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Chapter 6: Presidency
Term | Definition |
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Expressed power | Responsibilities granted to him by the constitution |
Implied power | No stated in constitution but interpreted by the president as necessary to protect the constitution and faithfully execute the laws |
Delegated powers | Responsibilities given by congress to the president |
Executive power clause | article 2 section 1 |
Executive privilege | the act of withholding information from congress, public or judicial. |
Executive Order | declarations issued by a president that relate to the organization of the federal bureaucracy, the execution of federal legislation, and the enforcement of federal court decisions. |
State of the Union address | a report to the congress by the president |
Senate confirmation Hearings | approval of 2/3's of the senate for a presidential nominee |
Reprieve | pardon of the penalty but not the crime itself |
Amnesty | A pardon to a group of people |
Ratification | Formal and legal binding approval |
Executive agreements | If the senate doesn't approve a treaty then the president can create a executive agreement with the foreign country |
22nd amendment | Limited the number of terms a president can serve |
25th amendment | establishes the line of succession for the presidency |
average number of veto's and veto overrides per congress | 10-20 |