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