Poli 1 final Flashcards
impeachment
A constitutional procedure by which federal judges and civil officers can be removed from office before their term expires
doctrine of separation of powers
one branch of government does not have the right to inquire into the internal operations of another branch
22nd Amendment
Legislation in 1951 which limits a president to 2 terms
White House Office
presidential staff who oversees the policy interests of the advisors president
veto message
statement sent to Congress by the president giving reasons for veto
25th Amendment
when an acting president is unable to serve due to illness
executive privilege
presidents right to withhold certain info from congress
Office of Management and Budget
organization responsible for preparing the federal budget and for central clearance of legislative proposals from federal agencies
honey moon
first few months of a president’s term
impoundment
presidential refusal to spend money appropriated by congress
Executive Office of the president
agencies that perform staff services for the president but are not part of the White House
Line item veto
right of some governors to veto part of a bill without having to veto the entire bill
electoral college
system by which states select electors who then vote for the president and vice president
Budget reform of 1974
requires the president to spend all appropriated funds by Congress
National Security Council
committee in the Executive office comprised of the vice president,secretaries of state and defense chaired by the president
expected Service
appointment of officials not based on the criteria of OPM
Bureaucracy
large complex organization composed of appointed officals
Competitive service
appointment based on criteria
clearance committee
right of committees to disapprove of certain agency actions
discretionary authority
ability of officials to make policies not spelled out in advance by laws
annual authorization
monies that are budgeted on a yearly basis
Administration Procedure Act
la requiring federal agencies to give notice,solicit comments before adopting new rules
Office of personal Management (OPM)
advertises vacancies,gives exams to canidates or evaluates and refers name to agencies that might hire them
civil service reform act of 1978
Legislation passed by congress that allows the president and his cabinet officers more flexibility in hiring people into high-rank positions
non-career executive assignments
jobs given to high rank members of the regular competitive civil service
Schedule C jobs
having a confidential or policy determining character below the level or sub-cabinet posts
congressional agencies
agencies subordinate to Congress whose actions tend to have a distributional effect within the country
bureacratic mission
clear view of an organization’s purpose and methods that is shared by its members
professional values
a personal attribute that has a clear effect on bureaucratic behavior
buddy system
job description by an agency that is tailor made for a specific person
Packing the court
when a president has attempted to appoint his type of judges to the court to secure majority
amicus curiae brief
means by which one has interest in a case,but is not a litigant,can present views
class action suit
means by which someone who is injured can bring action on behalf of all similarly situated
judicial review
power of courts to determine the constitutionality of legislative and executive acts
diversity case
citizen of one state sues citizen of another state and amount is more than 50,000
constitutional court
court established under Article 3 of the constitution
activist
an approach to judicial review which holds that judges should discover the general principles underlying the constitution
Federalist No. 78
correlates the thoughts of the founding fathers that the courts would play a relatively neutral-passive role in public affairs
courts of appeal
intermediate apellate courts of the federal judiciary which have been classified “constitutional courts” by Congress
in forma pauperis
a petition filed with the US supreme court by a pauper
Alexis de Tocqueville
french writer who wrote about American democracy early in the 19th century
Taliban
regime in Afghanistan supported in part by Osama Bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network
rally around the flag
how the American people tend to support the president’s sending troops abroad
bipolar world
how during the cold war there were only two super powers in the world
uni polar world
a commitment to getting rid of a hostile government
regime change
how we live in a world where the US is the sole super power
pre-emption
doctrine of attacking a determined enemy before it can launch an attack against the US or an ally
NAFTA
treaty that created free trade among Canada, Mexico, and the US
Commission on Base realignment and closure
created to consider base-closing recommendations from secretary defense
isolationist
an opinion in American history that our military forces, and our money, should stay home
