Unit 4b vocab (Exec branch quiz)

22nd Amendment

22nd Amendment

limits the president to 2 terms (can be non consecutive)

12th amendment

Allowed the president to pick a vice president to run with, changing it from when the vice president was just the runner up

Formal Powers

powers given to the president in the constitution

Informal Powers

powers not laid out in the constitution that are necessary to carry out presidential duties

Chief Executive

carries out laws of the nation and oversees a large and complex system of agencies and bureaucracies

Chief Diplomat

president is responsible for guiding US foreign policy and interacting with the heads of other nations

Commander-in-Chief

President is leader of the armed forces

Chief Legislator

President has legislative agendas (bills they want to see passed in congress) that they promote to the people

State of the Union Address

When the president addresses congress and the nation about the upcoming year as well as how the previous year went.

Pocket Veto

the bill is automatically vetoed after 10 days of inaction and cannot be vetoed by congress

Head of State

the president is the living symbol o the nation (greets visiting kings, prime ministers, etc)

Party Leader

President is generally considered the leader of their political party

Executive Order

rule or command having the force of a law (allows president to bypass congress; order can be declared unconstitutional)

pardon

declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment

Reprieve

Order to delay punishment

Amnesty

pardon toward a group of people (can allow people to stay in a country)

Executive privilege

right claimed by the president to keep certain conversations, recordings, and transcripts from outside scrutiny, especially that of congress.

executive agreements

agreement between president and another nation that does not have the same durability as a treaty but does not require senate ratification (ends with president’s term)

signing statements

written comments by the president while signing a bill into law that usually consists of political statements or reasons for signing the bill, but may also include the president’s interpretation of the law itself

War powers resolution

president must notify congress within 48 hours of sending troops and must be brought home after 60 days without congress’ approval

Bully Pulpit

the president uses their position as president to speak to the american public (using their position as a platform)

Fireside Chats

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) using radio as a way to communicate with the American people and let them know what was going on

Bureaucrat

officials employed with government agencies

Executive Office of the President

works in the west wing of the white house; the president’s closest advisors

Chief of Staff

most powerful political advisors; controls the president’s schedule and always had access to the president

National security council

helps president coordinate US military and foreign policy; also oversees the CIA

Council of Economic Advisors

gives the president advice about complex economic matters such as employment, tax policy, inflation, and foreign trade

regulatory agencies

created to protect the public by making and enforcing certain rules

independent agencies

responsible for dealing with a certain specialized area within government

government corporations

run like private businesses except the government (not private citizens) run them

ex: PBS