Congress
Presidency
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Congress
Random
100
speaking for a prolonged time to delaying voting in the senate
What is filibuster
100
if the president does not take any action for ten days the bill does not become a law
What is pocket veto
100
a government employee
What is bureaucrat
100
action taken by Congress to reverse the Presidential veto, by a 2/3 majority
What is override
100
a form of organization that operates through impersonal uniform rules and procedures
What is bureaucracy
200
Powers given to Congress in the Constitution
What is Enumerated powers
200
formal orders issued by the president to direct action action by the federal bureaucracy
What is executive orders
200
formal process for making regulations
What is rule-making process
200
a senator selected by majority party to act as chair when the vice president is absent
What is President pro tempore
200
the head of the White House staff.
What is Chief of Staff
300
an official who is expected to vote independently based on his or her judgment of the circumstances
What is trustee
300
presidential power to take out specific items from a bill without getting rid of the whole bill
What is line item veto
300
government entity that is independent of the legislative, executive and judicial branches
What is independent agency
300
mutual aid vote trading among legislators
What is logrolling
300
programs such as unemployment insurance, disability relief, or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens
What is entitlement programs
400
committee appointed by the presiding officers of each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form
What is conference committee
400
a system of government in which the legislature selects the president
What is parliamentary system
400
legislative or executive review of a particular government program or organization
What is oversight
400
a procedure for terminating debate in the senate
What is cloture
400
tendency of presidents to lose support over time
What is cycle of decreasing influence
500
the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent
What is Gerrymandering
500
powers that grow out of the very existence of government
What is inherent powers
500
agency that administers civil service law, rules and regulations
What is Office of Personal Management
500
the assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census. State legislatures reapportion state legislative districts
What is reapportionment
500
the right to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to National Security
What is executive privilege
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