BJU American Government (3rd ed.) - Chapter 10 & 11 | Quizlet

executive order

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

executive agreement

A formal agreement between the U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval.

line-item veto

Presidential power to strike, or remove, specific items from a spending bill without vetoing the entire package; declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

pocket veto

A veto taking place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it.

lame duck

A person still in office after he or she has lost a bid for reelection

Impeachment

An action by the House of Representatives to accuse the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the United States of committing "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."

Cabinet Departments

The fifteen largest and most influential agencies of the federal bureaucracy (e.g., Department of State, Treasury, Justice...) Headed by Secretary or Attorney General (Department of Justice)

First president to die in office

William Henry Harrison

The only president to resign

Richard Nixon

First president to serve more than two terms

Franklin Roosevelt

Replaced Vice President Spiro Agnew, then became President

Gerald Ford

State of the Union

A yearly report by the president to Congress describing the nation's condition and recommending programs and policies

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

An organization established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to assist the president in carrying out major duties.

National Security Council

An agency in the Executive Office of the President that advises the president on national security

25th Amendment

(1) Succession of VP if president dies or become incapable to do his job.(2) if there is no VP, president must appoint one, and congress must approve

22nd Amendment

Limits the president to two terms or 10 years.

tenure

the period of time a job lasts

Direct Primaries

preliminary nominating elections held to select candidates or delegates to party conventions

Caucus

a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office

closed primaries

Elections to select party nominees in which only people who have registered in advance with the party can vote for that party's candidates, thus encouraging greater party loyalty.

open primaries

Elections to select party nominees in which voters can decide on Election Day whether they want to participate in the Democratic or Republican contests.

crossover voting

Voting by member of one party for a candidate of another party.

party platform

A political party's statement of its goals and policies for the next four years. The platform is drafted prior to the party convention by a committee whose members are chosen in rough proportion to each candidate's strength. It is the best formal statement of a party's beliefs.

Superdelegates

party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses

keynote address

key speech at the national nominating convention that outlines the themes of the campaign

Brokered Convention

a convention requiring lengthy balloting and an eventual settlement by means of bargaining and compromise

balance the ticket

When a presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his chance of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographic, racial, ethnic, gender, or other characteristics

general election

election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices

Exit Polls

Polls conducted as voters leave selected polling places on Election Day.

Electoral College

a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

Inaugural Address

The address (speech) given by the President as he is sworn into office

Executive Orders

Regulations originating with the executive branch. Executive orders are one method presidents can use to control the bureaucracy.

Pardons

orders from the president that grant freedom from punishment

covert operations

secret activities undertaken by a state outside its borders through clandestine means to achieve specific political or military goals with respect to another state

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Presidential staff agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies.