Pres Flashcards
Closed primary
A primary in which voters are required to identify a party preference before election and cant split ticket
Front loading
Recent pattern of states holding primaries early in order to maximize their media attention and political influence 3/4 the pres primaries are now held between Feb and mid March
Soft money
Contributions to party for party building activities. Hot Dog party circumvent limits on hard money
527 group
Fact exempt org created to influence political process
-not regulated
-don’t coordinate activities with certain party or candidate
Veto
Pres constitutional power to reject a bill congress may override veto with 2/3 votes in each chamber
Line item veto
Power to veto specific dollar amount or line utems major congressional spending bills Supreme Court struck down line item veto as an unconstitutional expansion of pres veto power
Exec agreement
Pact with pres and head of foreign state -don’t have to be approved by senate
- not part of us law and are not binding on future pres
Exec privelage
Pres Power to refuse to disclose confidential info
Us v Nixon Supreme Court ruled that there is not constitutional Guarneri of unqualified exec privilege
Lame duck
Pres term is almost done less influence during
Bureaucracy
A large complex org or appointed officials
Exec order
A direct order or refund issued by the pres based on constitutional or statutory authority and have low force of law
Iron tri
Alliance among admin agency an interest group and congressional committtee provides services info or policy for others
Issue network
Includes policy experts media pundits congressional staff members and interest groups who regularly debate an issue
Policy agenda
set of issues and problems that policy makers consider important the mass media play a huge role in influet the issues which receive public attention
