POLS 1101 EXAM 2 GLAS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The Brownlow Report - ANSWER Report issued in 1937 by the President's Committee on
Administrative Management that likened the president to the CEO of a large corporation
and concluded that the president needed a professional staff.
Expressed Powers of the Presidency - ANSWER Powers the Constitution explicitly grants
to the president
Implied Powers of the Presidency - ANSWER The powers granted to a president that are
not explicitly listed in the Constitution-- establishing and consulting a Cabinet, executive
privilege, executive orders, executive agreements, presidential memorandum, anything
that can fall under 'necessary and proper' clause
Executive Orders - ANSWER A presidential directive to an executive agency establishing
new policies or indicating how an existing policy is to be carried out.
"Going Public" - ANSWER a president's strategy of appealing to the public on an issue,
expecting that public pressure will be brought to bear on other political actors
Presidential memorandum - ANSWER A presidential directive to an agency directing it to
alter its administration of policies along lines prescribed in the memorandum. When a
presidential memorandum is published in the Federal Register, it assumes the same legal
standing of an executive order.
, Signing Statement - ANSWER A statement issued by the president that is intended to
modify implementation or ignore altogether provisions of a new law.
State of the Union Address - ANSWER A message to Congress under the constitutional
directive that the president shall "from time to time give to the Congress Information of
the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall
judge necessary and expedient."
War Powers Act - ANSWER Law that requires the president to inform Congress within
forty-eight hours of committing troops abroad in a military action
The Cabinet - ANSWER The formal body of presidential advisers who head the fifteen
executive departments. Presidents often add others to this body of formal advisers.
Electoral College - ANSWER A body of electors in each state, chosen by voters, who
formally elect the president and vice president of the United States. Each state's number
of electoral votes equals its representation in Congress; the District of Columbia has
three votes. An absolute majority of the total electoral vote is required to elect a
president and vice president.
Selective Enforcement - ANSWER The practice of relying on the judgment of the police
leadership and rank-and-file officers to decide which laws to enforce.
Prosecutorial Discretion - ANSWER The power of a prosecutor to decide whether to
CORRECT ANSWERS
The Brownlow Report - ANSWER Report issued in 1937 by the President's Committee on
Administrative Management that likened the president to the CEO of a large corporation
and concluded that the president needed a professional staff.
Expressed Powers of the Presidency - ANSWER Powers the Constitution explicitly grants
to the president
Implied Powers of the Presidency - ANSWER The powers granted to a president that are
not explicitly listed in the Constitution-- establishing and consulting a Cabinet, executive
privilege, executive orders, executive agreements, presidential memorandum, anything
that can fall under 'necessary and proper' clause
Executive Orders - ANSWER A presidential directive to an executive agency establishing
new policies or indicating how an existing policy is to be carried out.
"Going Public" - ANSWER a president's strategy of appealing to the public on an issue,
expecting that public pressure will be brought to bear on other political actors
Presidential memorandum - ANSWER A presidential directive to an agency directing it to
alter its administration of policies along lines prescribed in the memorandum. When a
presidential memorandum is published in the Federal Register, it assumes the same legal
standing of an executive order.
, Signing Statement - ANSWER A statement issued by the president that is intended to
modify implementation or ignore altogether provisions of a new law.
State of the Union Address - ANSWER A message to Congress under the constitutional
directive that the president shall "from time to time give to the Congress Information of
the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall
judge necessary and expedient."
War Powers Act - ANSWER Law that requires the president to inform Congress within
forty-eight hours of committing troops abroad in a military action
The Cabinet - ANSWER The formal body of presidential advisers who head the fifteen
executive departments. Presidents often add others to this body of formal advisers.
Electoral College - ANSWER A body of electors in each state, chosen by voters, who
formally elect the president and vice president of the United States. Each state's number
of electoral votes equals its representation in Congress; the District of Columbia has
three votes. An absolute majority of the total electoral vote is required to elect a
president and vice president.
Selective Enforcement - ANSWER The practice of relying on the judgment of the police
leadership and rank-and-file officers to decide which laws to enforce.
Prosecutorial Discretion - ANSWER The power of a prosecutor to decide whether to
