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| the right to withhold confidential information affecting national security |
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| the most controversial campaign television ad. ever made and was a factor in President Lyndon B. Johnson's defeat in the presidential election of 1964 |
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| the President's acquired power to make treatylike arrangements with other nations; has same legal status as treaties except Congress can cancel if they disagree |
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| An approach to managing the bureacracy whereby people are appointed to important govt. positions as a reward for political services they have rendered and because of their partisan loyalty |
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| The presidents first months in office, a time when Congress, the press and the public are more inclined than usual to support presidential initiatives |
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| "United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions" is published every 4 years after the presidential election |
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| A theory that prevailed in the 19th century and held that the presidency was a limited or restrained office whose occupant was confined to expressly granted constitutional authority |
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| The rule that grants all of a state's electoral votes to the candidate who recieve most of the popular votes in the state |
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| A theory that argues for a strong, assertive presidential role, with presidential authority limited only at points specifically prohibited by law |
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National Economic Council
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| Gathers information to develop indicators of the economy's strength and ables economic theories to various policy alternatives |
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National Security Council
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| Advises the president on foreign and military affairs |
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Office of Management and Budget
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| Consists of experts who formulate and administer the federal budget |
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| "Going Public" when the president bypasses inside bargaining with Congress and Promotes himself and his policies by appealing to the American Public for support |
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| Form of election when it results in the selection of delegates who then choose the nominee |
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| A form of election in which voters choose a party's nominees for public office; results directly in the choice of a nomicee |
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| Budget Impoundment and Control Act of 1974 |
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| Prohibits the president from indefinitely withholding funds that have been appropriated by Congress |
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