Government-President (POTUS) Unit (Roth)

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Primary

a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

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Caucus

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

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Frontloading

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

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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

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Divided government

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

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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)

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Cabinet

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

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bureaucracy

a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials

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OMB

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

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Chief Legislator

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

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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)

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Bully pulpit

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

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Executive Order

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

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Chief Diplomat

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

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Commander-in-chief

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

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Power to set foreign policy

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

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Ambassador

an official representative of a country's government

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treaty

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

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executive agreement

an agreement between the President and the leader of another country

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Chief Citizen

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

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