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Gov 2/22 Flashcards

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Power of the president to appoint federal judge/justice, ambassador, and cabinet level positions.

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Appointment power

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Limits the president’s term to 2 terms

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Twenty Second Amendment

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Set up a line of succession for the president.

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Twenty Fifth Amendment

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systematic method of appointing employees to office and of promoting them for competency and performance

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Civil service System

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An agreement between the president and another country, which has the force of a treaty but does not require the Senates “advice and consent.”

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Executive Agreement

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like a law, but doesn’t require Congressional approval.

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Executive Order

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A claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president.

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Executive Privilege

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The president’s constitutional power to turn down acts of Congress.

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Veto

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A presidential veto of legislation wherein the president takes no formal action on a bill. If Congress adjourns within ten days of passing a bill, and the president does not sign it, the bill is considered to be vetoed.

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Pocket Veto

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To charge a government official (president or otherwise) with “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” and bring him or her before congress to determine guilt.

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Impeachment

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A number of people equal to the number of senators from each state. They cast a ballot 6 weeks after elections to determine the presidency. In all but two states, the candidate with the majority in that state gets all the electoral votes from that state.

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Electoral College

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The role of the president as head of the executive branch of the government.

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Chief Executive (Head of Government)

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The role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements.

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Chief Diplomat

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term for the president as architect of public policy and the one who sets the agenda for congress

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Chief Legislator

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highest representative of a sovereign state

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Head of State

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president acts as the leader of their political party and supports other governmental candidates who support the same policies

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Chief of Party

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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 presidential veto of legislation wherein the president takes no formal action on a bill. If Congress adjourns within ten days of passing a bill, and the president does not sign it, the bill is considered to be vetoed.

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Pocket Veto

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a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries, in the US they require Senate approval

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Treaties

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An agreement between the president and another country, which has the force of a treaty but does not require the Senates “advice and consent.”

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Executive Agreements

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A claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president.

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executive privilege

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a U.S. presidency that is characterized by greater power than the Constitution allows.

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Imperial Presidency

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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 Pulpit (agenda setting)

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committed member of a political party/Working with oneself or ones party.

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Partisan

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A measure of the degree to which the public approves or disapproves of the president’s performance in office.

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Approval Rating

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Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling taxing and spending.

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Fiscal Policy

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funds collected from taxes on income and profits

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Revenue (taxation)

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Federal spending of revenues

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Expenditures

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Required govt spending by permanent laws

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Mandatory Spending

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government-sponsored programs providing mandated/guaranteed/required benefits to those who meet eligibility requirements/qualifications.

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Entitlement Programs

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spending category about which government planners can make choices

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Discretionary Spending

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Theory based on the principles of John Maynard Keynes, stating that encourages government action to increase or decrease demand and output

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Keynesian Economics

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House committee that handles tax bills

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House Ways and Means Committee

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An office that prepares the president’s budget and also advises presidents on proposals from departments and agencies and helps review their proposed regulations.

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Office of Management and Budget

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The cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his responsibilities.

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Executive Office of the President

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A group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the Constitution, although every president has had one. Today it is composed of 15 secretaries and the attorney general.

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Executive Departments

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Federal agencies that are part of the executive branch but outside the structure of cabinet departments. Their heads typically serve at the pleasure of the president and can be removed at the president’s discretion.

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Executive Agencies

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A government agency that operates like a business, created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.

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Government Corporations

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An agency’s ability to make rules that affect how programs operate, and to force states and corporations to obey these rules as if they were laws.

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Rule-Making Authority (Regulations)

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The loose and informal relationships that exist among a large number of actors who work in broad policy areas

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Issue Network

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the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

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Political Patronage

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A system of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle and the desire to create a nonpartisan government service

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Civil Service System

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hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications

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Merit System

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a committee’s investigation of the executive and of government agencies to ensure they are acting as Congress intends

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Congressional Oversight

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A meeting or session of a House or Senate committee to obtain information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation, or evaluate/oversee the activities of a government department or the implementation of a federal law

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Committee Hearings

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The government’s ability to influence behavior by using, or threatening to use, physical force through the police or military.

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Power of the Sword

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specifying the amount of authorized funds that actually will be allocated for an agency’s use

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Appropriation

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continuous process to ensure that affected staff is following all policies and procedures in the manual

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Compliance Monitoring

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regulations or conformity to formal rules or standards which are claimed to be excessive, rigid or redundant

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Red Tape

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Law requiring agency meetings and decision-making process to be open to the public. One way of making agencies more accountable to Congress and the public.

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Sunshine Laws

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Sets an expiration date for an authorized program or policy unless Congress reauthorized it

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Sunset Clauses

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Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes

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16th Amendment

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In the event that none of the candidates receive the necessary number of votes in the presidential election, the president is selected by the House of Representatives and the Vice President is selected by the Senate

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12th Amendment

54
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argues in favor of the unitary executive

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Federalist No. 70

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The process of putting a law into practice through bureaucratic rules or spending

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Implementation

56
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the process of judging something

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Evaluation

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