#5S Chapter 13 The Executive Branch And The Bureaucracy

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impeachment

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bringing charges of wrongdoing against a government official by the House of Representatives

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executive orders

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the president directs an agency to carry out policies or existing laws

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electoral college

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Representatives from each state who formally cast ballots for the president and vice president

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executive agreements

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agreement with another head of state not requiring approval from the Senate

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pardons

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a convicted person is exempt from the penalties of a crime

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impoundment

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refusal of the president to spend money Congress has appropriated

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War Powers Act

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Limits the ability of the president to commit troops to combat

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legislative vetoes

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To reject the actions of the president or executive agency by vote of one or both houses of Congress without the consent of the president; ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha

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bureaucracy

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A systematic way of organizing a complex and large administrative structure with responsibility for carrying out the day to day tasks of the organization, departments, and agencies of the government.

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Hatch Act

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Prohibits government employees from engaging in political activities while on duty or running for office or seeking political funding while off duty; if in sensitive positions, may not be involved with political activities on or off duty

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cabinet

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Government departments headed by presidential appointees to help establish public policy and operate a specific policy area of government activity

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iron triangles

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Alliances that develop between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees

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issue networks

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Individuals in Washington--located within interest groups, congressional staff, think tanks, universities, and the media--who regularly discuss and advocate public policies