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- 3. An office created in 1947 to coordinate the president's foreign and military policy advisers. Its formal members are the president, vice president, secretary of state, and secretary of defense, and it is managed by the president's national security assistant.
- 4. The authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place. The Supreme Court has held that Congress does not have this power
- 6. A law passed in 1973 spelling out the conditions under which the president can commit troops without congressional approval.
- 10. Party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to the passage of a bill favored by the party
- 13. A legislature divided into two houses
- 14. A proposed law, drafted in legal language; Anyone can draft a bill, but only members of the House or the Senate can formally submit one for consideration
- 15. Government departments headed by presidential appointees to help establish public policy and operate a specific policy area of governmental activity
- 17. Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
- 19. Federal projects, grants, and contracts available r=to state and local governments, businesses colleges, and other institutions in a congressional district
- 21. A sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play the role of crisis manager.
- 24. System in which the chairmanship of a committee is given to the member with the longest continuous service
- 26. Congress monitors policies of the executive branch
- 28. Placed limit of two terms for presidential terms of office
- 29. A lengthy speech designed to delay the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate
Down
- 1. The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the Constitution; The House has the power to do this to the president
- 2. Party leaders in both chambers involve themselves in the legislative process much earlier and more deeply than they used to, using a variety of special procedures
- 5. Committees in each house of Congress that handle bills in different policy areas
- 7. The principal leader of the minority party in the House or the Senate
- 8. Addresses presidential succession, disability, and vice-presidential vacancies
- 9. Responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding up votes on behalf of the party's legislative positions
- 11. An office mandated by the Constitution, chosen in practice by the majority party, has both formal and informal powers, and second in line to succeed the presidency should that office become vacant
- 12. Orders issued by the president that carry the force of law
- 16. Congressional committees formed when the Senate and House pass a particular bill in different forms, irons our the differences and revises the bill
- 18. A group of members of Congress sharing some interest or characteristic; many are composed of members from both parties and from both houses
- 20. A veto taking place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it.
- 22. Activities of members of Congress that help constituents as individuals, particularly by cutting through bureaucratic red tape to get people what they think they have a right to get
- 23. The most important influencers of their committee’s agendas; plays the dominant rules in scheduling hearings, hiring staff, appointing subcommittees, and managing committee bills when they are brought before the Full House
- 25. Individuals that already hold office
- 27. holds that Republicans will not allow the House to vote on a bill unless it has the support of the majority of the Republican caucus