Unit Two Vocab Chapters 14/15

Question 1

the people chosen to cast each state’s votes in a presidential election. Each state can cast one electoral vote for each senator representative it has. The District of Columbia has three electoral votes, even though it cannot elect a representative or senator

Answer 1

Electoral College

Question 2

a president’s subordinates report to him through a clear chain of command headed by a chief of staff.

Answer 2

Pyramid structure

Question 3

several of the president’s assistants report directly to him.

Answer 3

Circular structure

Question 4

Several subordinates, cabinet officers, and committees report directly to the president on different matters.

Answer 4

Ad hoc structure

Question 5

the heads of the 15 executive branch departments of the federal government

Answer 5

Cabinet

Question 6

the president’s use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the American Public

Answer 6

Bully pulpit

Question 7

A message from the president to Congress stating that he will not sign a bill it has passed. Must be produce within ten days of the bills passage

Answer 7

Veto message

Question 8

a bill fails to become law because the president did not sign it within ten days before Congress adjourns

Answer 8

Pocket veto

Question 9

an executive’s ability to block a particular bill bill passed by the legislature

Answer 9

Line-item veto

Question 10

Statement made when president is signing a bill into law ?

Answer 10

Signing statement

Question 11

the authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place. SCOTUS ruled Congress does not have this power.

Answer 11

Legislative veto

Question 12

charges against a president approved by a majority of the HOR

Answer 12

Impeachment

Question 13

a person still in office after they have lost reelection

Answer 13

Lame duck

Question 14

no more than two terms for president

Answer 14

22nd Amendment

Question 15

In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Answer 15

25th Amendment

Question 16

established procedures to prevent the President and other government officials from unilaterally substituting their own funding decisions for those of the Congress. The Act also created the House and Senate Budget Committees and the Congressional Budget Office.

Answer 16

Budget and Impound Control Act of 1974

Question 17

a large complex organization composed of appointed officials

Answer 17

Bureaucracy

Question 18

Washington pays state and local governments and private groups to staff and administer federal programs.

Answer 18

Government by proxy

Question 19

an economic theory that the government should not regulate or interfere with commerce.

Answer 19

Laissez-faire

Question 20

the extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose a course of action and make policies not spelled out in advance by laws.

Answer 20

Discretionary authority

Question 21

the government offices to which people are appointed on the basis of merit, as ascertained by a written exam or by applying certain selection criteria.

Answer 21

Competitive service

Question 22

the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges.

Answer 22

Patronage

Question 23

a job filled by a person whom an agency has already identified

Answer 23

Name-request job

Question 24

a close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee and and interest group.

Answer 24

Iron triangle

Question 25

a network of people in Washington, D.C.-based interest groups, on congressional staffs, in universities and think tanks, and in the mass media who regularly discuss and advocate public policies.

Answer 25

Issue network

Question 26

legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency

Answer 26

Authorization legislation

Question 27

a legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency

Answer 27

Appropriation

Question 28

funds for government programs collected and spent outside the regular government budget.

Answer 28

Trust funds

Question 29

the ability of a congressional committee to review and approve certain agency decisions in advance and without passing a law

Answer 29

Committee clearance

Question 30

complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done

Answer 30

Red tape