AP U.S. Government and Politics / Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government
2.4 Roles and Powers of the President
Notes
- Formal powers: veto, commander in chief, treaties (with Senate), appointments, pardons.
- Informal powers: executive orders, executive agreements, signing statements, bargaining.
- Federalist No. 70: an energetic single executive.
Practice
An executive order:
Informal power.
Federalist No. 70 argues for:
Hamilton.
A pocket veto happens when:
Bill dies.
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