KTQ 07: Executives Offices

Unit 2 Examination practice test #2

Expressed powers

Specific powers granted by the constitution to branches of government

Implied powers

Powers derived from an interpretation of the Constitution and used by branches of government, such as under the necessary and proper clause

Delegated powers

Powers assigned to one branch, which gives permission to another branch to use part of those powers

Inherent powers

Powers claimed by a branch of government that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred by it or the functional purpose of the branch

Commander in chief

Role of the president as commander of the national military and National Guard

Chief executive

Role of the president as the highest ranking executive in the government

Head of state

Role of the president as the chief negotiator and representative of the whole nation

Head of government

Role of the president as a partisan policymaker

Executive agreement

Agreement made between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require Senate advice and consent

Veto

When a president does not sign legislation into law

Pocket veto

When a president does not act on legislation and a congressional session expires with 10 days

Legislative initiative

Presidential implied power to bring a legislative agenda before Congress

War Powers Resolution

Federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress

Going public

Strategy by an elected official to apply pressure on other policymakers by appealing directly to and mobilizing the citizens

Executive orders

Rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of legislation, constrained by delegated, expressed, or implied powers.

Signing statements

Announcements made by the president when signing bills into law, describing the president's interpretation of how the law will be executed

Cabinet

Group of secretaries or chief administrators of the major departments a government

White House staff

Group of analysts and advisers to the president, often titled, "special assistant"

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Permanent agencies that perform defined management tasks for the president

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Agency that administers the federal budget and oversees the performance of other federal agencies

Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Agency that advises the president on fiscal policy

National Security Council (NSC)

Agency responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security