| A | B |
|---|
| Stewardship Theory of Presidential Power | President has broad power to do what is best for the country |
| Narrow view of Presidential Power | President must restrict actions to specific grants in Constitution |
| Imperial Presidency | President is strong and can act without consulting Congress |
| Power to Execute the Laws | President has the power to carry out the laws of the US |
| Signing Statement | President signs a law but attaches a memo saying he may not carry out certain provisions |
| Ordinance Power | President issues Executive Orders, rules or regulations that have the effect of law |
| Appointment Power | President can appoint ambassadors, Cabinet members, judges, etc. |
| Removal Power | President can remove anyone he has appointed except for judges |
| Treaty Power | President can make treaties (formal agreements between two states) but Senate must approve |
| Power to Make Executive Agreements | President can make pacts with heads of other states without Senate consent on lower level matters |
| Power of Recognition | President can acknowledge the existence of another country and send ambassadors |
| Power of Commander in Chief | President has responsibility and authority for military matters but cannot declare war |
| Legislative Powers | President has the power to recommend legislation (the message power) |
| Veto Power | Congress is seldom able to override this |
| Line-Item Veto | Presidents want to be able to veto specific items in a bill, but this is unconstitutional |
| Judicial powers of President | Clemency, reprieve, pardon, commute sentences, amnesty |
| Reprieve | postponement of the executive of a sentence |
| Pardon | Legal forgiveness of a crime |
| Clemency | Mercy or leniency toward someone guilty of a crime |
| Commute sentences | Power to shorten a jail sentence |
| Amnesty | A blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators, such as Vietnam draft resisters |
