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AP Gov Ch. 7 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bully Pulpit | View that a major power of the presidency, not one prescribed by the Constitution is to draw attention to & generate support for certain positions. |
| Cabinet | Formal body of presidential advisers who head the 15 executive departments. Presidents often add others to this body of formal advisors. |
| Executive Agreements | Formal international agreements entered into by the president that don't require the advice & consent of the Senate. |
| Executive Order | Rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law. All executive orders must be published in the Federal Register. |
| Executive Privilege | Implied presidential power that gives the president to refuse to disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the judiciary. |
| Office of Management and Budget | Office that prepares the president's annual budget proposal, reviews the budget & programs of the executive departments, supplies economic, & conducts detailed analyses of proposed bills & agency rules. |
| Pardon | An executive grant providing restoration of all rights & privileges of citizenship to a specific individual charged with or convicted with a crime. |
| Signing Statements | Occasional written comments attached to a bill signed by the president. |
| 25th Amendment | Established procedures for filing in vacancies in the office of president & vice president as well as providing for procedures to deal w/ disability of a president. |
| 22nd Amendment | Prevents presidents serving more than 2 terms or more than 10 yrs if they came into office by death, resignation, or removal of their predecessor. |
| US v. Nixon | Supreme Court ruling on power of the president, holding that no absolute constitutional executive privilege gives a president to refuse to comply with a court order to make information needed in a criminal trial. |