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statements recorded along with signed legislation clarifying the presidents understanding of the constitutionality of the bill; was intended to clarify the presidents understanding of what the bill meant and how he believed it ought to be enforced

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Signing statements

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the president gains special powers in time of need/emergencies (war, recessions, depressions)

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Unitary executive theory

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a presidential advisory group selected by the president made up of the vice president the heads of the federal executive departments, and other high official to whom the president elects cabinet status; they oversee work of implementation

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cabinet

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person who oversees the operations of all white house staff and controls access to the president; they isolate the president by removing him from the day by day control of his administration; Obama’s chief of staff (rahm Emmanuel)

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chief of staff (James Baker)

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organization within the EOP that advises the president on economic matters

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Council of Economic Advisors

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political rule split between two parties: one controlling the white house and the other controlling one or both houses of congress

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Divided Government

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agreements made between the president and foreign countries that do not have to be ratified by the senate

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Executive agreements

8
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collection of nine organizations that help the president with policy and political objectives

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Executive Office of the President

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clarifications of congressional policy issued by the president and having the full force of law

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Executive orders

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appealing to the public (media) to gain popularity power to overrule congress

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Going public

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the beginning of an election when president has a high approval rating he gets lots of stuff passed

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Honeymoon period

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presidential powers implied but not stated explicitly in the Constitution

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Inherent powers

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VP that is very active domestically and internationally

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Mondale Model

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organization within the EOP that provides foreign policy advice to the president

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National Security Council

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organization within the EOP that oversees the budgets of departments and agencies

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Office of Management and Budget

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a president’s ability to convince Congress, other political actors, and the public to cooperate with the administration’s agenda

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power to persuade

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image projected by the president that represents how he would like to be perceived at home and abroad

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Presidential style

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a president’s authority to reject a bill passed by Congress; may be overridden only by a two thirds majority in each house

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Presidential veto

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tradition of granting senior senators of the president’s party considerable power over federal judicial appointment in their home states

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Senatorial Courtesy

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authority to deploy troops without congress declaring an act of war

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Presidential warmaking

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passed in 1951, the amendment that limits presidents to two terms of office

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22nd Amendment

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a speech given annually by the president to a joint session of congress and to the nation announcing the president’s agenda

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State of the Union address

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the approximately four hundred employees within the EOP who work most closely and directly with the president

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White House Office

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Amendment that creates a chain of succession for filling in the presidential seat in case of death/ incapacitation

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25th Amendment