AP Gov Chapter 6 Vocab – Flashcards

a normally closed meeting of a political or legislative group to select candidates, plan strategy, or make decisions regarding legislative matters

the notion that the Constitution grants to the federal government only those powers specifically named in its text

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

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

the power of the president as commander of the national military and the state national guard units

a resolution of Congress declaring that the president can send troops into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if U.S. troops are already under attack or seriously threatened

the claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president

The president's constitutional power to turn down acts of Congress within ten days of their passage while Congress is in session. A presidential veto may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress

a veto that is effected when Congress adjourns during the time a president has to approve a bill and the president takes no action on it

the power of the executive to veto specific provisions (lines) of a bill passed by the legislature

the president's inherent power to bring a legislative agenda before Congress

the rules or regulations issued by the president that have the effect and formal status of legislation

The secretaries, or chief administrators, of the major departments of the federal government. Cabinet secretaries are appointed by the president with the consent of the Senate

A presidential foreign policy advisory council composed of the president; the vice president; the secretaries of state, defense, and the treasury; the attorney general; and the other officials invited by the president

the analysts and advisers to the president, often given the title "special assistant"

An informal group of advisers to whom the president turns for counsel and guidance. Members of the official cabinet may or may not also be members of the Kitchen Cabinet

The permanent agencies that perform defined management tasks for the president. Created in 1939, the EOP includes the Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Security Council, and other agencies.

presidential politics in which all presidential action are taken with reelection in mind

a claim by a victorious candidates that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign