Government-President (POTUS) Unit (Roth)

Primary

a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

Caucus

A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.

Frontloading

the recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar in order to capitalize on media attention

Honeymoon period

The period during which Congress, the press, and the public anticipate initiatives from the Oval Office and are more predisposed than usual to support these initiatives

Divided government

Governance divided between the parties, as when one holds the presidency and the other controls one or both houses of Congress.

Chief Executive

the role of the president as head of the executive branch of the government (head of a company with over 4 million employees and a 3 trillion dollar budget)

Cabinet

persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

bureaucracy

a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials

OMB

Office of Management and Budget--the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget

Chief Legislator

term for the president as architect of public policy and the one who sets the agenda for congress

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)

Bully pulpit

the president's use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the American public

Executive Order

a rule issued by the president that has the force of law

Chief Diplomat

The role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements.

Commander-in-chief

term for the president as commander of the nation's armed forces

Power to set foreign policy

President is able to determine foreign policy and work with foreign leaders

Ambassador

an official representative of a country's government

treaty

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

executive agreement

an agreement between the President and the leader of another country

Chief Citizen

term for the president as the representative of the people, working for the public interest