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Ap Gov Vocabulary
Chapter 12
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10th Grade
03/13/2008

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Twelfth Amendment
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An amendment to the Constitution, adopted in 1804, that specifies the separate election of the president and vice president by the electoral college.
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Head of State
Definition
The role of the president as ceremonial head of the government.
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Chief Executive
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The role of the president as head of the executive branch of the government.
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Signing Statement
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A written declaration that a president may make when signing a bill into law. Usually, such statements point out sections of the law that the president deems unconstitutional.
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Appointment Power
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The authority vested in the president to fill a government office or position. Positions filled by presidential appointment include those in the executive branch and the federal judiciary, commissioned officers in the armed forces, and members of the independent regulatory commisions.
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Reprieve
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A formal postponement of the execution of a sentence imposed by a court of law.
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Pardon
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A release from the punishment for or legal consequences of a crime; a pardon can be granted by the president before or after a conviction.
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Commander in Chief
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The role of the president as supreme commander of the military forces of the United States and of the National Guard units when they are called into federal service.
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War Powers Resolution
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A law passed in 1973 spelling out the conditions under which the president can commit troops without congressional approval.
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Advice and Consent
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Terms in the Constitution describing the U.S. Senate's power to review and approve treaties and presidential appointments.
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Chief Diplomat
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The role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements.
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Diplomatic Recognition
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The formal acknowledgment of a foreign government as legitimate.
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Executive Agreement
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An international agreement made by the president, without senatorial ratification, with the head of a foreign state.
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Chief Legislator
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The role of the president in influencing the making of laws.
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State of the Union Message
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An annual message to Congress in which the president proposes a legislative program. The message is addressed not only to Congress but also to the American people and to the world.
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Veto Message
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The president's formal explanation of a veto when legislation is returned to Congress.
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Pocket Veto
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A special veto exercised by the chief executive after a legislative body has adjourned. Bills not signed by the chief executive die after a specified period of time. If Congress wishes to reconsider such a bill, it must be reintroduced in the following session of Congress.
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Line-Item Veto
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The power of an executive to veto individual lines or items within a piece of legislation without vetoing the entire bill.
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Constitutional Power
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A power vested in the president by Article II of the Constitution.
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Statutory Power
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A power created for the president through laws enacted by Congress.
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Expressed Power
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A power of the president that is expressly written into the Constitution or into statutory law.
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Inherent Power
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A power of the president derived from the statements in the Constitution that "the executive Power shall be vested in a President" and that the president should "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"; defined through practice rather than through law.
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Patronage
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The practice of rewarding faithful party workers and followers with government employment and contracts.
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Washington Community
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Individuals regularly involved with politics in Washington, D.C.
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Emergency Power
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An inherent power exercised by the president during a period of national crisis.
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Executive Order
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A rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law. Executive orders can implement and give administrative effect to provisions in the Constitution, to treaties, and to statutes
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Federal Register
Definition
A publication of the U.S. government that prints executive orders, rules, and regulations.
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Executive Privilege
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The right of executive officials to withhold information from or to refuse to appear before a legislative committee.
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Impeachment
Definition
An action by the House of Representatives to accuse the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the United States of committing "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
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Cabinet
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An advisory group selected by the president to aid in making decisions. The cabinet includes the heads of fifteen executive departments and others named by the president.
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Kitchen Cabinet
Definition
The informal advisers to the president.
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Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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An organization established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to assist the president in carrying out major duties.
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White House Office
Definition
The personal office of the president, which tends to presidential political needs and manages the media.
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Chief of Staff
Definition
The person who is named to direct the White House Office and advise the president.
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Definition
A division of the Executive Office of the President. The OMB assists the president in preparing the annual budget, clearing and coordinating departmental agency budgets, and supervising the administration of the federal budget.
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National Security Council (NSC)
Definition
An agency in the Executive Office of the President that advises the president on national security.
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Twenty-Fifth Amendment
Definition
A 1967 amendment to the Constitution that establishes procedures for filling presidential and vice-presidential vacancies and makes provisions for president disability.
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