Presidency 1+2: Vocab

Amnesty

Pardon for a group

Balancing the Ticket

VP chosen to appeal to broader voters

Cabinet

Heads of executive departments

Centralization

Increasing presidential control over executive branch

Chief of Staff

President’s top aide/manager

Commander in chief

Head of military

CEA (Council on Economic Advisors)

Advises president on economy

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Key presidential staff agencies

Executive Order

Directive with force of law

Expressed Powers

Powers written in the Constitution

Delegated Powers

Powers given by Congress

Head of State

Ceremonial leader

Inherent Powers

President asserts for himself, implied powers

Line item veto

Reject specific parts of bill (not allowed federally)

NSC (National Security Council)

Advises on foreign policy

New Deal

New Deal expansion of federal government

OMB (Office of Management and Budget)

Prepares budget + regulatory review

Pardon

Forgiveness of crime

Pocket veto

President ignores bill → dies if Congress adjourns

Politicization

Appointing loyalists to bureaucracy

Presidential Approval

Public support for president

Presidential Government

President leads policymaking

Regulatory Review

OMB checks agency rules

Signing Statements

President interprets law

State of the Union

Annual presidential address

Unified government

same party controls branches

Divided government

different parties control branches

Unilateral Action

President acts alone

Unitary Executive Theory

President fully controls executive branch

Veto Bargaining

Using veto threat to influence legislation

Veto

Reject bill

War Powers Resolution

Limits president’s military action without Congress