Listen to the text on the executive powers of the us president and fill in the gaps in the sentences below. You will hear the text twice.

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Legislative powers of the president

Despite the constitutional provision that “all legislative powers” shall be vested in Congress, the president, as the chief formulator of public policy, has a major legislative role. The president can veto any bill passed by Congress and, unless two-thirds of the members of each house vote 10 override the veto, the bill does not become law. Much of the legislation, with which Congress deals, is drafted at the initiative of the executive branch. In his annual and special messages to Congress, the president may propose legislation, which he believes is necessary. If the Congress adjourns without acting on those proposals, the president has the power to call it into special session. But in addition to this official role, the president, as head of political party and as principal executive officer of the U.S. government, can influence public opinion and in this way influence the course of legislation in Congress. To improve their working relations with Congress, presidents in recent years have set up a Congressional Liaison Office in the White House. Presidential aids keep abreast of all important legislative activities and try to persuade senators and representatives of both parties to support administration policies.

Fill in the gaps in the sentences below. Use the material of the texts in exercises 5 and 6. Executive Powers of the President

The president can issue: 1) , 2) , and 3) , which

are called .

Presidential orders have the force of ^upon .

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