| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Eligibilty for Persidency | One must be a "natural-born citizen", at least 35 years old, and have resided in the U.S. for at least fourteen years before taking office |
| Head of State | As the chief administrative officer, the president is also the chief presiding officer or head of government. In the republic form the government is the |
| Formal Duties of a Vice President | are preside over the Senate, cast tie-breaking votes, and suceed to the presidency should be vacated. |
| power to persuade | the president's informal power to gain support by dispensing favors and penalties and by using the prestige of the office. |
| Veto power | When the president recieves a bill passed by Congress, he has three options: he can sign it into law; he can veto it and send it back to Congress along with his objections: or he can no action. |
| divided government | When one party controls the White House and another controls one or both houses of Congress |
| War Powers Resolution | A 1973 statue enacted by Congress to limit the president's ability to commit troops to combat. |
| senatorial courtesy | The custom of giving senators of the president's party a virtual veto over appointments to the job and monetary rewards for exceptional achievements. |
| executive orders | Rules or regulations issued by the president that have the force of law. |
| executive privlege | The authority of the president to withhold information from the courts and Congress. |
| personal presidency | A concept proposed by Theodore Lowi that holds that presidents since the 1930s that have amassed tremendous persoanl power directly from the people and, in return, are expected to make sure the people get what they want from government. |
| spectacle presidency | Term used to describe presidents who are mostly seen by the public as actors in public spectacles, stage-managed photo ops, featuring the president in a dramatically staged event or setting. |
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