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Chapters 6-7 Flashcards

1
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Heads the Executive branch

A

President

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2
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The collective electors form all the states who choose the President and Vice President

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electoral college

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3
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Amendment by which electors would cast one ballot for President and a second for VP

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12 Amendment

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4
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Amendment by which Congress granted Washington DC three electors

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23 Amendment

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5
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More than half

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majority

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6
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A candidate who fails to win a majority of popular votes yet wins the Presidency

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minority President

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7
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highest number of votes, but less than half

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plurality

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8
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custom whereby the candidate that receives the plurality of the vote receives all the electoral votes from that state

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winner-take-all system

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9
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Amendment by which a President may be elected to only two terms and may not serve more than ten years

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22 Amendent

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10
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Constitutional qualifications for president

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natural-born citizen
at least 35 years old
reside in US for at least 14 years

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11
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says that the VP may become president if the president dies, is removed from office, or resigns

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25 Amendment

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12
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first person to become Vice President by being nominated by the president and approved by Congress

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Gerald Ford

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13
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first president who was not elected to the office

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Gerald Ford

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14
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The President is the ceremonial head of the government and the symbol of national security

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chief of state

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15
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says when the presidential inauguration is to take place

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20 Amendment

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16
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a speech made by the president expressing the main points to be followed by his new administration

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Inaugural Address

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17
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a speech reporting on the condition of the nation, summarizing important domestic and foreign issues, and often recommending specific legislation

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State of the Union Address

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18
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the collection of behaviors and ceremonies that are observed by diplomats and heads of state

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protocol

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19
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the President is responsible to see that the laws of the federal government are enforced

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Chief Executive

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20
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commands by the President which have the force of law without Congress’ approval

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executive orders

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21
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the power of the President to issue executive orders

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ordinance power

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22
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the heads of the executive departments who serve as the President’s panel of advisers

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Cabinet

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23
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the postponement of a sentence

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reprieve

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24
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legal exoneration for a crime

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pardon

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25
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to shorten a sentence or reduce a fine

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commute

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26
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a general pardon issued to a group of persons at one time

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amnesty

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27
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the president seeks to influence the lawmaking process

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chief legislature

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28
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the issues that will be considered and debated in Congress during the coming year

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agenda

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29
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the president has the power to extend national recognition to foreign countries, propose and ratify treaties, and issue executive agreements

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chief diplomat

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30
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to recognize the existence of a nation and the legitimacy of its government

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diplomatic recognition

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31
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a formal agreement between nations

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treaty

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32
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treaty between two nations

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bilateral

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33
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treaty between three or more countries

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multilateral

34
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most famous treaty to be signed in recent times; signed by US, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan

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START

35
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The most famous refusal by the Senate to approve a treaty

A

treaty of Versailles

36
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informal agreement entered into by the president and the leader of a foreign nation

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executive agreement

37
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the president controls the military forces of the federal government

A

commander in chief

38
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designed to limit the amount of time the president could keep American forces involved in a foreign conflict without approval from congress

A

War Powers resolution

39
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the office most directly involved in assisting the president

A

Executive Office of the President

40
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The president’s closest personal and political staff

A

White House Office

41
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leads the White House Office

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chief of staff

42
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the largest organization within the Executive office

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Office of Management and Budget

43
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policy relating to financial affairs

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fiscal policy

44
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when the fiscal year begins and ends

A

October 1 through September 30

45
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advises and coordinates the National Security Counsel

A

National Security Advisor

46
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large, complex organization made up of appointed officials

A

bureaucracy

47
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swapping of political support for a government job

A

patronage

48
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the ability to do a job

A

merit

49
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president assassinated by a disgruntled job-seeker

A

James A. Garfield

50
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supported the passage of the Pendleton Act of 1833

A

Chester Arthur

51
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created the Civil Service Commission

A

Pendleton Act of 1833

52
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distributed government jobs based on merit

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Civil Service Commission

53
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a collection of legislative proposals aimed at providing socialist benefits such as government-financed pensions and heath care

A

New Deal

54
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organization closest to the President and most subject to his control

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departments

55
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main units of departments

A

bureaus

56
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formed from the fifteen heads of the executive departments

A

cabinet

57
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names of department heads

A

secretaries

58
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title for the head of the department of justice

A

attorney general

59
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those who are hired, rather than appointed, for their position

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career civil servants

60
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tend to have a single function and report directly to the President

A

independent executive agencies

61
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Who executive agencies are chaired by

A

administrators

62
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have been created by Congress to regulate some area of American life

A

independent regulatory agency

63
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was created for the purpose of regulating railroads

A

Interstate Commerce Commission

64
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Two powerful agencies that operate under executive departments

A

IRS and OSHA

65
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laws created by legislatures

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statutory laws

66
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bound in the “US Statutes-at-Large

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slip laws

67
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the process by which an agency makes rules to enforce laws

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regulation

68
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where proposed rules are published

A

Federal Register

69
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a yearly publication that lists all the regulations issued that year

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code of federal regulations

70
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a public company that operates a quasi-business enterprise

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government corporation

71
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the first government corporation

A

Tennessee valley authority

72
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insures bank deposits in qualifying banks

A

federal deposit insurance corporation

73
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best-known government corporation

A

United States postal service

74
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a special group of judges who preside over informal, little publicized, cases arising out of agency decisions; hidden judiciary

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administrative-law judges

75
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“fourth branch of government”

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independent agencies

76
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area seriously threatened by government regulation

A

free-enterprise system

77
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spending more than one receives

A

deficit spending

78
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three ways congress can control oppressive government

A

reorganization
reduction
removal

79
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investigated how the bureaucracy might be reformed

A

grace commission

80
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process of reducing the number of regulations

A

deregulation

81
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the authority Congress gives agencies to make decisions regarding the public in areas that congress has not specifically addressed

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discretionary authority

82
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to return decision-making to state and local government

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revival of federalism

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