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51 Cards in this Set
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executive order |
rules that have force of law - a power of the president (ex. FDR and the Japanese Americans) |
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impoundment |
power of the President to refuse to spend money Congress has appropriated for a certain purpose |
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reprieve |
postponement of legal punishment |
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pardon |
release of legal punishment |
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amnesty |
group pardon to people for an offence against the government (Carter with Vietnam draft) |
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message power |
President can recommend legislation to Congress |
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recognition |
establish formal diplomatic relation with foreign countries |
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removal |
a President power to remove any of the appointments that he made except federal judges |
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executive agreements/pacts |
a pact from President directly with the head of a foreign state - force of law, no Senate consent |
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presidential succession |
order by which a presidential vacany is filled |
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ticket |
party nominations (every candidate on the ballot for one party) |
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federal bureaucracy |
all the agencies, people, and procedures through which the federal gov't operates |
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administration |
the people/organizations that the President oversees |
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independent agencies |
additional agencies created by Congress located outside Cabinet departments |
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appointment |
President appointing certain positions in government like Cabinet members and federal judges |
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head of state |
represents the nation and performs ceremonial roles |
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chief executive |
responsibility to see that Congress laws are carries out |
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chief legislator |
sends legislation to Congress (message power) - can bypass Rules Committee |
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chief of party |
serves as the official party leader |
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chief diplomat |
creates foreign relations and directs foreign affairs |
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chief administrator |
head of the administration of the federal govt "laws to be faithfully executed" |
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chief citizen |
representative of the people, working for public interest |
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commander in chief |
in charge of military operations and strategy |
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economic planner |
prepares federal budget each year submits to Congress |
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qualifications of President |
natural born citizens, 35 years old, 14 years a Resident of the US |
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22nd amendment |
two terms or 10 years |
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executive office - white house office |
key personal and political staff |
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executive office - national security coucil |
meets at the President's call to advise him in all domestic, foreign, and military matters that relate to nations security |
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Executive office - the office of management and budget |
creates and prepares the federal budget each year than monitors the spending of the funds |
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executive office - cabinent |
head of one of executive departments, advisers to the President |
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25th amendment |
vice president becomes President if President can't hold office |
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President Succession Act of 1947 |
1.President 2.Vice President 3.Speaker of the House 4.President Pro Tempore of the Senate 5. 6. 7.
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vice presidential candidates - when are they chosen |
before or at the Party's national convention in the summer before the general election |
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vice presidential candidates - why are they chosen |
to balance the ticket in order to get more votes from your party for the President |
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vice presidential candidates -how are they chosen |
chosen by Presidential candidate, party approved |
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formal duties of the VP |
1. preside over the Senate 2. help decide question of presidential disability |
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principles of bureaucracy - hierarchical authority |
the organization of bureaucracy where the few officials/ units at the top have authority over those below them |
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principles of bureaucracy - job specialization |
each bureaucrat has certain defined duties and responsibilities |
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principles of bureaucracy - formal rules |
the bureaucracy does its work according to a number of established regulations and procedures |
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groups of executive branch |
cabinent departments, independent executive agencies, independent regulatoy agencies, government corporations |
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independent executive agencies |
wide variety of tasks including gathering and running the government museums and schools |
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independent regulatory agencies |
administer specific policies - overseeing stock market |
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government corporations |
offer services that could be provided by the private sector and sometimes are provided by private companies |
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who controls the bureacracy |
congress because they create each agency, and the president because he oversees the administration |
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formal powers of president regarding foreign policy |
1. commander in chief - can commit troops to foreign conflict 2. make treaties with foreign nations - agreements with other nations that must be Senate approved |
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formal power of Congress regarding foreign policy |
1. has power to declare war - limits the power of the President through War Powers Resolution, 1973 2. controls the money through appropriations bills - can reduce/eliminate spending on foreign policies they do not favor |
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informal powers of President in conducting foreign policy |
1. can create executive agreements with leaders of foreign nations 2. chief diplomat - creates foreign relations and directs foreign affairs |
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how can informal powers give the Pres. an advantage? |
1. executive agreements do not need Senate approval, meet with foreign leaders and make agreements with law but not signed, gets around checks and balances 2. as chief diplomat - practices recognition |
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formal powers of President |
appoint Cabinet members and federal judges, makes treaties, grant pardons, serve as commander in chief |
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inherent powers |
presidential powers not expressed in Constitution |
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administrative discretion |
day to day implementation of programs delegated to the agency's discretion - enabling legislation |
