vocab 1
department and agents with in the executive branch that carries out the law
what is federal bureaucracy
system of hiring and promoting based on competitive testing results
what is the merit system
process which the fed bureaucracy makes rule that have the force of law to carry out laws
what is regulation
presidential appeals to the public to pressure other branches of gov't to support the policy
what is bull pulpit
an informal veto when a president decides not to sign a bill with in 10 days
an official employee with in a gov't bureaucracy
what is a beaucrat
coordinated and mutually beneficial activities of the bureaucracy congress & interest groups
what is the iron triangle
imposes a duty on the president to take care while executing laws
the process of removing a president from office
what is impeachment
rejection of the individual provision of a bill
what is line item veto
filing admin position as a reward for support rather than soley on merit
what is political patronage
webs of influence between interest groups, policy makers and policy advocates
what is issue network
the appointment clause empowers the president of the US to nominate and with the advice an the consent of the senate appointed by public officials
what is presidential appointment power
a constitutionally required process for selecting a president through slates of electors chosen in each states
what is the electoral college
what solved the problem with how slaves would be counted in representation
what is the 3/5 compromise
civil service reform act of 1883
what is the pendleton act
the bureaucracys role in putting into action the laws that congress has passed
what is implementation
policy directive issues by presidents that do not require congress approval
executive order
a system of elections inwhich the candidate who wins plurality of votes with in a state receives all of the states votes
what is the winner take all method
the group of people who supported the constitution
what is federalist
the merit based bureaucracy excluding the armed forces and political appts.
what is the federal civil service
the power to decide how a law is implemented and at times what congress actually meant when the law is passed
what is bureuacratic discretion
a right claimed by presidents to keep certain conversations records and transcripts confidential from out side
what is executive privilege
division in an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body
what is the proportional method
group of people who did not support the constitution
what is the antifederalists