Chapter 13
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39 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 advice and consent | terms in the Constitution describing the U.S. Senate's power to review and approve treaties and presidential appointments |
| appointment power | the authority vested in the president to fill a government office or position |
| Cabinet | an advisory group selected by the president to aid in making decisions |
| chief diplomat | the role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements |
| chief executive | the role of the president as head of the executive branch of the government |
| chief legislator | the role of te president in influencing the making of laws |
| chief of staff | the person who is named first the White House Offive and advise the president |
| civil service | a collective term for the body of employees working for the government |
| commander in chief | the role of the president as supreme commander of the military forces of the US and of the state National Guard units when they are called into federal services |
| constitutional power | a power vested in the president by Article II of the Constitution |
| diplomatic recognition | the formal acknowledgment of a foreign government as legitimate |
| emergency power | an inherent power exercised by the president during a period of national crisis |
| executive agreement | an international agreement made by the president, without senatorial ratification, with the head of foreign state |
| Executive Office of the President (EOP) | an organization established by President FDR to assist the president in carrying out major duties |
| executive order | a rule or regulation issued by the president that had the effect of the law |
| executive privilege | the right of executive officials to withhold information from or to refuse to appear before a legislative committee |
| expressed power | a power of the president that is espressly written into the Constitution or into statutory law |
| Federal Register | a publication of the US government that prints executive orders, rules, and regulation |
| head of state | the role of the president as ceremonial head of the government |
| impeachment | an action by the House of Representatives to accuse the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the US of committing "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" |
| inherent power | a power of the president derived from the statements in the Constitution that "the executive Power shall b e vested in a President" |
| kitchen cabinet | the informal advisor to the president |
| line-item veto | the power of an executive to veto individual lines or items within a piece of legislation without vetoing the entire billl |
| National Security Council (NSC) | an agency in the Executive Office of the President that advises the president on national security |
| Office of Management and Budget (OMB) | a division of the Executive Office of the President |
| pardon | a release from the punishment for or legal consequences of a crime, a pardon can be granted by the president before or after a conviction |
| patronage | the practice of rewarding faithful party workers and followers with government employment and contracts |
| permanent campaign | a coordinated and planned strategy carried out by the White House to increase the president's popularity and support |
| pocket veto | a special veto exercised by the chief executive after a legislative body has adjourned |
| reprieve | a formal postponement of the execution of a sentence imposed by a court of law |
| signing statement | a written declaration that a president may make when signing a bill into law |
| State of the Union message | an annual message to Congress in which the president proposes a legislative program |
| statutory power | a power created for the president through laws enacted by Congress |
| Twelfth Amendment | an amendment to the Constitution that specifies the separate election of the president and vice president by the electoral college |
| Twenty-fifth Amendment | amendment that establishes procedures for filling presidential and vice-presidential vacancies and makes provisions for presidential disability |
| veto message | the president's formal explanation of a veto when legislation is returned to Congress |
| War Powers Resolution | a law spelling out the conditions under which the president can commit troops without Congressional approval |
| Washington community | individuals regularly involved with politics in Washington, DC |
| White House Office | the personal office of the president, which tends to presidential political needs and manages the media |
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