Chapter 11 - The Presidency

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the role of the president as head of the national military and the state National Guard units

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Commander in chief

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specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress (Article I, Section 8) and to the president (Article II)

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expressed powers

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Constitutional powers are assigned to one governmental agency but are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.

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delegated powers

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powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it

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inherent powers

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powers derived from the necessary and proper clause of Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution; such powers are not specifically expressed but are implied through the expansive interpretation of delegated powers

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implied powers

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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 agreement

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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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executive privilege

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A president's constitutional power to turn down acts of Congress; May be overridden by 2/3 vote of each house of Congress

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veto

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a 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.

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pocket veto

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The president's advisers and heads of the fifteen executive departments are appointed by the president with the consent of the Senate.

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Cabinet