The presidency & bureaucracy

Question 1

Divided Government

Answer 1

It pits a president against an opposition party that controls one or both chambers of commerce.

Question 2

Commander in chief

Answer 2

the president is in control of armed forces

Question 3

War Powers Act

Answer 3

required the president to notify congress within 48 hours of military action and prohibits action lasting longer than 60 days

Question 4

Head of state

Answer 4

highest representative of a sovereign state who’s role is to symbolize unity here and abroad.

Question 5

Executive agreements

Answer 5

declarations made by both our government and foreign government on how they will agree to deal with each other.

Question 6

What powers does chief executive have?

Answer 6

make treaties, veto bills, and act as commander in chief during war.

Question 7

Unitary Executive Theory

Answer 7

Allows president to hold complete power over the entire federal executive branch.

Question 8

Executive Orders

Answer 8

Documents signed through which the president controls the federal government.

Question 9

Presidential memorandom

Answer 9

Enlisted as an alternative administrative instruction

Question 10

Veto threat

Answer 10

Can persuade legislatures to alter the content of the bill so that it is more appealing to the president

Question 11

Blame game

Question 12

Brownlow report

Answer 12

led to the creation of the creation of the executive office of the president.

Question 13

Central clearance

Answer 13

A review of all executive branch testimony ,reports, drafts by the office of management and budget

Question 14

Chief of Staff System

Answer 14

imposes a chain of command and creates a buffer in between a chief executive and that executives direct reporting team.

Question 15

Detailed staff

Question 16

Enrolled Bill

Answer 16

Bills that have been passed by both houses of congress and presented to the president for his signature.

Question 17

Executive Office of the President

Answer 17

Created by the Brownlow report

Question 18

Line-item veto

Answer 18

special form of veto power that gives the chief executive power to reject certain types of the bill without vetoing the whole bill.

Question 19

National Security Council

Answer 19

the principal forum used by the president for consideration of national security.

Question 20

Office of management and budget

Answer 20

largest branch within the executive office of the president.

Question 21

Signing statements

Answer 21

official pronouncements made by the president at or near the time a bill is being signed into law.

Question 22

Bureaucracy

Answer 22

a body of government officials who are not elected, but form an administrative policy making group.

Question 23

Bureaucratic culture

Answer 23

a formal organization structure where the members share a common attitudes, values, beliefs which can be distinguished from others.

Question 24

Committee and conference reports

Answer 24

instruct agencies how Congress expects them to use their discretion.

Question 25

Hearings and Investigations

Answer 25

bureaucrats are called in front of a subcommittee to defend their decisions and report their activities to the House Appropriations committee

Question 26

Mandatory Reports

Answer 26

requires executive agencies to report on certain programs, including the president.

Question 27

Legislative veto

Answer 27

allows both or one side of the house to veto by majority vote

Question 28

Limitation Riders

Answer 28

forbids an agency from spending any money appropriated on activities specified by Congress

Question 29

Inspectors general

Answer 29

audit agency books and investigates activities on Congress’s behalf

Question 30

The Government Accountability Office

Answer 30

staff of five thousand which audits programs and agencies and reports to Congress on their performance.

Question 31

Federal register

Answer 31

publishes all new administrative rules that have the force of law

Question 32

Fire alarms/ Police Patrols

Answer 32

monitoring triggered by complaints from citizens or other groups

Question 33

Iron triangle

Answer 33

policy relationship structure among committees, the bureaucracy, and interest groups.

Question 34

Issue network

Answer 34

various interest groups uniting to promote a common cause

Question 35

red tape

Answer 35

regulations or conformity to hinder or prevent action or decision

Question 36

rotation in office

Answer 36

term limits

Question 37

spoils system