Political Science
Textbooks
Boundless Political Science
The Presidency
Political Science Textbooks Boundless Political Science The Presidency
Political Science Textbooks Boundless Political Science
Political Science Textbooks
Political Science

Section 1

The Powers of the Presidency

Book Version 13
By Boundless
Boundless Political Science
Political Science
by Boundless
View the full table of contents
7 concepts
Thumbnail
Expressed Powers

The expressed powers of the President are those expressed in the Constitution of the United States.

Thumbnail
Delegated Powers

The delegated powers are a list of items found in the U.S. Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress.

Thumbnail
Inherent Powers

Inherent powers are assumed powers of the president not specifically listed in the Constitution.

Thumbnail
Emergency Powers

The president of the United States, as head of the executive branch, has the authority to declare a federal state of emergency.

Thumbnail
Executive Orders

In the United States, an executive order is an order or directive issued by the head of the executive branch at some level of government.

Thumbnail
Executive Privilege

Executive privilege is the power claimed by the President to resist subpoenas and other interventions by other branches of government.

Thumbnail
The Expansion of Presidential Powers

Presidential power has shifted over time, which has resulted in claims that the modern presidency has become too powerful.

Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Algebra
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
  • World History
  • Writing

Except where noted, content and user contributions on this site are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 with attribution required.