Unit 8 The President, The Bureaucracy And The Budget

Question 1

Administrative discretion

Answer 1

Authority givin by congress to the federal bureaucracy to use reasonable judgement in implementing the laws

Question 2

Bureaucracy

Answer 2

A form of organization that operates through impersonal uniform rules and procedures

Question 3

Cabinet

Answer 3

Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive department

Question 4

Chief of staff

Answer 4

The head of the White House staff

Question 5

Central clearance

Answer 5

Review of all executive branch testimonies

Question 6

Entitlement programs

Answer 6

Government programs such as unemployment insurance disaster relief and disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens

Question 7

Executive agreement

Answer 7

A formal but often secret agreement between the us president and the leaders of other nations that does not require senate approval

Question 8

Executive order

Answer 8

Directive issued by the president or governor that has the force of law

Question 9

Executive privilege

Answer 9

The power to keep executive communications confidential especially if they relate to national security

Question 10

Government corporation

Answer 10

A government agency that operates like a business corporation created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program

Question 11

Hatch act

Answer 11

Federal statute barring federal employees from active participation in certain kinds of politics and protecting them from being fired on partisan grounds

Question 12

Inherent powers

Answer 12

The powers of the national government in the field of foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government

Question 13

Impeachment

Answer 13

Formal accusation against the president or other public official

Question 14

Impoundment

Answer 14

A decision by the president not to spend money appropriated by congress

Question 15

Independent agency

Answer 15

A government entity that is independent of the legislative executive and judicial branches

Question 16

Indexing

Answer 16

Providing automatic increases to compensate for inflation

Question 17

Line item veto

Answer 17

Presidential power to strike or remove specific items from a spending bill without vetoing the entire package

Question 18

Mandate

Answer 18

A presidents claim of broad public support

Question 19

Merit system

Answer 19

A system of public employment in which selection and promotion depend on performance rather than political patronage

Question 20

Oversight

Answer 20

Legislative or executive review of a particular government program or organization

Question 21

Pocket veto

Answer 21

A veto exercised by the president after congress has adjoined

Question 22

Presidential ticket

Answer 22

the joint listing of the presidential and vp candidates on the sane ballot

Question 23

Parliamentary system

Answer 23

A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister or president

Question 24

Rally point

Answer 24

A rise in public approval of the president that follows a crisis as Americans rally around the flag

Question 25

Spoils system

Answer 25

A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalties and friends

Question 26

State of the union address

Answer 26

The presidents annual statement to congress and the nation

Question 27

Take care clause

Answer 27

The constitutional requirement that presidents take care that the laws are faithfully executed

Question 28

Treaty

Answer 28

A formal public agreement between the us and one or more nations that must be approved by 2/3 of senate

Question 29

Veto

Answer 29

Rejection by the president or governor of legislation passed by the legislature