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18 Cards in this Set
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Powers of President
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A. (1) Veto legislation (2) Agenda setting (3) recommendation legislation (4) can summit Congress into special session. B. Executive powers C. Foreign Policy Powers
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Inherent Powers
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Authority claimed by the president that is not clearly specified in the Constituion. Typically, these powers are inferred from the Constitution. (e.g., when president expands their powers)
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Executive orders
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Presidential directives to the executive branch that create or modify public policies, without the direct approval of Congress. (e.g., presidents use them to see that the laws are faithfully executed.
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Delegation of Powers
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The process by which Congress gives the executive branch the addtitional authority needed to address new problems.
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strategies to influence Congress
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(1) Bargaining in the Bell way (2) President approval - using clout with American People (3) Going Public
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Bargaining in the Bell Way
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President meets with leaders of Congress and expresses what he wants. He uses his ability to persuade them.
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President approval
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If president has huge support in public, Congress should be willing to go along with what he wants.
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Going Public
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President goes on Radio or TV and tries to convince American people to contact their members of Congress and ask them to pass a bill.
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The key to legislative success in Congress
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(1) unified Congress (government) (2) President has co-partisans in Congress
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Executive office of the President
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The president's executive aides and their staffs; the extended White House executives establishment.
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Cabinet
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A group of presidential advisers; the heads of the executive department and other key officials.
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Administrative Presidency
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(1) Appoint loyal people in bureaucracy (ideolgically similar) (2) Siging statement
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Signing statement
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A statement the President signs when signing a bill into law. It includes directions to bureaucracy on how to carry out the law.
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President approval ratings
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(1) party identification (2) state of economy (2) events/crisis (3) divided government
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divided government
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The situation in which one party controls the White House and the other controls at least one house of Congress.
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gridlock
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A situation in which government is incapable of acting on important issues, usually because of divided government
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mandate
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A endorsement by voters. Presidents sometimes argue they have been given a mandate to carry out policy proposals.
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legislative liaison staff
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Those people who compose the communications link between the White House and Congress, advising the president or cabinet secretaries on the status of pending legislation.
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