteful spending that congress had lacked the will to turn down |
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| An elected president who has received less then 50% of the total popular votes cast for all candidates, although obtaining a majority of the electoral votes. the constitution doesn't recognize such a status, many American presidents have been minority presidents. |
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| Exercised at the end of a legislative session whereby bills not signed by a chief executive die after a specified time. if the president holds a bill for ten days without signing or vetoing it, the bill becomes law if congress is in session and i2s pocket vetoed if congress adjourns during the ten days. the pocket veto is absolute. |
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| The vast array of foreign and domestic executive powers exercised by the president in carrying out the duties of his office under article 2 of the constitution of the US.key ingredient that has led to characterizations of strong and weak is that of leadership. |
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