The Presidency and the Bureaucracy
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 President | Formal - 35 years old, natural born, resided in U.S. for 14 years. Informal - White, male, protestant. |
| 22nd Amendment | Limited the number of terms to two that the president can serve. |
| 25th Amendment | Clarifies what happens if the president becomes disabled. |
| Presidential Succession Act of 1947 | Law specifying the order of presidential succession following the Vice president. |
| Compensation | How much the president gets paid, $400,000 per year. |
| Vice President | Replace the president, acts as speaker of the senate and determines whether the president is fit for its role. Qualifications are the same as the president. |
| 12th Amendment | Added the separation of the president and vice president onto two different ballots. |
| EOP (Executive Office of the President) | Nerve center for the president (Helps the president do his job). |
| National Security Council | Chief of intelligence agency, meets every morning with the president and tells him what's going on. |
| Office of Management and Budget | Helps the president come up with the budget every year. |
| Bureaucracy | A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials. |
| Chief of Staff | primary adviser (2nd most important person in the white house behind the president). |
| National Drug Control Policy | Advises the president on the drug policy. |
| Cabinet | 16 positions, advises president and runs major agencies of the government selected by president and approved by the senate. |
| Independent Agencies | Federal regulatory agencies that are independent, thus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. NASA, CIA, FBI, EPA. |
| Independent Regulatory Agencies | Federal regulatory agencies that are independent, thus not fully under the power of the president. They deal with economical matters that cant be touched by the president or congress. Ex. SEC, FCC, NLRB, CPSC. |
| Commander In Chief | Aka the president. Is in control of all the armed forces. |
| War Powers Act | Notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops; had to gain congress' approval to stay longer than 90 days; designed to curtail President's power. |
| Legislative Powers | Congress- can override veto, controls spending of money, establishes lower federal court, can impeach and remove federal judges. |
| Judicial Powers | The powers to interpret laws, to determine their meanings, and to settle disputes in society. |
| Commutation | The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help". Reduction in your sentence animosity, pardon to a group of people. |
| Amnesty | A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense. |
| Electoral College | A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president. |
| Nominating Process | Process by which a party chooses a candate to run. |
| Convention | (Diplomacy) an international agreement. |
| Primaries | State election for the candidates for president and vice president. |
| Platform | Formal statement of principals, stands on major policy matters and objectives for the campaign. |
| National Convention | A national meeting of delegates elected in primaries, caucuses, or state conventions who assemble once every four years to nominate candidates for president and vice president, ratify the party platform, elect officers, and adopt rules. |
| Keynote Address | Speech given at a party convention to set the tone for the convention and the campaign to come. |
| Article II (Executive Branch) | Describes the powers of the presidency. Congress and Judicial. |
| Executive Orders | Regulations originating from the executive branch. Executive orders are one method presidents can use to control the bureaucracy. |
| Ordinance Power | Power of the president to issue executive orders; originates from the constitution and acts of congress. |
| Appointment Power | The authority vested in the president to fill a government office or position. Positions filled by presidential appointment include those in the executive branch and the federal judiciary, commissioned officers in the armed forces, and members of the independent regulatory commissions. |
| Removal Power | Presidents power to remove his appointed officials if he has a ligidiment reason. |
| Diplomatic Power | Allows the president to make treaties with foreign nations with the advice and consent of the Senate. |
| Executive Agreement | A formal agreement between the U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval. |
| Recognition | Designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body. |
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