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President's Job Description
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the symbolic role of the president as the representative of the country
What is head of state
100
the group of policy-related offices that serve as support staff to the president
What is Executive Office of the President
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a rule that allows the government to exercise control over individuals and corporations by restricting certain behaviors
What is regulation
100
post Civil War era in which bureaucracy began to significantly grow
What is Progressive Era
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another name for administrative state
What is bureaucracy
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proclamations made by the president that change government policy without congressional approval
What is executive orders
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the group of fifteen executive department heads who implement the president's agenda in their respective positions
What is cabinet
200
government purchases
What is procurement
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this act forced the hiring of bureaucrats to be based on merit rather than connections
What is Pendleton
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agencies where campaign workers and donors are often appointed to reward them for their service
What is turkey farms
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the president's power to initiate treaty negotiations
What is first-mover advantage?
300
the government position whose responsibility is to serve as the president of the Senate
What is vice president
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where proposed rules are published during the notice and comment procedure
What is Federal Reserve
300
time in which Roosevelt crafted programs to pick America up after the Great Depression
What is The New Deal
300
congressional efforts to make sure that laws are implemented correctly by the bureaucracy after they have been passed
What is oversight
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an agreement between the executive branch and a foreign government, which acts as a treaty but does not require Senate approval
What is executive agreement
400
a negative checking power that can be enacted towards the president by Congress to remove him from office
What is impeachment
400
bureaucratic job that street-level bureaucrats partake in
What is providing service
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although they are known for smaller government, presidents of this party have not stopped the bureaucracy from growing
What is Republicans
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any policy decision made and acted upon by the president and his staff without approval of Congress
What is unilateral action
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an annual speech in which the president addresses Congress to report on the condition of the country and recommend policies
What is State of the Union
500
branch of government that is meant to implement legislation
What is the executive branch
500
unnecessarily complex procedures
What is standard operating procedures
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society under President Johnson that housed the time of loans for college, health care for seniors, special education, etc.
What is The Great Society
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the percentage of Americans who feel that the president is doing a good job in office
What is presidential approval