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Gov Ch. 13
The Presidency
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A written message that the president issues upon signing a bill into law is called | a signing statement |
| Appointing the Fed chair and submitting a budget to Congress are part of the president's responsibilities as | chief economist |
| Appointing the cabinet and determining how the bureaucracy will implement the laws are part of the president's responsibilities as | chief executive |
| The office that develops policies and protects the president's legal and political interests is | the White House Office |
| The office that creates the president's annual budget is | The Office Of Management and Budget |
| Presidential powers that are implied in the Constitution are called | inherent powers |
| Presidential powers granted to presidents by congressional action are called | statutory powers |
| The right of the president to withhold information from Congress or the courts is called | executive privilege |
| A time early in a new president's administration characterized by optimistic approval by the public is called | the honeymoon period |
| During the Nixon administration, a scandal involving burglaries and the subsequent cover-up by high-level administration officials was called | Watergate |
| The _______________________ is the group of experts chosen by the president to serve as advisers on running the country | cabinet |
| The executive staff member who serves as both an adviser to the president and manager of the White House Office is the _________________ | chief of staff |
| The ___________________ consists of the top foreign policy advisers and relevant cabinet officials who advise the president on matters of foreign policy and national security | National Security Council |
| The constitutional basis for inherent powers is the _____________________________ | take care clause |
| A(n) ____________________ is the power of the president to issue orders that carry the force of law | executive order |