Government By The People 17Th Ed Ch. 15

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Chapter 14

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Congress: The People's Branch

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Chapter 15

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The Presidency: The Leadership Branch

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Chapter 16

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The Judiciary: The Balancing Branch

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Chapter 17

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The Bureaucracy: The Real Power

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Honeymoon

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A period in the beginning of a new president's term in which the president enjoys generally positive relations w/ the press and Congress, usually lasting about 6 months.

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Continuing resolution

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A bill passed by Congress and agreed to by the president that allows the federal government to continue paying its bills until a new budget is approved.

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Veto

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Sending a bill back to Congress w/ his reasons for rejecting it. The veto can be over-road by a 2/3 vote in Congress.

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Override

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An action by Congress to try to reverse a presidential veto of legislation by a two-thirds vote in both chambers.

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Pocket Veto

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When a president lets a bill die by not signing it, however this only works when Congress is adjourned.

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Line Item Veto

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This refers to the ability to veto certain parts of a bill. Specific state governors have it, but not the president.

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Pork Barrel

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Government befits or programs that help the economy of a member's district- as in "bringing home the bacon."

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Riders

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A provision that might not have much chance to pass on its own merits but is attached to another bill, often unrelated, to secure its legislative passage. Often bills that have little to do with spending money are attached as riders to appropriations bills, because appropriations bills are rarely defeated or vetoed.

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Executive Office of the President

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Cluster of staff agencies created by the REorganization Act of 1939 to help the president. Currently the Executive Office includes an Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisors, the National Security Council, and a number od specialized offices.

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Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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Presidential Staff agency that serves a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements. It advises the president in detail about hundreds of government agencies- how much money they should be allotted in the budget and what kind of job they are doing- and it seeks to improve the planning , management, and statistical work of the agencies.