Chap 8 Vovab

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Electoral College

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The electoral system used in electing the president and Vice President, in which voters vote for electors pledged to cast their ballots for a particular party’s candidates.

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Parliamentary Government

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A form of gifting which the chief exec is the leader of the majority party in the legislature

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Presidential ticket

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The joint listing of the presidential and vice presidential candidates on the same ballot, as required by the twelfth amendment.

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Vesting Clause

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The presidents constitutional authority to control most executive functions

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Treaty

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A formal public agreement between the U.S. and one or more nations that must be approved by 2/3 of the senate

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Executive agreement

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A formal agreement between the UD president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval

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Congressional executive agreement

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A formal agreement between the U.S. president and other nations that requires approval by both houses of congress

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Recess appointment

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Presidential appointment made without Senate confirmation during Senate Recess

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Veto

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A for al decision to reject a bill passed by congress

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Poker veto

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A formal decision to reject a bill passed by congress after it adjourns- if congress adjourns during the the days that the president is allowed to sign or veto a law, the president can reject the law by taking no action at all.

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Take care clause

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The constitutional requirement (in article2, section 3) that presidents take care that the laws are faithfully executed, even if they disagree with the purpose of those laws

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Inherent powers

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Powers that grow out of the very existence of government.

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State of the Union address

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The presidents annual statement to congress and the nation

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Signing statements

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A formal document that explains why a president is signing a bill into law. There’s statements may contain objections to the bill and promises not to implement key sections

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Inpeachment

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A formal accusation against the president or another public official; the first step in removal from office

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War power resolution

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A resolution passed passed in 1973 requiring the president to give advance warning of a military attack or ask congress for a declaration of war of specific legislation

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Executive privilege

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The right to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to national security.

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Executive orders

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Formal orders to government or an agency or agencies as a whole that carry the force of law issued by the president to direct action by the federal bureaucracy.

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Impoundment

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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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Line item veto

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Presidential power to strike, or remove specific items from a spending bill without vetoing the entire package, declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

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Chief of staff

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The head of the White House staff

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Executive officeof the president

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The cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his or her responsibilities. Currently, the office includes the office of management and budget, the council of economic advisers, and several other units

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Officeof Managment and Budget

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A presidential staff agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies

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Presidential support score

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The percentage of times s president wind on key votes in congress

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Mandate

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The presidents claim of broad public support

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Political capital

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The amount of overall that a president can use to win support for major decisions and proposals

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Rally point

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A rise in public approval of the president that follows a crisis as Americans “rally around the flag” and the chief executive