AP Gov Chapter 14 – Flashcards
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Several subordinates, cabinet officers, and committees report directly to the president on different matters.
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Ad Hoc Structure
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The president's use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the American public.
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Bully Pulpitt
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The heads of the 15 executive branch departments of the federal government
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Cabinet
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Several of the president's assistants report directly to him
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Circular Structure
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A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
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Delegate
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When one party is the majority in one house and/or President
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Divided Government
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The people chosen to cast each state's votes in a presidential election. Each state can cast one electoral vote for each senator and representative it has.
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Electoral College
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A formal agreement between the U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval.
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Executive Agreement
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The cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his responsibilities. Currently the office includes the Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisers, and several other units.
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Executive office of President
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Formal orders issued by the president to direct action by the Federal bureaucracy.
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Executive Order
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The right to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to National Security.
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Executive Privilege
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The inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government
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Gridlock
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When a president first takes office, he is often given what is called a honeymoon period: For a few months, the public, the media, and members of Congress tend to give the president the benefit of the doubt and treat him well.
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Honeymoon
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Charges against a president approved by a majority of the House of Representatives.
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Impeachment
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A decision by the president not to spend money appropriated by Congress, now prohibited under Federal law.
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Impoundment
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People who alternate between jobs in the federal government and employment in the private sector
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In-and-Outers
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Agencies headed by appointees who serve for fixed terms and can be removed only "for cause"
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Independent Agencies
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An elected official still in office but not slated to continue
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Lame Duck
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The authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place.
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Legislative Veto
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An executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature.
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Line-Item Veto
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Is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The director of the OMB is a member of the Executive Office of the President. The main function of the OMB is to assist the president in preparing the budget.
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Office of Management and Budget
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A bill fails to become a law because the president did not sign it within 10 before Congress ajourns.
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Pocket Veto
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A president's subordinates report to him through a clear chain of command headed by a chief of staff
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Pyramid Structure
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A variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.
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Representative Democracy
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A presidential document that reveals what the president thinks of a new law and how it ought to be enforced.
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Signing Statement
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A formal, public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two thirds of the Senate
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Treaty
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An individual person or member of a board given control or powers of administration of property in trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the purposes specified.
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Trustee
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Clarifies an ambiguous provision of the Constitution regarding succession to the Presidency, and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
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Twenty-Fifth Amendment
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Congressional Pay Limitation. No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
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Twenty-Second Amendment
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The same party controls the White House and both houses of Congress
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Unified Government
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A message that says that the President won't sign the bill
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Veto
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The definition of a veto message is some official order that stops something from occurring that would otherwise happen such as the President's or a governor's right to stop something from being passed into law.
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Veto Message
