The presidency & bureaucracy Flashcards
Divided Government
It pits a president against an opposition party that controls one or both chambers of commerce.
Commander in chief
the president is in control of armed forces
War Powers Act
required the president to notify congress within 48 hours of military action and prohibits action lasting longer than 60 days
Head of state
highest representative of a sovereign state who’s role is to symbolize unity here and abroad.
Executive agreements
declarations made by both our government and foreign government on how they will agree to deal with each other.
What powers does chief executive have?
make treaties, veto bills, and act as commander in chief during war.
Unitary Executive Theory
Allows president to hold complete power over the entire federal executive branch.
Executive Orders
Documents signed through which the president controls the federal government.
Presidential memorandom
Enlisted as an alternative administrative instruction
Veto threat
Can persuade legislatures to alter the content of the bill so that it is more appealing to the president
Blame game
Brownlow report
led to the creation of the creation of the executive office of the president.
Central clearance
A review of all executive branch testimony ,reports, drafts by the office of management and budget
Chief of Staff System
imposes a chain of command and creates a buffer in between a chief executive and that executives direct reporting team.
Detailed staff
Enrolled Bill
Bills that have been passed by both houses of congress and presented to the president for his signature.
Executive Office of the President
Created by the Brownlow report
Line-item veto
special form of veto power that gives the chief executive power to reject certain types of the bill without vetoing the whole bill.
National Security Council
the principal forum used by the president for consideration of national security.
Office of management and budget
largest branch within the executive office of the president.
Signing statements
official pronouncements made by the president at or near the time a bill is being signed into law.
Bureaucracy
a body of government officials who are not elected, but form an administrative policy making group.
Bureaucratic culture
a formal organization structure where the members share a common attitudes, values, beliefs which can be distinguished from others.
Committee and conference reports
instruct agencies how Congress expects them to use their discretion.
