LINK TO KHAN ACADEMY PRESIDENTIAL POWERS VIDEO.
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Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes - formal powers that enable president to check the Congress |
Bargaining and Persuation: informal power that enables the president to secure congressional action |
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Foreign Policy: formal power Commander in Chief |
Foreign Policy: formal power to negotiate treaties |
Foreign Policy: INFORMAL power, make executive agreements (deal between to heads of state, no Senate approval needed)
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Executive orders: implied from the executive's vested power or power delegated by Congress |
Executive orders are used by the president to manage the federal government, not without controversy |
LINK TO KHAN ACADEMY VIDEO ON EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Signing Statements: informal power that informs Congress and the public of the president's inter[retation of laws passed by Congress and signed by the president.
LINK TO KHAN VIDEO ON SIGNING STATEMENTS
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