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Gov 13 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| specific power granted by the constitution to congress and to the president | expressed powers |
| the role of the president as commander of the national military and the state National Guard units | commander in chief |
| an agreement, made between the president and another country, that has the force of a treaty but does not require the Senate's "advice and consent" | executive agreement |
| the claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president | executive privilege |
| powers that are not specifically expressed but are implied through expansive interpretation of delegated powers | implied powers |
| constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first | delegated powers |
| powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but a inferred from it | inherent powers |
| the secretaries, or chief administrators, of the major departments of the federal government | cabinet |
| analysts and advisors to the president, each of them is often given the title "special assistant" | White House staff |
| the permanent agencies that perform defined management tasks for the president | Executive Office of the President |
| a presidential foreign policy advisory council composed of the president, vice president, secretary of state, secretary of defense, and other officials invited by the president | National Security Council |