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| Article II of the constitution establishes what about the presidency? |
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| Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in constitution but are inferred from it are called |
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| What is the term for the power of the president to command the national military and state national guard? |
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| what is an agreement made between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require the senate's "advise and consent"? |
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| the war powers resolution was passed over by which president's veto? |
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| what is not a role of the president? |
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| what is the name of the speech that the president must give congress "from time to time" ? |
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| the veto power of the president is classified as what type of power? |
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| the power of an executive to veto specific provisions of an appropriations bill is called the |
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| what term refers tot he president's ability to bring a policy agenda before congress? |
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| when the president makes rules directly without congressional approval, he or she is using |
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| the president appoints the heads of major departments for a group called the |
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| the presidential foreign policy council composed of may of the president's closest advisors and the "inner cabinet" is called the |
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| the permenant agencies that perform the defined management tasks for the president are within the |
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| executive office of the president |
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| the agency that prepares the national budget and provides oversight for presdential program finances is the |
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| office of management and budget |
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| what is an enumerated function of the vice president? |
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| presiding over the senate and casting tie breaking votes |
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| when does the vice president take over ruling the country? |
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| what is the equivalent of the us presidency in great britain? |
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| what is the claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out campaign promises? |
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| Why did presidents nixon, ford, reagan, and bush have such a low " batting average" with congress? |
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| the opposing political party controlled congress |
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| what is an attempt to be partisan bickering in congress? |
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| why does the media focus a great deal of attention on the president? |
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| News is money, and the president is easy news |
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| who greatly expanded the power of the president by reaching out to the people for support? |
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| what is the general trend of presidential approval ratings? |
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| a tendency to decline over time |
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| what is the generally favorable reaction of the public to presidential actions taken in foreign policy crisis? |
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