Council of Economic Advisers

Impoundment

ability to refuse to spend money appropriated by congress (this was ruled unconstitutional)

Informal Powers of the President

executive orders, executive privilege, agenda setting, and impoundment

Executive order

orders written by president or agency that have the weight of the law. there are several ways to undo executive orders: president can rescind it, next president can rescind it, the supreme court can rule it unconstitutional

Council of Economic Advisors

part of executive office, help advise the president on economic issues

Agenda setting

president sets out the legislation he wants passed (he uses his bully pulpit)

Executive privilege

right of the president to keep certain documents private if pertaining to national security (in USA vs. Nixon the supreme court ruled that executive privilege is not unlimited)