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| The president's disapproval of a bill that has been passed by both houses of Congress |
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| Authority claimed by the president that is not clearly specified in the Constitution. |
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| presidential directives that create or modify laws and public policies, without the direct approval of Congress |
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| a belief that the president's inherent powers allow him to overrule congressional grants of independent authority to agencies |
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| the process by which Congress gives the executive branch the additional authority needed to address new problems |
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| Executive Office of the President |
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| the president's executive aides and their staffs; the extended White House executive establishment |
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| a group of presidential advisers; the heads to the executive departments and other key officials |
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| the situation in which one party controls the White House and the other controls at least one house of Congress |
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| a situation in which government is incapable of acting on important issues |
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| an endorsement by voters. Presidents argue that they have been given a mandate to carry out policy proposals |
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| legislative liaison staff |
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| those people who act as the communications link between the White House and Congress, advising the president or cabinet secretaries on the status of pending legislation |
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