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)