Government Chapter 6

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A normally closed meeting of a political or legislative group to select candidates, plan strategy, or make decisions regarding legislative matters.

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caucus system

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Specific powers granted to the president under Article II, Sections 2 and 3, of the Constitution.

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expressed powers

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Constitutional powers that are assigned to one government agency but exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.

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delegated powers

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Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it.

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inherent powers

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The power of the president as commander of the national military and the state national guard units (when called into service).

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commander in chief

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A resolution of Congress declaring that the president can send troops into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if U.S. troops are already under attack or seriously threatened.

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War Powers Resolution

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An agreement between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require the Senate's "advice and consent."

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executive agreement

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The claim that confidential communications between the president and the president's close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president.

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executive privilege

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The president's constitutional power to turn down acts of Congress within ten days of their passage while Congress is in session; may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress.

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veto

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A veto that is effected when Congress adjourns during the time a president has to approve a bill and the president takes no action on it.

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pocket veto

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The power of the executive to veto specific provisions (lines) of a bill passed by the legislature.

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line-item veto

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The president's inherent power to bring a legislative agenda before Congress.

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legislative initiative

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The rules or regulations issued by the president that have the effect and formal status of legislation.

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executive orders

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The secretaries, or chief administrators, of the major departments of the federal government; ___ secretaries are appointed by the president with the consent of the Senate.

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cabinet

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A presidential foreign policy advisory council composed of the president, the vice president, the secretaries of state, defense, and the Treasury, the attorney general; and other officials invited by the president.

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National Security Council (NSC)

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The analysts and advisers to the president, often given the title "special assistant."

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White House staff

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An informal group of advisers to whom the president turns for counsel and guidance; members of the official cabinet may or may not also be members

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Kitchen Cabinet

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The permanent agencies that perform defined management tasks for the president. Created in 1939, the ___ includes the Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Security Council, and other agencies.

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Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.

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mandate

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Presidential politics in which all presidential actions are taken with reelection in mind.

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permanent campaign