POTUS Vocab 1

Powers granted to via the constitution

• Fundamental
• Enumerated
• Constitutional
• Delegates

Powers assigned by Congress

• Legislative
• Executive
• Superficial
• Delegated

View that POTUS is the most significant actor in politics

• Inherent
• Washingtononian
• Commander in chief
• Unitary exec.

View that POTUS is the most significant actor in politics

• Superior
• Executive
• Imperial
• Jacksonian

100 days

• Time period of high President initiatives
• Length of JFK’s presidency
• FDR’s first term
• President’s programs

Powers inferred from custom/constitution

• Enumerated
• Informal
• Delegrated
• Higher

Instructions to the bureaucracy about caring out new law

• Bureaucracy briefs
• Signing statements
• Executive order
• Executive agreements

Presidential interpretations of congressional acts

• Presidential proclamations
• Executive agreements
• Presidential doctoring
• Executive orders

International agreements don’t require Senate approval

• Presidental proposals
• Presidential doctrine
• Treaties
• Executive agreements

Approximate veto override rate

• 10%
• 20%
• 5%
• 15%