US key terms 3: The Presidency Flashcards
1
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DOMESTIC POLITICS
A
Issues within US that directly concern citizens
2
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
A
President
3
Q
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
A
Congress
4
Q
JUDICIAL BRANCH
A
Supreme Court
5
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EXECUTIVE ORDERS
A
Official docs. issued by the exec. branch with the force of the law
>How the Press. directs federal officials to take certain actions
>recorded in Federal Register since 1900s
6
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IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY
A
> Dominant
Ineffective checks & balances form the other branches
7
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IMPERILLED PRESIDENCY
A
> opposite to imperial
Pres. does not have enough power to be effective
8
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INFORMAL POWERS
A
Powers of Pres. not listed in Const. but taken anyway
9
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UNIFIED GOVERNMENT
A
Both Houses of Congress & the presidency controlled by same pol. party
