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Caucus(political) |
A normally closed political party business meeting of citizens or law makers to select candidates, elect officers, plan strategy, or make decisions regarding legislative matters. |
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Expressed Powers |
Specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress (Article I, Section 8) and to the president (Article II). |
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Delegated Powers |
Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first. |
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Inherent Powers |
Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it. |
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Commander in Chief |
The role of the president as commander of the national military and the state National Guard units (when called into service). |
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War Powers Resolution 1973 |
A resolution of Congress that the president can send troops into action abroad only by authorization of Congress, or if American troops are already under attack or serious threat.- |
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Executive Agreement |
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." |
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Executive Privilege |
The claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president. |
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Veto |
The president's constitutional power to turn down acts of Congress. A presidential veto may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress. |
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Pocket Veto |
A presidential veto that is automatically triggered if the president does not act on a given piece of legislation passed during the final 10 days of a legislative session. |
