Unit 2 (The Executive Branch) Flashcards
Cabinet Secretaries
run their departments and carry out the president’s policies and fight for their department
Chief of Staff
the top aide to the president, responsible for managing the Executive Office and can control access to the president controlling what information reaches them.
Unitary Executive Theory
gives the executive branch and president complete power
Stewardship Doctrine
the ability to exercise power unless specifically prohibited in the Constitution
Literalist Doctrine
the president follows powers only granted by Article II of the Constitution
Pocket Veto
a congressional session ends during the 10 days where a president does nothing, the law must be signed or it has to go through the legislative process again
Watergate Scandal (who, what happened, consequences)
A break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate complex in Washington was carried out under the direction of White House employees. Disclosure of the White House involvement in the break-in and subsequent cover-up forced President Nixon to resign in 1974 to avoid impeachment.
Office of Management and Budget
responsible for preparing the budget of the US and can be used to control and manage the executive agencies for the president. Has tons of power because of the ability to allocate money to the cabinet departments.
Department of Homeland Security (what is it and why was it made)
made after 9/11 to protect the borders, support agencies like the police, detect weapons, and analyze intelligence
Senatorial Courtesy (what and who usually does it)
Senators in states where the appointees will sit will submit a list of acceptable names of nominees to the president (only expected when the senator and the president are of the same party)
Bureaucracy
system of government within the executive branch in which power is divided among departments and officials, responsible for ensuring that policies and programs enacted by Congress and the executive departments are carried out.
What is the largest department and what position is it headed by and what do they do?
Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense reports directly to the president
Joint Chief of Staff
each of the five military services is headed by a uniformed chief of staff and work together as the Joint Chief of Staff. They are responsible for carrying out defense policy and report directly to the president and to the Secretary of Defense
Secretaries are appointed by:
And replace at:
the president and confirmed by the Senate
The end of the presidential term
Undersecretaries are appointed by:
And replaced at:
the president without consent of the Senate
The end of the presidential term
