AP Gov Ch 14 Presidency
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Article II | statement that defines the constitutional powers of the president |
| Ad hoc staff structure | method of organizing a president's staff in which several task forces, committees, and informed groups deal directly with the president |
| The cabinet | president's council of advisors |
| Circular staff structure | method of organizing a president's staff in which several presidential assistants report directly to the president |
| Divided government | political system in which all or most citizens participate directly by either holding office or making policy |
| unified government | government in which the same party controls the White House and both houses of Congress |
| Electoral college | legal system by which states select electors who then vote for the president and vice president |
| Executive office of the president (EOP) | agencies that perform staff services for the president but are not part of the White House |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency; responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers through means of covert psychological, cyber, and social warfare using non-military commissioned civilian Intelligence Agents to carry out these intelligence-gathering operations; many of whom are trained to avoid tactical situations |
| Council of economic advisors | agency within the Executive Office of the President that advises the President of the United States on economic policy |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget; assembles and analyzes the figures that go each year into the national budget; studies the organizations and operations of the executive branch, devises plans for reorganizing various departments and agencies, develops ways of getting better info about gov programs, and review proposals that cabinet departments want |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management; independent agency of the United States government that manages the civil service of the federal government |
| Office of the US trade representative | agency responsible for developing and recommending United States trade policy to the president of the United States, conducting trade negotiations at bilateral and multilateral levels, and coordinating trade policy within the government through the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) and Trade Policy Review Group (TPRG). |
| Executive privilege | presidential assertion of the right to withhold certain info from Congress |
| Impeachment | constitutional procedure by which federal judges and civil officers can be removed from office before their terms expire |
| Impoundment of funds | presidential refusal to spend money appropriated by Congress |
| Independent agencies | agencies headed by appointees who serve for fixed terms and can be removed only "for cause" |
| Federal Reserve ("The Fed") | central banking system of the United States |
| Consumer product safety commission | independent agency created to protect against unreasonable risks of injuries associated with consumer products |
| Veto | a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body |
| Pocket veto | form of veto in which the presidential fails to signs a bill passed by both houses within ten days and Congress has adjourned during that time |
| Presidential coattails | ability of a Presidential candidate to bring out supporters who then vote for his party's candidates for other offices. |
| Presidential succession | defines who may become or act as President of the United States upon the incapacity, death, resignation, or removal from office (by impeachment and subsequent conviction) of a sitting president or a president-elect. |
| Pyramid staff structure | method of organizing a president's staff in which most presidential assistants report through a hierarchy to the president's chief of staff |
| 22nd amendment | sets a term limit for the President of the United States. |
| 25th amendment | legislation that specifies the conditions and order of succession to the presidency and vice presidency when the president leaves office before completion of his term |
| the west wing | building housing the official offices of the President of the United States. It is the part of the White House Complex in which the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, the Situation Room, and the Roosevelt Room are located. Besides serving as the day-to-day office of the President of the United States, the three floors of the West Wing include offices for senior members of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and their support staff. The West Wing is located directly west of the Executive Residence and is largely concealed from view by trees because its height is lower than that of the main structure. |
| the white house office (WHO) | entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. It is headed by the White House Chief of Staff |
| honeymoon period | term used to describe the early months of the presidential term when popularity ratings tend to be relatively high |
| bully pulpit | the president's use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the American public |
| lame duck | politician who is still in office after having lost a reelection bid |
| chief of staff | highest ranking member of the executive office of the president and a senior aide to the president |
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