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ap gov vocab 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bully Pulpit | The view that a major power of the presidency, albeit not one prescribed by the constitution, is to draw attention to and generate support for particular positions. |
| Cabinet | The formal body of presidential advisers who head the fifteen executive departments. President often add others to this body of formal advisers. |
| Executive Agreements | Formal international agreements entered into by the president that do not require the advice and consent of the US senate |
| Executive Order | Rule or regulation issued by the president that the effect of law. All executive orders must be published in the Federal register. |
| Executive Privilege | An implied presidential power that allows 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 presidents annual budget proposal, reviews the budget and programs of the executive departments, supplies economic forecast, and conducts detailed analyses of proposed bills and agency rules. |
| Pardon | An executiv4e grant providing restoration of all rights and privileges of citizenship to a specific individual charged with or convicted of a crime |
| Signing Statements | Occasional written comments attached to a bill by the president |
| 25th Amendment | established procedures for filling vacancies in the office of president and vice president as well as providing for procedures to deal with the disability presidency |
| 22nd Amendment | Prevents president from serving more than 2 terms, or more than 10 years if they came to office via the death, resignation, or removal of their processor |
| US v. Nixon | Supreme Court ruling on power of the president, holding that no absolute constitutional executive privilege allows a president to refuse to comply with a court order to produce information needed in a criminal trial |