Manuel Garibay Unit 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

Presidential Ticket

Answer 1

The joint listing of the presidential and vice presidential candidates on the same ballot as required by the twelfth Amendment.

Question 2

Treaty

Answer 2

A formal, public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two-thirds of the Senate.

Question 3

Executive Agreement

Answer 3

A formal but often secret agreement between the U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval.

Question 4

Veto

Answer 4

Rejection by a president or governor of legislation passed by a legislature.

Question 5

Pocket Veto

Answer 5

A veto exercised by the president after Congress has adjourned; if the president takes no action for ten days, the bill does not be come law and is not returned to Congress for a possible override.

Question 6

Take Care Clause

Answer 6

A Constitutional requirement that presidents take care that the laws are faithfully executed, even if they disagree with the purpose of those laws.

Question 7

Inherent Powers

Answer 7

The powers of the national government in the field of foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government.

Question 8

State Of The Union Address

Answer 8

The presidents annual statement to Congress and the nation.

Question 9

Impeachment

Answer 9

Formal accusation against the president of other public official; the first step in removal from office.

Question 10

Executive Privilege

Answer 10

The power to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to national security.

Question 11

Executive Order

Answer 11

Directive issued by a president of governor that has the force of law.

Question 12

Impoundment

Answer 12

A decision by the president not to spend money appropriated by Congress; now prohibited under federal law.

Question 13

Line Item Veto

Answer 13

Presidential power to strike, or remove, specific items form a spending bill without vetoing the entire package, declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Question 14

Chief Of Staff

Answer 14

The head of the White House staff.

Question 15

Cabinet

Answer 15

Advisory council for the president, consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president.

Question 16

Bureaucracy

Answer 16

A form of organization that operates through impersonal, uniform rules and procedures.

Question 17

Independent Agency

Answer 17

A government entity that is independent of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

Question 18

Government Corporation

Answer 18

A government agency that operates like a business corporation, created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.

Question 19

Spoils System

Answer 19

A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalist and friends.

Question 20

Patronage

Answer 20

The dispensing of government jobs to persons who belong to the winning political party.

Question 21

Merit System

Answer 21

A system of public employment in which selection and promotion depend on demonstrated performance rather than political patronage.

Question 22

Pendleton Act

Answer 22

The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of United States is a federal law established in 1883 that stipulated that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit.

Question 23

Hatch Act

Answer 23

Act prohibiting partisan political activity on the part of Federal employees.

Question 24

Entitled Programs

Answer 24

Government programs, such as unemployment insurance, disaster relief, and disability payment, that provide benefits to all eligible citizens.

Question 25

Oversight

Answer 25

Legislative or executive review of a particular government program or organization. Can be in response to a crisis of some kind or part of routine review.