Term
| Constitutional Authority (presidential) |
|
Definition
| Powers derived from the provisions of the Constitution that outline the president's role in government. |
|
|
Term
| Statutory Authority (presidential) |
|
Definition
| Powers derived from lawas enacted by Congress that add to the powers given to the president in the Constitution. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution, which states that "executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America," making the president both the head of government and the head of state. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| One role of the president, through which he or she had authority over the executive branch. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| One role of the president, through whcih he or she represents the country symbolically and politcally. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| When a person is chosen by the president to fill a position, such as an ambassadorship or the head of a department, while the Senate is not in session, thereby bypassing Senate approval. Unless approved by a subsequent Senate vote, recess appointees seve only to the end of the congressional term. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Proclamations made by the president that change government policy without congressional approval. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An expedited system for passing treaties under which support from simple majority, rather than a two-thirds majority, is needed in both the House and Senate, and no amendments are allowed. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The president's power to initiate treay negotiations. Congress cannot initiate treaties and can only consider them once they have been negotiated. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An agreement between the executive branch and a foreign government, which acts as a treaty but does not require Senate approval. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An annual speech in whcih the president addresses Congress to report on the condition of the country and recommend policies. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The right of the president to keep eecutive branch conversations and correspondence confidential from the legislative and executive branches. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The percentage of Americans who feel that the president is doing a good job in office. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A president's use of speeches and other public communications to appeal directly to citizens about issues the president would like the House and Senate to act on. |
|
|
Term
| Executive Office of the President (EOP) |
|
Definition
| The group of policy-related offices that serve as support staff to the president. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The group of fifteen executive department heads who implement the president's agenda in their respective positions. |
|
|
Term
| Unilateral Action (presidental) |
|
Definition
| Any policy decision made and acted upon by the president and his staff without the explicit approval or consent of Congress. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The idea that the vesting clause of the Constitution gives the president the authority to issue orders and policy directives that cannot be undone by Congress. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 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. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 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. |
|
|
