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Executive Branch

Vocabulary terms

TermDefinition
Bureaucracy An organization consisting of departments and agencies formed to help the president carry out his mission.
Iron triangle An interaction between an agency, a congressional committee and an interest group to create policy.
Independent Executive Agency
Independent Regulatory Committee Federal agencies that make regulations for certain aspects of the economy.
Government Corporation A government owned corporation that is run like a business and manages commercial activities and charges for them.
Administration Discretion Congress gives the federal bureaucracy the power to do what they think is best in carrying out laws.
Lame duck Referring to the time when the president serves the rest of his term shortly before he leaves office.
Cabinet Advisers of the president, they help the president make decisions.
Office of Management and Budget An agency that helps the president write the federal budget
Executive Order A document written by the president that has the effect of a law.
Executive Privilege A right that the president have that allows him to keep information secret from the public.
Neutral competence The principle that bureaucracies should not be partisan or biased.
Hatch Act It limited political activity by civil servants.
Impeachment The process of removing a public official after an act of misconduct by the public official.
Veto Rejection of a bill.
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