AP Executive (Ch. 13 The Presidency & Ch. 14 The Bureaucracy)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amnesty | a group pardon to individuals for an offense against the government |
| 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 |
| Cabinet | An advisory group selected by the president to aid him in making decisions. |
| Chief Diplomat | President's role as the spokesperson to the rest of the world |
| Chief Executive | The president's role as head of the goverment of the United States and its main decision maker. |
| Chief Legislator | The role of the president in making laws. |
| Chief of Party | The role of the chief executive as nation's partisan political leader. |
| Chief of State | The role of the president as ceremonial head of the goverment of the United states. |
| Commander in Chief | The role of the President, as provided in Artical II, section 2 of the Constitution, as supreme commander of the military forces of the United States and the state Natinal Guard uniteds when called into federal service. |
| Emergency Powers | powers given to leaders in times of a crisis |
| Executive Agreement | an agreement made between the president and a head of state |
| Executive Order | A rule or regulation, issued by the president, a governor, or some administative authority, that has the effect of law |
| Executive privilege | The power to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to national security |
| Impoundment | The President's refusal to spend money Congress has voted to fund a program |
| Line-Item Veto | the power of the head of the executive branch to reject one part of a bill but approve the rest of it |
| Kitchen Cabinet | an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government |
| Minority President | A president that doesn't win the popular vote |
| Pardon | An executive Grant of release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime before or after conviction. |
| Pocket Veto | a bill fails to become law because the president did not sign it within ten days before Congress adjourns |
| President | the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government |
| Ratification | official approval |
| Recess Appointment | a presidential appointment made when the Congress is not in session that usually lacks enough votes in the Senate for confirmation. The position must be confirmed by the Senate by the end of the next session of Congress, or the position becomes vacant |
| Recognition | the power exercised exclusively by the President to establish diplomatic relations with foreign states. |
| Removal Power | presidents power to remove his appointed officials if he has a ligidiment reason |
| Twentieth admendment | the "Lame duck" Admendment to the Consitiution, adopted in 1933, which changed the date for beginning of the presidential and vice-presidential terms from March 4 to January 20, and the beginning congressional terms from March 4 to January 3. |
| Twentieth-fifth admendment | An amendment to the Constitution, adopted in 1967, that establishes procedures for filling vacancies in the two top executive offices, and make provision for situations involving presidential disability. |
| Twenty-second Admendment | An Amendment to the constitution to the constitution, adopted in 1951,, limiting presidential tenure to two terms for an individual. |
| Veto | the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) |
| Vice president | an executive officer ranking immediately below a president |
| Watergate | 1972; Nixon feared loss so he approved the Commission to Re-Elect the President to spy on and espionage the Democrats. A security gaurd foiled an attempt to bug the Democratic National Committe Headquarters, exposing the scandal. Seemingly contained, after the election Nixon was impeached and stepped down |
| Meyers v. United States | Upheld the President's removal from office of a postmaster without approval of the Senate to the removal. |
| United States v. Nixon | held that while there may be a sound basis for the claim of executive privilege, there is no "absolute unqualified Presidential privilege of immunity from judicial process under all circumstances". |
| administration | the president and his political appointees, who are responsible for directing the executive branch of government |
| impeachment | a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office |
| bureaucracy | system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials |
| government corporation | A government agency that operates like a business corporation, created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program. |
| Hatch Act | Prohibits govt employees from engaging in pol. activities whle on duty/running for office/seeking poli. funding while off duty; if in sensitive positions, may not be involved w/ pol. activities on/off duty |
| Independent executive agency | A federal agency that is not part of a cabinet department but reports directly to the president e.g. NASA |
| Independent regulatory agency | Administrative agency not considered part of executive branch, not subject to authority of president. Officials of these agencies have fixed terms cannot be removed without cause. Ex: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) |
| Iron triangle | a close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group |
| Pendleton Act | 1883 law that created a Civil Service Commission and stated that federal employees could not be required to contribute to campaign funds nor be fired for political reasons |
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