Executive Branch Part 2

impoundment of funds

President puts aside or refuse to spend money

reprieve

It grants postponement of legal punishment

pardon

A release of legal punishment

amnesty

A group pardon to people for an offense against the government

line-item veto

reject a specific parts of a bill while approving the rest

political patronage (spoils system)

appoint to office by political support

executive agreement

pacts between president and foreign government

diplomatic recognition

recognizing foreign government

Pendleton Act

Created the civil service system

Civil Service Comission

administer exams for employment

Office of Personnel Management

manages the US federal system

Merit System Protection Board

settles job disputes & investigates complaint

Hatch Act

limits involvement in federal employees in election

Plum Book

jobs that president may fill

incrementalism

a term that refers to each year’s budget changing only a little from one year to the next

federal fiscal year

a 12-month accounting period that extends from October 1 one year to September of next year

Budget and Accounting Act of 1921

made the president responsible for directing the preparation of the budget and making major decisions about budget priorities

Office of Management and Budget

analyzes the nation’s economic situation and gives the president the first set of budget figures

Council of Economic Advisers

the group the confers with the president on budgetary matters

uncontrollables

expenditures required by law or resulting from previous budgetary commitments

entitlements

the benefits that Congress provides by law, including Social Security, government pensions, etc

Congress Budget Act of 1974

set up House and Senates Budget Committees and the Congressional Budget Office