Government Ch 10 and 12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Public Agenda | issues that are perceived by the political community as needing public attention and governmental action |
| Managed News | information distributed by the government in such a way as to give government interests presedence (censorship) |
| Yellow Journalism | a term for irrisponsible jouralism |
| Electronic Media | media via television, email, internet etc. |
| Narrowcasting | casting selected for a targeted audience, a narrow span of casting topics |
| Podcast | multimedia files downloaded onto mobile devices or personal computers |
| Soundbite | a brief, memorable comment that can easily be incoorporated into media broadcasts |
| Spin | an interpretation of campaign events that is favorable to the candidate's campaign |
| Spin Doctor | a political campaign advisor who convinces journalists of the truth of particular events |
| White House Press Corps | the reporters assigned to full-time cover the presidency |
| Press Secretary | the presidential staff member responsible for handling White House media relations and communications |
| Media Access | the public's right of access to the media, citizens have a right to media access |
| Bias | an inclination or preference that interferes with impartial judgement |
| 12th Amendment | specifies separate election of the president and vice president by the electoral college |
| head of state | role of president as cerimonial head of the government |
| chief executive | role of president as head of the executive branch |
| signing statement | a written declaration that a president may make when signing a bill into a law, points out sections of the law that president deems unconstitutional |
| civil service | collective body of employees working for the government |
| appointment power | power of the president to fill a government office/position |
| reprieve | formal postponement of the execution of a sentence imposed by court of law |
| pardon | relase from punishment of a crime, can be granted by president before or after conviction |
| commander in chief | role of president as supreme commander of military forces |
| war powers resolution | law passed that spells out the conditions under which the president can commit troops without congressional approval |
| advice and consent | terms describing the senate's power to review and approve treaties and presidential appointments |
| chief diplomat | role of president in recognizing foreign governments, treaty making, and effecting executive agreements |
| diplomatic recognition | formal acknowledgement of a foreign government as legitimate |
| executive agreement | international agreement made by president with the head of a foreign state without senatorial ratification |
| chief legislator | role of president in influencing the making of laws |
| state of the union message | an annual message made by president in which he proposes a legislative program for the upcoming year |
| veto message | the president's formal explanation of a veto |
| pocket veto | when president sets aside a bill to avoid signing it |
| line-item veto | power of president to veto a specific part of a bill without vetoing all of it |
| constitutional power | power vested in the president by article II of the constitution |
| statutory power | power created for president through laws enacted by congress |
| expressed power | powers expressively writted in the constitution or into statutory law |
| inherent power | implied powers of the president |
| patronage | practice of rewarding faithful party workers with government employment |
| washington community | individuals reularly involved with politics in DC |
| emergency power | inherent power exercised by the president during a period of national crisis |
| executive order | a rule issued by the president that has the effect of a law |
| federal register | a publication of the US government that prints executive orders, rules, and regulations |
| executive privilege | right of executive officials to withhold information and refuse to appear before committee |
| impeachment | action of the house to accuse the president, vice president, or other officers of treason, bribery, or other crimes and misdemeanors |
| cabinet | advisory group selected by the president to aid in making decisions |
| kitchen cabinet | informational advisors to the president |
| executive office of the president | organization established to assist the president in carrying out major duties |
| white house office | personal office of the president |
| chief of staff | person who is assigned to direct the white house office and advise the president |
| office of management and budget | division of EOP that assists the president in preparing the annual budget |
| national security council | agency of the EOP that advises the president on national security |
| 25th amendment | establishes proceedures for filling the presidential and vice presidential vacancies and makes provisions for presidential disability |
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