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Equivalent of a criminal charge against an elected offical; removal of the impeached official from office depends on the outcome of a trial
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Impeachment
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The scandal that led to the forced resignation of President Richard M Nixon. Adding gate as a suffix to any alleged corruption in government suggests an analogy to the Watergate scandal
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Watergate
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Right of a president to withold from other branches of government confidential communications within the executive branch; although posited by presidents it has been upheld by the Supreme Court only in limited situations
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Executive Privilege
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Refusal by a president to spend monies appropriated by Congress; outlawed except with congressional consent by the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
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Impoundment
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Items on which a president wishes to postpone spending
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Deferrals
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Items on which a president wishes to cancel spending
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Rescissions
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Reporters from both print and broadcast media assigned to regularly cover the president
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White House press corps
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Formal regulation governing executive branch operations issued by the president
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Executive Order
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The heads (secretaries) of the executive departments together with other top officials accorded cabinet rank by the president; only occasionally does it meet as a body to advise and support the president
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Cabinet
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"Inner cabinet" that advises the president and coordinates foreign defense, and intelligence activities
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National Security Council
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