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Federalist Number 70
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Alexander Hamilton used the term energy to describe desirable charactersitic of good government, especially in the exectuive branch.
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Executive Agreements
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Agreements between United States and other nations, negotiated by the president, that have the same weight as a treaty but do not require senatorial approval.
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Executive Orders
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Directives of the president that have the same weight as law and were not voted on by congress.
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Executive Office of the President(EOP)
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The organizational structure in the executive branch that houses the president's most influential advisors and agencies. The most important include the White House Office, the Office of Management(OMB), the National Security Council, and the Council of Economic Advisers.
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Going Public
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A political strategy in which the president appeals to the pubic in an effort to persuade Congres to support his or her political goals.
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Hierarchical Model
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A method of organizing the presidency that calss for clear lines of authority and delegates responsibility from the president and through the chief of staff.
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National Security Council
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A group of presidential advisors made up of the vice president, attorney general, and cabinet officers chosen by the president to advise the president on national security issues; it is part of the Executive Office of the President.
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National Security Directive
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A type of executive order with the force of law authorizing federal agencies or officials to take some action to protect national security.
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Office of Management and Budget(OMB)
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An agency of the Executive Office of the President that is responsible for assisting the president in creating the budget.
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Pocket Veto
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The veto resulting from a president taking no action after Congress has adjourned on legislation that has passed Congress.
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Positive Government
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The idea that government should play a major role in preventing or dealing with the crises that face the nation.
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Prerogatie View of Presidential Power
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A view of presidential power promoted by Abraham Lincoln, which argues that the president is required to preserve the Constitution and take actions to do so that might otherwise be unconstitutional.
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Restrictive View of Presidential Power
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A view of presidential power that argues that the president can exercise only those powers listed in the Constitution.
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Signing Statements
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A pronouncement of how the president intends to interpret and apply a law when he signs a bill into law.
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Spokes-of-the-Wheel Model
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A method of organization the presidency that calls for the president to be the center of activity with numerous advisors reporting directly to the president.
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Stewardship Doctrine
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A view of presidential power that states that the president is a steward of the people and should do anything the nation needs that is not prohibited by the Constitution.
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Strong-Executive Model
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A model of the presidency in which the powers of the executive office are significant and independent from Congress.
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Unilateral Powers
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Presidential directives that carry the weight of the law even though they have not been formally endorsed by Congress.
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Weak-Executive Model
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A model of the presidency in which the executive would have a limited term, would have no veto power, and would be allowed to exercise only the authority explicity granted by Congress.
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White House Office
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A section of the Executive Office of the President that houses many of the most influential advisors to the president, including the chief of staff; the White House legal counsel; presidential speechwriters; the president's press secretary; assistants for domestic, foreign, and economic policy; and laisons with Congress, the public, and state and local governments.
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Active-Positive Presidents
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They want results, and they push for change in institutions, policies, and procedures.
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Active-Negative Presidents
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They are preoccupied with acquiring and maintaining power for its own sake.
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Passive-Positive Presidents
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These presidents want to be popular, to be loved, and admired.
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Passive-Negative Presidents
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These presidents are characterized by a deep sense of civic virtue and rectitude.
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