In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Term: representative Definition: A representative who will vote on based on their own knowledge and judgment
Term: representative Definition: A representative who sees as an agent of those who elected them and will vote on issues based on the interests of their constituents
Term: representativeDefinition: uses a combination of and delegate role conceptions Term: agendaDefinition: a list of subjects or issues to which government will agree to consider as part of public policymaking
Term: Definition: an advisory body to the President made up of the heads of the 15 departments and the Vice President
Term: Executive Office of the Definition: comprises the offices and agencies that support the work and of the President ; consists of the White House Office (headed by the Chief of Staff), National Security Council, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Term: VetoDefinition: formal power of the to check Congress, but vetoes can be overridden with a 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress
Term: veto Definition: formal power of the to check Congress, and cannot be overridden with a 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress
Term: Line item Definition: the (unconstitutional) authority of the President to reject or veto particular provisions of a bill by Congress
Term: Commander in Definition: formal foreign policy power of the Term: agreementDefinition: informal policy power of the President
Term: Treaty Definition: formal foreign policy of the Term: Bargaining and Definition: informal power of the President to congressional action
Term: Executive Definition: an informal to allow the president to manage the federal government and are implied by the president’s vested executive power or by power delegated by Congress
Term: Signing Definition: an informal power of the President to inform Congress and the public of the president’s interpretation of laws by Congress and signed by the president
Term: Senate Definition: an important check on appointment powers but there can be a for conflict based on who is chosen by the president for appointments, confirmed by senate Term: agendaDefinition: the formal list of policies Congress is considering at any given time ; policy conflicts with the congressional agenda can lead the president to use executive and directives to the bureaucracy to address the president’s own agenda items
Term: Federalist 70Definition: offers justification for a single executive by arguing a strong executive is “essential to the protection of the country against foreign attacks, to the steady of the laws, to the protection of property, and to the security of liberty.”
Term: 22nd Definition: established presidential term limits and demonstrates concern about the of presidential power
Term: State of the Definition: formal power of the President that is a nationally broadcast message for agenda setting that uses the media to influence public views about which policies are the most Term: Bully Definition: informal power of the President for agenda setting that uses the media to public views about which policies are the most important
Term: Agenda Definition: the President uses their formal and informal powers to influence public policy and public opinion in pursuit of their agenda
Term: Article Definition: foundation for powers of the branch ; life tenure for justices allows the court to function independent of the current political climate |
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