Textbook: Chapter 7- The Presidency

Question 0

Delegated Powers

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The powers that congress gives to the executive branch to carry out and enforce laws

Question 1

Expressed Powers

Answer 1

The powers specifically granted to the president in the constitution

Question 2

Inherent Powers

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The powers that the president claims but that are not explicit in the constitution

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War Powers Resolution

Answer 3

An act that restricts the presidents ability to deploy troops and sustain their deployment

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Pardons

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The effacing of a criminal charge

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Reprieve

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The removal, either temporarily or permanently, of punishment

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Amnesty

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The removal of charges against a government

Question 7

Ambassadors

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Communication leaders of one country in other countries

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Executive privilege

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Makes the communications between a president and their advisers confidential

Question 9

Executive orders

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A limited way for an executive to get something done without the approval of congress

Governing “by decree”

Question 10

The three ways presidents enlarge their realm of power

Answer 10

Popular mobilization (“going public”), party, and administration