POTUS & Bureaucracy

Question 1

Bully pulpit

Answer 1

Major power of the president–their way of publicizing and gaining support for certain positions

Question 2

Cabinet

Answer 2

Group of people chosen by President that manage and oversee different parts of the government. They give advice and help make decisions

Question 3

executive agreement

Answer 3

Informal international agreements without Senate consent

Question 4

executive order

Answer 4

Presidential directives–rules that have the force of law

Question 5

executive privilege

Answer 5

power that allows president and other officials in executive branch to withhold information from the courts, Congress, and public.

Question 6

inherent powers

Answer 6

Powers that are stated in the Constitution

Question 7

office of management and budget

Answer 7

Office that prepares the president’s annual budget proposal

Question 8

pardon

Answer 8

Restoring the right and privileges of an individual charged with a crime

Question 9

signing statements

Answer 9

Written comments attached to a bill signed by the president, directs them how they will be implemented

Question 10

veto

Answer 10

president rejects a bill

Question 11

watergate

Answer 11

A 1970s scandal where the Nixon administration attempted to cover up its involvement in the break-in and other illegal activities

Question 12

cabinet departments

Answer 12

Major administrative units that are responsible for a broad area of government operations

Question 13

civil service system

Answer 13

Merit system where many federal bureaucrats are selected

Question 14

bureaucracy

Answer 14

Organizations that HELP the executive carry out (execute) the laws, after it is passed

Question 15

hatch act

Answer 15

Law that stops federal workers from doing political activities while they are working or using government resources

Question 16

iron triangles

Answer 16

Relationship between agencies, interests groups, and congressional committees.

Question 17

merit system

Answer 17

Hired based on qualifications and job performance

Question 18

patronage

Answer 18

Special favors given to friends and political allies for support

Question 19

pendleton civil service

Answer 19

established so that federal government jobs were only offered to those on the basis of merit through competitive exams.

Question 20

Regulations

Answer 20

legal directives written to explain how to implement statutes or laws.

Question 21

Spoils System

Answer 21

Firing public office holders to replace them with loyalists of a new party

Question 22

Administrative Decision

Answer 22

Governmental officials can make decisions based on their judgement within their areas of responsibility