AP Government - Chapter 14 - The President
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| A method of organizing a president's staff in which several task forces, committes, and informal groups of friends and advisers deal directly with the president | ||
| Defines power of executive branch | ||
| the president's use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the American public | ||
| a group of advisors to the president | ||
| A method of organizing a president's staff in which several presidential assistants report directly to the president | ||
| An offical who is expected to represent the views of his or her constituents even when personally holding different views; one interpretation of the role of the legislator | ||
| system of government in which citizens participate directly rather than through elected representatives | ||
| One party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of Congress | ||
| A group selected by the states to elect the president and the vice-president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress. | ||
| Agencies that perform staff services for the president but are not part of the White House | ||
| A situation in which government is incapable of acting on important issues, usually because of divided government. | ||
| Period at the beginning of a new president's term during which the president enjoys generally positive relations with the press and Congress, usually lasting about six months. | ||
| formal accusation against the president or other public official, the first step in removal from office | ||
| A presidential refusal to spend money appropriated by Congress | ||
| People who alternate between jobs in the federal government and employment in the private sector | ||
| Agencies headed by appointees who serve for fixed terms and can be removed only "for cause" | ||
| an outgoing official serving out the remainder of a term, after retiring or being defeated for reelection | ||
| The rejection of a presidential or administrative action by a vote of one or both houses of Congress without the consent of the president | ||
| presidential authority to negate particular provisions of a law while letting the remainder stand; granted by congress in 996 but struck down by the Supreme Court in 1998 | ||
| presidential staff agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies | ||
| A short form of the term "perquisites," meaning the fringe benefits of office. | ||
| when a president kills a bill passed during the last 10 days Congress is in session by simply refusing to act on it | ||
| the leader of the executive branch of a parliamentary government, chosen by the legislature | ||
| a president's subordinates report to him through a clear chain of command headed by a chief of staff | ||
| a form of government in which the people elect representatives and give them the responsibility and power to make laws and conduct government | ||
| Andrew Jackson's view of his role as the president of the United States | ||
| View of the presidential decision making which stresses what the public interest requires. | ||
| tells what will happen if the president dies, who succeeds him | ||
| the same party controls the White House and both houses of Congress | ||
| A message from the president to Congress stating that he will not sign a bill it has passed and why. Must be produced within ten days of the bill's passage. | ||
| The personal office of the president, which tends to presidential political needs and manages the media. | ||
| gives the President the right to keep some information secret from Congress and the courts |