Presidency Two
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| A form of indictment voted by the House of Representatives against the president, vice president, and all civil officers of the federal government | Impeachment
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| The charismatic power of a president which enables congressional candidates of the same party to ride into office on the strength of the president's popularity | Presidential coattails
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| This allows the president to approve some provisions of a bill and disapprove others; ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court | Line-item veto
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| A claim by the president that consultations with advisers are confidential and need not be disclosed to the courts or Congress | Executive privilege
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| Federal agencies that are part of the executive branch but outside the structure of the cabinet departments; their heads serve at the pleasure of the president | Executive agencies
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| Powers not specified in the Constitution which the president claims | Implied powers
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| The refusal of the president to spend money appropriated by Congress; limited in the Budget Reform Act of 1974 | Impoundment
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| One of two ways for a president to disapprove a bill passed by Congress; if the president does not sign the bill within 10 days of receiving it, and Congress has adjourned within that time, the bill does not become law | Pocket veto
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| Federal agencies that are part of the executive branch but outside the structure of cabinet departments; their heads typically served fixed terms of office and can be removed only for cause | Independent agencies
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| A politician whose power has been diminished because he or she is about to leave office | Lame duck
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| Executive agencies that report directly to the president and perform staff services for the president; top positions are filled by presidential nomination with Senate confirmation | Executive Office of the President
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| Fringe benefits of office | Perks or perquisites
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