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51 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Recall | Petition procedure by which voters may remove an elected official before completion of their term of office |
| Formal Qualifications for President | Thirty-five years old, native born citizen, lived in the U.S. at least 14 years |
| Twenty-Fifth Amendment | Allows the VP [and Cabinet] to assume the duties of the President in case of incapacitation or disability |
| Ordinance Power | Allows the President to make rules and orders to carry out the laws passed by Congress |
| Imperial Presidency | This term creates the picture of the President as an emperor taking strong actions without consulting Congress |
| Tenure of Office Act | Passed in 1867, it was intended to block the President from having the power to remove officials who had been appointed to the executive branch |
| Executive privilege | Concept maintains that the President has the authority to refuse to disclose information to Congress or the Courts. |
| Chief of State | Role of the President as ceremonial head of the government, symbol of the nation. |
| Chief Diplomat | Role of the President as the creator of U.S. foreign policy |
| Chief Citizen | Role of the President as the representative of all of the people, working in the public interest |
| Chief Legislator | Role of the President when he initiates, suggests, requests, insists or demands Congress pass a certain law. |
| Chief Executive | Role of the President as head of the most powerful office in the world with power over domestic and foreign policy. |
| Chief Administrator | Role of the President as directing 2.7 million members of the executive branch. |
| Chief of the Party | Role of the President as leader of their political party using his power to influence its positions on issues |
| Commander in Chief | Role of the President as commander of the 1.4 million members of the military. |
| Categories of offices appointed by the President | ambassadors and diplomats; head of independent agencies like FEMA; Cabinet officers; Federal judges; military officers |
| Treaty | A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states |
| War Powers Resolution | This "law" requires the President to report to Congress when military force is used without their approval |
| Comptroller | Maryland executive officers responsible for collecting taxes as chief fiscal officer of the state |
| Officers on the Board of Public Works | Maryland Governor; Comptroller; and Treasurer |
| Virginia | Only state which limits its Governor to one term of office. |
| Chief Administrative Officer | Assumes the duties of the County Executive in Montgomery County when the County Executive is absent |
| Line Item Veto | An executive's power to cancel specific dollar amounts fro legislative spending while approving the spending bill in general |
| Diplomatic Recognition | When the President receives the diplomatic representatives of another state - creating formal relations with that state |
| Powers Shared by ALL executives | approve/veto legislation; suggest legislation; appoint members of executive branch; create budget; execute the law; supervise executive departments; send messages to legislature |
| Current Lieutenant Goveror of Maryland | Anthony Brown |
| Current U.S. Secretary of Defense | Leon Panetta |
| Current Governor of Maryland | Martin O'Malley |
| Current U.S. Vice President | Joe Biden |
| Current U.S. Secretary of State | Hillary Clinton |
| Current Maryland Attorney General | Douglas Gansler |
| Current U.S. Secretary of the Treasury | Timothy Geithner |
| Current Maryland Comptroller | Peter Franchot |
| Current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Kathleen Sebelius |
| Current Montgomery County Executive | Ike Leggett |
| Personna non Grata | "An Unwelcome Person" When we ask a country to remove/recall one of their diplomats from our country |
| Current U.S. Attorney General | Eric Holder |
| Department of Homeland Security | FEMA, U.S. Border Patrol; U.S. Coast Guard |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | Community planning; prevents discrimination in home sales; makes home mortgages more affordable |
| Department of the Treasury | Prosecutives tax evaders; U.S. Mint; Collects U.S. taxes, supervises national banks |
| Department of State | manages U.S. embassies; principal foreign policy advisor; issues passports |
| Department of Labor | workplace benefits and rights; OSHA; helps employers find workers |
| Department of Justice | Most wanted criminal list; FBI; DEA; Sex Offender Registry; U.S. Marshal Service |
| Department of the Interior | Runs U.S. Geological Survey; Bureau of Indian Affairs; National Park Service |
| Department of Energy | Plans reduction of U.S. dependence on foreign oil; modernizing power systems; develops renewables like solar and wind power |
| Department of Health and Human Services | NIH; CDC; FDA, in charge of Medicaid and Medicare |
| Department of Commerce | runs the Census; NIST; Bureau of Industry and Security |
| Next date of state and county general elections | First Tuesday after the first Monday in 2014 |
| Member of State Executive Branch NOT elected by voters of Maryland | Maryland State Treasurer; Maryland Secretary of State |
| Members of the Montgomery County Executive Branch | County Executive; County Chief Administrative Officer; County Attorney |
| Current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Kathleen Sebelius |
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