Terms for US Government

Pardon

A _______is the legal forgivesness of a crime

Federal budget

A detailed estimate of federal income Nd spending for a 12 month period

Executive Order

A directive rule or regulation from the president that has the effect of law

Treaty

A formal agreement between two or more nations that requires the approval of two thirds of the Senate

Bureaucracy

A large hierachial organization woth job specialization and complex rules

Regional security alliance

An agreement among countries in a particular part of the world to take collective action to defend each other

CIA

Central intelligence agency

Control spending

Congress can decide how much money to spend each year on programs that considered________

Continuing resolution

Congress passes a _____ to fund governement agencies during long budget negotiations

Imperial Presidency

Critics term for the strong use of presidential power in ways that enable the president to evade the will of congress

Quasi judicial

Describes a group with the power to judge cases outside the court system

Foreign aid, D

Doesnt belong? A. Détente B. Deterrence C. Containment D. Foreign aid

Containment, D

Doesnt belong? A. Isolationism B. Foreign policy C. Domestic affairs D. Containment

Espionage, D

Doesnt belong? A. Regional security alliance B. Collective security C. UN security council D. Espionage

Payroll tax

Employers withhold a______ from each paycheck

EPA

Enviremental protection agency

Foreign policy

Everything that a nations governement says and does in world affairs

What is the doctrine called that allows the president to keep various communications secret?

Executive privilege Which was revolved around Nixon

Mass Media

Form of communication including printed publications radio television and most recently the internet

Origin of red tape

In 1736 england used this to bind their legal documents

IRS

Internal revenue service

NRC

Nuclear regulatory commission

OMB

Office of management and budget

Independent Regulatory commission

One of the ten federal agencies created to watch over important aspects of the nations economy

Entitlement

Payments that federal law says must be paid to all those who meet the eligibility requirements

When a president receives a diplomatic reps of another sovereign nation he is exercising the power of _____

Recognition

Customs duty

Sometimes called tariffsimport duties or imposts

Estate tax

Tax imposed on the assets of one who dies

Regressive tax

Tax that falls most heavily on those who are least able to pay

TVA

Tennesse valley authority

Line Item Veto

The ____ had been sought by many presidents but it was struck down bu the supreme court as unconstituonal

Recess appointment?

The appointment by the president pf USof senior federal official while the US senate is in recess. Senate wont approve supreme court justice

Attorney General

The director of the department of justice

Deficit

The fed government creates budget _____when it spends more money in one year than it takes in

Excise tax

The governemt lays a(n)______ on manufacture sale or consumption of goods

Executive article

The part of the constituion that establishes the preisidency is called the ______

Deterrence

The policy of making the US and its allies so militarily strong that their very strength will discourage any attack

Ordinance Powers

The presidents constituinal power to issue executive orders

Clemency

The presidents power to grant reprieves and pardons in cases involving federal offenses

Right of legation

The right to send and recieve diplomatic representatives

Diplomatic immunity

The rule by ehich ambassadors are not held subject to the laws of state to which they are acredited

Public debt

The total amount of money owed by the US plus all interest

Persona Non grata

To show displeasure with another country the prejsdnt can declare its diplomatic representive to be_____

Executive Agreement

Unlike a treaty____ does not need congressional approval

Draft, D

Which one doesnt belong? A. Right of legation B. Ambassador C. Diplomatic immunity D. Draft

Amnesty

______ is a general pardon of a group of lawbreakers

Recognition

_____cN be used as a weapon in foreign relations