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| The ability to use the office of the president to promote a particular program and or to influence congress to accept legislative proposals. | ||
| The role of the president as head of the executive branch of government. | ||
| The cluster of presidental staff agencies that help the president caryy out his responsibilites. | ||
| The president is seen as emperor, taking strong actiona w/o consulting Congress or seeking its aproval. | ||
| The ability to veto parts of a bill. Some state govenors are allowed to do it, the president is not allowed to do it. ex. Bill Clinton. | ||
| A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign, military and national policy. | ||
| When a president kills a bill passed during the last 10 days that Congress is in session by simply refusing to act on it. | ||
| Unrelated amendments added to a bill. ex. Pork barrel legislation. | ||
| An unwritten political custom in the United States, whereby the president consults the senior U.S senator of his political party of a given state before nominating any person top federal vacancy within that Senator's state. | ||
| An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction. | ||
| State legislature districts had to be re-drawn every 10 years. | ||
| A vote to end a filabuster. | ||
| A joint committee created to resolve differences between the House and the Senate (Not ongoing) | ||
| The review , monitoring and supervision of federal agencies, programs, activites, etc. done by Congress. | ||
| The government's effort to distribute a good or a benefit to some portion of the population. ex. Foodstamps, welfare. | ||
| Drawing of congressional districts to favor one political party/group over another. | ||
| When opposing parties block each other's proposals. | ||
| A congress that succeds in establishing itself as dominant in legislative and foreign policy. | ||
| A person who has held office for multiple periods/years. | ||
| The exchange of polictical favors for support of a bill. | ||
| Legislation that gives benefits to constituents that also enhances a canidate's chance of re-election. | ||
| Serves as president of the Senate in the absence of the VP; chosen by the majority party. | ||
| Redistribution of the congressional seats among the states after the census determines changes in population distribution. | ||
| -Says that the permanent size of the House is 435. -The census determines the number of seats each state should have. | ||
| A type of policy that takes benefits(usually through taxes) from one group of Americans and gives them to another (usually through spending). ex. Making taxes higher for the rich to benefit the poor. | ||
| Policy thats results in government control over individuals and businesses. ex. No child left behind policy | ||
| Committees that are appointed for a specific purpose. ex. Watergate, 9/11 | ||
| The most influential and important person in the House of Representatives. Also is 2nd in line for president if something should happen to the president. | ||
| Committees that are forever in Congress and only includes either the House or the Senate. | ||
| People who work with the party leaders who encourages the members of their respective parties to vote one way, usually the way the leader votes. |
