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Unit 4b Vocab Flashcards

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1
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12th Amendment

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refined the process by which Pres et VP were elected by Electoral College

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22nd Amendment

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no more that 2 terms

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25th Amendment

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procedures for filling vacancies in the office of Pres et VP; procedures to deal w/ disability of Pres

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4
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ad hoc structure

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x

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5
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appropriations

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x

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approval ratings

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x

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authorization legislation

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x

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Bully Pulpit

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conspicuous platform where one can speak out and be heard (T Roose coined the term, calling /e White House it)

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bureaucracy

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body of non-elective government officials or an administrative policy-making group

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Cabinet

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body of advisers to Pres, composed of heads of executive departments

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circular structure

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x

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Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

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reformed the civil service of the United States federal government, partly in response to the Watergate scandal

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13
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Clinton v. New York city (1998)

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US Supreme Court rule line-item veto

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14
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competitive service

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x

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Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act (1974)

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create standing budget committees in House and Senate; Congressional Budget Office; moving fiscal year from Jul 1 to Oct 1

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Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

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agency within EOP; advises Pres on economic policy

17
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direct democracy

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people decide

18
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divided govt

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different parties control presidency and Congress

19
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electoral college

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b

20
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excepted service

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b

21
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Executive Agreements

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b

22
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Executive Office of the President

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b

23
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executive orders

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b

24
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executive privilege

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b

25
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faithless electors

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b

26
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Freedom of Information Act (1966)

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b

27
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Government Corporations

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b

28
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Hatch Act (1933 and 1993)

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b

29
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impeachment

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b

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