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CH. 12 Shanhower
President Ect.
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History
12th Grade
10/09/2012

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Executive Privilege
Definition
The privilege claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government of withholding information int he public interest
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Electoral College
Definition
A body of electors chosen to elect the president and Vice president of the USA
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Delegate
Definition
A Person sent or authorized to represent other in particular, and elected representative sent to a conference
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Independent Agencies
Definition
An agency of the untied states government that is created by an act of congress and is independent of the executive departments
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Prime Minister
Definition
The head of an elected government , the principal minister of a sovereign or state
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Impoundment of Funds
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The power the president has to withhold from federal departments or agencies some or all of the funds appropriated by congress
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Article II
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tHE EXECUTIVE POWER SHALL be vested in a president of the united states of america
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Executive office of the President
Definition
A group of federal agencies supervised by directors staffs that work directly with the president or president assistant * responsible for carrying out the laws
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AD HOC Structure
Definition
A method of organizing a presidents staff in which several task forces committees and in formal groups of friends and advisers deal directly with he president
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Cabinet
Definition
By custom the cabinet includes the heads of the fourteen major executive departments
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Circular structure
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A method of organizing a presidents staff in which several presidential assistants report directly to the president
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Direct or Participatory democracy
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a political system in which all or most citizens participate directly by either holding office or making policy *tow meeting in which citizens vote on a major issues is an example of participatory democracy
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divided government
Definition
a goverment in which one party controls the white house and another party controls one or both houses of congress
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Impeachment
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A formal accusation against a ublic official by the lower house of a legislative bod * accusation not conviction
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Lame Duck
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A politician who is still in office after having lost a re election bid.
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Legislative Veto
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the reelection of a presidential or administrative agency action by a vote of one or both houses of congress wthout the consent of the president,
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Line-item veto
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The power of an executive to veto some provision in an appropriate bill while approving others
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Perks
Definition
perquisites "frienge benefits of office"
free air travel housing staff and assistants
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Pocket Veto
Definition
One of the two ways for a president to disapprove a bill sent to him by congress. if a bill isnt signed within 10 days & congress has adjourned the bill is not passed
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Office of managment and budget
Definition
its director appointed with the consent od a the senat is responsible for the preparation of the massive federal budget which must be submitted to the congress in January each year
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Trustee approach
Definition
The view that an elected representative should act on his or her own best judgement of whta public policy requires
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25th amendment
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The principal offices od the executive departments * cabinet*
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White house office
Definition
presidents closest assistants office - people who hold the job over see the political and policy interest of the prsident
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veto message
Definition
one of the two ways for a president to disapprove a bill sent to him by congress- must be sent within ten days of being recieved
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United Government
Definition
A government in which the same party controls both the white house and both house of congress
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Representative Democracy
Definition
a political system in which leaders and representative acquires political power by means of competitive struggles for the peoples vote
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Pyramid Structure
Definition
a method of organizing a presidents staf in which most presidential assistants report through a hierarchy to the presidents chief of staff
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Definition
people who alternate between jobs in the federal government and employment int he private sector
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