AP Gov Chapter 5 vocab

Executive branch

the branch of government charged with putting the nation’s law into effect

Formal(or enumerated) powers

powers expressly granted in the constitution

Informal Powers

power not laid out in the Constitution but used to carry out Presidential duties.

Presidential Pardon

Presidential authority to release individuals convicted of a crime from legal consequences and to set aside punishments for a crime.

Executive Agreement

An agreement between a president and another nation that does not have the durability as a treaty but foes not require Senate ratification.

Executive Privilege

a right claimed by presidents to keep certain conversation, records, and transcripts confidential from outside scrutiny, especially from congress.

Signing Statement

comments from a president while signing a bill into law, usually political statements or reasons and maybe an interpretation of the law itself.

Executive order

the informal power of the president to issue policy directives that do not require congressional approval.

treaty

An agreement with a foreign government negotiated by the president and requiring a 2/3 vote in senate to ratify.

State of the Union Address

The annual speech given by the president to Congress on the state of national affairs.

Veto

Constitutional presidential power to formally reject a bill that has passed both houses of

Impeachment

The process of removing someone from office, issued by a majority vote in the House of Representatives and trial after 2/3 vote from the senate in order to remove

Executive office of the President

A collection of offices within the White House organization designed mainly to provide information to the president.

Bargaining and Persuasion

An informal tool used by the president to persuade members of Congress to support the administration’s policy incentives.

Bully Pupit

Presidential appeals to the public to pressure other branches of the government to support the president’s policies.