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impeachment

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A constitutional procedure by which federal judges and civil officers can be removed from office before their term expires

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doctrine of separation of powers

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one branch of government does not have the right to inquire into the internal operations of another branch

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22nd Amendment

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Legislation in 1951 which limits a president to 2 terms

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White House Office

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presidential staff who oversees the policy interests of the advisors president

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veto message

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statement sent to Congress by the president giving reasons for veto

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25th Amendment

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when an acting president is unable to serve due to illness

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executive privilege

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presidents right to withhold certain info from congress

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Office of Management and Budget

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organization responsible for preparing the federal budget and for central clearance of legislative proposals from federal agencies

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honey moon

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first few months of a president’s term

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impoundment

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presidential refusal to spend money appropriated by congress

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Executive Office of the president

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agencies that perform staff services for the president but are not part of the White House

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Line item veto

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right of some governors to veto part of a bill without having to veto the entire bill

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electoral college

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system by which states select electors who then vote for the president and vice president

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Budget reform of 1974

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requires the president to spend all appropriated funds by Congress

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National Security Council

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committee in the Executive office comprised of the vice president,secretaries of state and defense chaired by the president

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expected Service

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appointment of officials not based on the criteria of OPM

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Bureaucracy

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large complex organization composed of appointed officals

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Competitive service

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appointment based on criteria

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clearance committee

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right of committees to disapprove of certain agency actions

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discretionary authority

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ability of officials to make policies not spelled out in advance by laws

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annual authorization

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monies that are budgeted on a yearly basis

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Administration Procedure Act

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la requiring federal agencies to give notice,solicit comments before adopting new rules

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Office of personal Management (OPM)

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advertises vacancies,gives exams to canidates or evaluates and refers name to agencies that might hire them

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civil service reform act of 1978

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Legislation passed by congress that allows the president and his cabinet officers more flexibility in hiring people into high-rank positions

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non-career executive assignments

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jobs given to high rank members of the regular competitive civil service

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Schedule C jobs

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having a confidential or policy determining character below the level or sub-cabinet posts

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congressional agencies

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agencies subordinate to Congress whose actions tend to have a distributional effect within the country

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bureacratic mission

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clear view of an organization’s purpose and methods that is shared by its members

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professional values

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a personal attribute that has a clear effect on bureaucratic behavior

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buddy system

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job description by an agency that is tailor made for a specific person

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Packing the court

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when a president has attempted to appoint his type of judges to the court to secure majority

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amicus curiae brief

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means by which one has interest in a case,but is not a litigant,can present views

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class action suit

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means by which someone who is injured can bring action on behalf of all similarly situated

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judicial review

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power of courts to determine the constitutionality of legislative and executive acts

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diversity case

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citizen of one state sues citizen of another state and amount is more than 50,000

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constitutional court

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court established under Article 3 of the constitution

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activist

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an approach to judicial review which holds that judges should discover the general principles underlying the constitution

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Federalist No. 78

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correlates the thoughts of the founding fathers that the courts would play a relatively neutral-passive role in public affairs

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courts of appeal

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intermediate apellate courts of the federal judiciary which have been classified “constitutional courts” by Congress

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in forma pauperis

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a petition filed with the US supreme court by a pauper

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Alexis de Tocqueville

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french writer who wrote about American democracy early in the 19th century

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Taliban

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regime in Afghanistan supported in part by Osama Bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network

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rally around the flag

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how the American people tend to support the president’s sending troops abroad

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bipolar world

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how during the cold war there were only two super powers in the world

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uni polar world

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a commitment to getting rid of a hostile government

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regime change

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how we live in a world where the US is the sole super power

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pre-emption

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doctrine of attacking a determined enemy before it can launch an attack against the US or an ally

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NAFTA

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treaty that created free trade among Canada, Mexico, and the US

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Commission on Base realignment and closure

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created to consider base-closing recommendations from secretary defense

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isolationist

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an opinion in American history that our military forces, and our money, should stay home

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