theodore roosevelt's notion of the presidency from which the president could push an agenda

a group of advisors to the president, consisting of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch who head the fifteen executive departments

an international agreement between the president and another country made by the executive branch without formal consent by the Senate

Executive Office of the President

the administrative organization that reports directly to the president and made up of important offices, units, and staff of the current president and headed by the. White House chief of staff

a rule or order issued by the president without the cooperation of Congress and having the force of law

the president's right to withhold information from Congress, the judiciary, or the public

a term for when the president delivers a major television address in the hope that public pressure will result in legislators supporting the president on a major piece of legislation

the act of charging a government official with serious wrongdoing, which in some cases may lead to the removal of that official from office

an informal meeting held in the 19th century, sometimes called a congressional caucus, made up of legislators in the Congress who met to decide on presidential nominees for the respective parties

a power created through law in 1996 and overturned by the Supreme Court in 1998 that allowed the president to veto specific aspects of bills passed by Congress while signing into law what remained

Office Of Management and Budget

an office within executive office of the president charged with producing the president's budget, overseeing its implementation, and overseeing the executive bureaucracy

Rally Around the Flag Effect

a spike in presidential popularity during international crises

a statement a president issues with the intent to influence the way a specific bill the president signs should be enforced

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Chapter 12

American Government

Term	Definition
Bully Pulpit	theodore roosevelt's notion of the presidency from which the president could push an agenda
Cabinet	a group of advisors to the president, consisting of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch who head the fifteen executive departments
Executive Agreement	an international agreement between the president and another country made by the executive branch without formal consent by the Senate
Executive Office of the President	the administrative organization that reports directly to the president and made up of important offices, units, and staff of the current president and headed by the. White House chief of staff
Executive Order	a rule or order issued by the president without the cooperation of Congress and having the force of law
Executive Privilege	the president's right to withhold information from Congress, the judiciary, or the public
Going Public	a term for when the president delivers a major television address in the hope that public pressure will result in legislators supporting the president on a major piece of legislation
Impeachment	the act of charging a government official with serious wrongdoing, which in some cases may lead to the removal of that official from office
King Caucus	an informal meeting held in the 19th century, sometimes called a congressional caucus, made up of legislators in the Congress who met to decide on presidential nominees for the respective parties
Line-Item Veto	a power created through law in 1996 and overturned by the Supreme Court in 1998 that allowed the president to veto specific aspects of bills passed by Congress while signing into law what remained
Office Of Management and Budget	an office within executive office of the president charged with producing the president's budget, overseeing its implementation, and overseeing the executive bureaucracy
Rally Around the Flag Effect	a spike in presidential popularity during international crises
Signing Statement	a statement a president issues with the intent to influence the way a specific bill the president signs should be enforced

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