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POLSCI-001-C05 Chapter 4 Outline Garrett Maciel

Presidency
Consists of an individual and an office. The individual known as the president is the head
of state, a symbolic figure to represent our county.
Accountability
Being accountable means being answerable to the consequences of your actions, good or
bad. This can also mean being transparent and willing to learn and grow from the mistakes you
make.
Presidential Power
The authority and influence entrusted to the president during their presidency. These
powers include executive power, legislative power, and military power.
Enumerated powers
Enumerated powers are the powers given to the Federal Government and Congress.
Mundane things such as taxes, commerce regulation, and certain business establishment are
included within these enumerated powers.
Implied powers
Powers that aren’t intrinsically stated by the Constitution and are instead inferred from
the language of it. This is what allows Congress and the Federal government to carry out their
enumerated powers.
The Hostage Act of 1868
This gave the president the right to take any action that does not lead to the starting of a
war to secure the freedom of a hostage.
Employment Act of 1946
This act delegated the president the power to foster and promote free competitive
enterprise. With this power also came the responsibility to manage economic fluctuations,
maintain employment, and other such tasks in response to the rise in unemployment rates.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)
Used to give the president a blank check to fight the Vietnam War. This authorized any
necessary measure to repel attacks against the forces of the United States in order to prevent
further aggression.
POLSCI-001-C05 Chapter 4 Outline Garrett Maciel

Economic Stabilization Act of 1970


Authorized the president to stabilize prices, rents, wages, and salaries as he deemed
appropriate.
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Authorized the president to act through the secretary of the treasury in order to spend an
upwards of $700 billion to bailout institutions who were experiencing financial distress
Authorizations for the Use of Military Force in Afghanistan and Iraq (2002)
In response to the events of September 11th, 2011, congress authorized the president to
use any and all means deemed appropriate to enforce the UN resolutions, defend national
security, and restore peace and security that was lost.
Gridlock
When the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the president continually cannot
come to a consensus on a public policy, this creates a gridlock.
Division of Labor
Individuals work on specific tasks instead of the alternative of everyone working on
everything together. This allows organizations to develop experts in their given fields through
continual experience.
Political Appointees
Any type of employee appointed by a president, vice-president, or agency head is
considered a political appointee.
Executive Departments
Executive departments are the units that form the executive branch. Each of the fifteen
departments are headed by a Cabinet member, who is appointed by the president while being
confirmed by the congress.
The rule of law
Widely accepted as an essential element of good government. It is also considered by
many to be the successor doctrine to democracy.
Imperial
Describes a form of presidency that leads to a president having far too much power to
control, and resembles more of a monarchy than democracy.
POLSCI-001-C05 Chapter 4 Outline Garrett Maciel

Elastic clause
Also known as the right and proper clause. Very broadly interpreted to allow Congress to
choose the best means to accomplish it’s powers.
Electoral College
The official selectors of the president. The process and use of the Electoral Colleges and
their processes has been criticized for many years.
Primary Elections
An election to determine party candidates for office. Both of the major parties use these
elections to reduce the number of candidates in advanced to their national nomination
conventions.

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