Chapter 11

Question 0

Executive privilege

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Right of a presidents withhold from other branches of government confidential communications with an executive branch; although posited I presidents, it has been upheld by the Supreme Court only in limited situations

Question 1

Impeachment

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Formal changes of wrongdoing brought against a government official, resulting in a trial upon conviction removal from office

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Impoundment

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Refusal by a present to spend money is appropriated by Congress; outlawed except with congressional consent by the budget and impoundment control act of 1974

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White House press corps

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Reporters from both print and broadcast media assigned to regularly cover the president

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Executive order

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Formal regulations governing executive branch operations issued by the president

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Cabinet

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The heads (secretaries) of the executive departments together with other top officials recorded cabinet rank the president; only occasionally doesn’t meet as a body to advise and support the president

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Honeymoon period

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Early months of the Presidents term in which his popularity with the public and influence with Congress are generally high

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Veto

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Rejection of a legislative act by the executive branch; in the U.S. Federal government, overriding of a veto requires a 2/3 majority in both houses of Congress

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Override

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Voting in Congress to enact legislation vetoed by the president; requires a two thirds vote in both the House and Senate

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Pocket veto

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Effective veto of a bill when Congress adjourns within 10 days of passing it and the president fails to sign it

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Line-item veto

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Power of the Chief Executive to reject some portions of a bill without rejecting all of it

Question 11

Executive agreement

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Agreements with other nations signed by the president of the United States but less formal (and hence potentially less binding) than a treaty because it does not require Senate confirmation

Question 12

War powers resolution

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Bill passed in 1973 to limit presidential warmaking powers; it restricts when, why, and for how long a president can commit US forces and requires notification of and, in many cases, approval by Congress