The Executive Branch 2
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- Agenda Setting
- thru state of the union, media
- Appointment Power
- constitutional powers (article 2)
- Line Item Veto
- control federal spending, deemed unconstitutional
- Cabinet
- conflict between department heads (14) , conflict between president & heads bein loyal to department
- Chief Diplomat
- pres delegates a lot of diplomatic power, maitains : recognizin countries, treaties
- Executive Agreements
- bypass congress, secret agreements w/ countries, must reveal to congress w/in 60 days
- Honeymoon Period
- period after elections when opposition party refrains from critisism
- Press Secretary
- part of white house staff, spins, puts out what pres wants
- Executive Order
- not absolute, can be reviewed and deemed unconstitutional
- US v Nixon
- regarding executive privelage, (nixon didn't turn over watergate tapes)
- Coattails
- when party members ride on the pres's popularity
- Mandates
- refer to when pres has VERY high approval (Johnson)
- 25th Amendment
- vacancy in the VP, president appoints new VP, VP takes over w/ pres vacancy
- UMB-Office of Management and Budget
- advise pres on preparation of budget, appointed position
- Special Sessions
- pres power to call special sessions of congress, check over congress
- Pocket Veto
- pres veto after congress has adjourned; if pres does nuttin in 10 days --> bill dies (no congress override)
- Divided Gov't
- causes gridlock, makes legisl. and exec, branches work 2gether to get things done,
- Balanced Budget
- clinton balanced towards end of 2nd term (not many in past few decades)
- Bully Pulpit
- pres convinces congress, and ppl
- Increase in Power
- due to foreign policy & domestic issues (economy)
- Cabinet Members
- own agenda v pres, agenda (conflict)
- Pres Role In Legis.
- not important, congress independent of pres
- Sucession
- pres --> vp--> speaker
- NSC
- foreign relations, advises pres on military matters, on nat'l security, overseen by joint chief of staff
- 22nd Amendment
- 2 term limits