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| one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of Congress |
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| the same party controls the white house and both houses of congress |
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| the inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government |
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| the people chosen to cast each state's votes in a presidential election. each state can cast one electoral vote for each senator and representative has it. D.C. has three electoral votes,even though it cannot elect a representative or senator. |
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| a president's subordinates report to him through a clear chain of command headed by a chief of staff |
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| several of the president's assistants report directly to him |
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| several subordinates, cabinet officers, and committees report directly to the president on different matters |
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| the heads of the 15 executive branch departments of the federal government |
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| the president's use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the american public |
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| a message from the pres. to congress stating that he will not sign a bill it has passed. must be produced w/in ten days of the bill's passage. |
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| a bill fails to become law because the pres. did not sign it w/in 10 days before congress adjourns. |
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| an executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature |
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| the authority of congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place. the supreme court has held that congress does not have this power. |
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| charges against a president approved by a majority of the house of representatives |
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| he executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. |
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| Closest assistants to presidents in WHite House, in West wing. Have titles: counsel, counselor, assistant to pres, etc. Personalstaff. |
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| In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Then Speaker of the House. |
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| i mean, trustable people. |
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| people who go in and out of government jobs??? find better definition. |
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| a person still in office after he or she has lost a bid for reelection |
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| because a press popularity tends to be highest right after election, the honeymoon is this time. when president is loved by congress and people. |
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| pres decides not to use money as congress told him (or her) to. |
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| the pres. feels obliged to divulge private communications between himself and principal advisers. not in const. |
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| executive office of president |
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| Principle offices in include OMB, DNI, CEA, OPM and office of the U.s trade representative. . Perform staff services for him, not necessarily have contact with him. |
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| Office of Management and Budget. 500 staff members. puts together budget |
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