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Pres/Bureaucracytest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| presidential qualifications | natural-born, lived in US for 14 unconsecutive years, 35 years old, |
| Pres consitutional powers | "executive power", commander in chief of the armed services, |
| 22nd amendment | limits a president to election to two terms and/or serving no more than ten years |
| 25th amendment | covers disability and succession; permits vp to become acting pres if the pres is determined to be disabled. |
| divided government | a government in which one party controls the White House and a different party controls one or both houses of Congress |
| The Office of Management and Budget | largest executive office of the pres. prepares the national budget that the president proposes to Congress every year. also monitor the spending of funds approved by Congress and checks the budgets and records of executive agencies |
| Executive Orders | orders that have the force of law, may enforce the constitution, treaties, or legislative statues, may establish or modify rules and practices of exec admin agencies |
| Executive Privilege | the privilige of confidentiality that a president assumes |
| Budget Reform Act of 1974 | required the president to spend all appropriated funds, unless Congress approved the impoundment |
| 12th Amendment | provided for electors to vote for a president/vice-president on the same ballott |
| Pendleton Act | set up a limited merit system for appointing federal offices |
| Hatch Act | required employees, once they were hired, to have a slittle to do with political parties as possible |
| spoils system | allowed people with little knowledge and background to be appointed to important gov positions |
| iron triangle | alliance among bureaucrats, interest groups, and congressional subcommittee members and staff formed to promote their common causes |
| issue network | consis of people in interest groups in universities, and in the mass media who regularly debate an issue |
| red tape | the maze of government rules, regulations, and paperwork-makes gov so overwhelming to citizens that many people try to avoid any contact |
| appropriation | money formally set aside for a specific use, usuall lees than what is authorized |
| government corporations | blend of private corporation and government agency. more freedom and flexibility than in regular gov agencies |
| independent executive agencies | closely resemble cabinet departments, but they are smaller and less complex |
| independent regulatory agencies | regulate important parts of the economy, making rules for large industries and businesses that affect the interests of the public |
| The GSA, NSF, and NASA are... | Independent Executive Agencies |
| The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, TVA, and USPS are... | Government corporations |
| The ICC, FTC, NLRB, FRB, and SEC are... | independent regulatory agencies |
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