Presidency
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| Ruled that the legislative veto was unconstitutional | Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha
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| Case which ruled that the line-item veto was unconstitutional | Clinton v. New York City
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| Case which ruled that executive privilege was not unqualified | United States v. Nixon
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| A government in which one party controls the presidency and a different party controls one or both houses of Congress | Divided government
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| A congressional effort to control presidential impoundments; requires the president to spend all appropriated funds unless Congress is notified by the president and agrees to delete the items. | Budget Reform Act of 1974
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| Personal assistants to the president with offices in the White House; serve at the pleasure of the President and don't need Senate confirmation | White House Office
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| Law which required the President to inform Congress of any commitment of American troops abroad within 48 hours | War Powers Resolution Act
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| Presidential recommendations to cut parts of appropriations bills; as part of a line-item veto this was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court | Recissions
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| Agency whose major task to help the President coordinate legislative and budgetary proposals from the executive branch | Office of Management and Budget
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| Advises the President on matters of national safety | National Security Council
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| Group in the Executive Office that is the main source of information and advice for the President on the economy | Council of Economic Advisors
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| A method by which Congress delegates authority to the executive branch while retaining oversight power; either house of Congress may block a proposed executive action; declared unconstitutional in 1981. | Legislative veto
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