Expressed Powers
The Executive Branch
Other Powers
The Imperial Presidency
Potpourri
100

This title makes the President the head of the military.

What is "Commander in Chief"

100

This department is in charge of the US Military.

What is the Department of Defense.

100

This theory holds that the president has complete control over all policy making by the executive branch including all agencies and departments.

What is the Unitary Executive Theory

100

The presidents ability to direct a government agency to carry out a legislative act such as banning travel from a specific country.

What is an Executive Order

100

This is the only power of the Vice Presidency

What is casting the tie breaking vote in the Senate
200

This power allows the President to forgive someone for their crimes.

What is the power to Pardon

200

This agency is in charge of disaster response.

What is FEMA

200

This clause of the Constitution is interpreted by Presidents to support their complete control over the executive branch.

What is the "Vesting" clause

200

This is the name for the President circumventing congress when negotiating a deal with another country.

What is an Executive Agreement

200

The Environmental Protection Agency was created in this way.

What is an Executive Order

300

This power allows the President to object to a law passed by Congress.

What is the Veto

300

This department is in charge of managing the US budget and the secret service.

What is the Treasury Department

300

The name for when Congress gives an agency or department the ability to legislate on a particular issue area

What is Delegated Powers
300

This is the name for when a President inserts their own interpretation of a law into a piece of legislation.

What is a "Signing Statement"

300

What it takes for Congress to override a Presidential Veto

What is a 2/3rds Majority of both houses. 

400

This power gives the President influence over the Judiciary.

What is the power to appoint judges

400

This department is in charge of managing National Parks and all other lands owned by the federal government.

What is the Department of the Interior

400

The name for powers that Presidents say they have based on clauses of the Constitution

What are implied powers

400

This is the name for when an agency implements a new rule that changes how they execute the law.

What is Regulatory Review

400

What the collective secretaries of each department are known as when gathered together.

What is "The Cabinet"

500

This clause of the Constitution gives the President the power to enforce the law.

What is the "Take Care" clause

500

This department manages Medicare and Medicaid.

What is the Department of Health and Human Services

500

The name for powers Presidents say they have based on their position as Sovereign Head of State

What are Inherent powers

500

These are the two names for when the President uses their power to command media attention to attempt to influence the American people.

What is "Going Public" and/or "The Bully Pulpit"

500

The person in this room who would make the best President

Who is Calabrese

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