The Presidency

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Ad Hoe structure

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several subordinates, cabinet officers and committees report separately to different matters

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Bully pulpit

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the president's use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the American public

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Chief of Staff

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the head of the white house staff

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Circular structure

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several of the president's assistants report directly to him

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Congressional-executive Agreement

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a formal agreement between a U.S president and the leaders of other nations that acquire approval from both houses of congress

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Electoral College

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the people chosen to cast each state's votes in the presidential election

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Executive office of the President

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the cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his responsibilities

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Executive order

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directive issued by the president or governor that has the force of law

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Executive orders

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formal orders issued by the president to direct action from the federal bureaucracy

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Executive privilege

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the right to keep executive communications confidential

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Gridlock

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the inability of government to act because rival parties control different parts of government

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Impeachment

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formal accusation against a president or public ofiicial

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Impoundment

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a decision by the president not to spend money appropriated by Congress

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Inherent power

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powers that grow out the existence of government

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Lame duck

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a person still in office even though they have lost the bid for reelection

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Legislative Veto

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the authority of congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place

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Line item veto

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presidential power to strike or remove specific items from a spending bill without vetoing the entire package

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Mandate

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A president's claim of broad public support

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Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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presidential staff the agency that serves as a clearing house for budgetary requests and management improvement funds

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Parliamentary system

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A system of government in which the the legislature selects the prime minister or president

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Pocket Veto

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A formal decision to reject a bill passed by congress after it adjourns- if Congress adjourns during the ten days that the president is allowed in order to sign or veto law, the president can reject the law by taking no actions at all.

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Presidential ticket

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The joint listening of the presidential and the vice presidential candidates on the same ballot as required by the Twelfth Amendment

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Pyramid structure

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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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Signing statement

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A presidential document that reveals what the president thinks of a new law and how it ought to be enforced

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State of the Union Address

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The president's annual statement to Congress and the nation

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Take care clause

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The constitutional requirement ( in Article II, section 3) that presidents take care that the laws are faithfully executed, even if they disagree with the purpose of those laws

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Treaty

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A formal, public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two thirds of the Senate

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Unified goverment

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The same part controls the White house and both houses of Congress

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Veto

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A formal decision to reject the bill passed by congress

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Veto message

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A message from the president to the Congress stating that he will not sign a bill it has passed. Must be produced within ten days of the bill's passage