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- Series of programs and policies implements by FDR in response to Great Depression. Has significant impact on exec branch. Marked a major shift in fed gov's role in economy/society
- Declarations issued by a president that relate to the organization of the federal bureaucracy (Doesn't require approval of congress)
- OVERSIGHTCongress: makes the ____President: appoints _______
- Who dominated the executive branch until the 1930s?
- process of applying rules and precedents to specific cases to settle disputes or problems between or of parties
- The process of redrawing the boundaries of electoral districts within a jurisdiction
- an individual hired from the public sector into a government/bureaucratic agency based on professional or personal merit as well as specialization in a specific body of skills.
- Presidency, House and the Senate are all controlled by the same party (faster policy changes)
- - Resemble Cabinet Departments- Narrow Area of Responsibility- CIA, NASA- Heads are appointed
- a congressional law that forbade government officials from participating in partisan politics and protected government employees from being fired on partisan grounds; it was revised in 1993 to be less restrictive
- Relationship characterized by the exchange of resources, support, and favors between a government agency, a committee/ subcommittee, and interest group
- ability of a Public Figure, especially the President, to use their position to influence/.shape public opinion on various issues
- Once Congress passes a law it goes to _____ to implement
- A member of congress that loyally represents constituents direct interests.
- How long is a parties term in Congress?
- System where individuals are hired, promoted, and retained in public service based on their qualification, skills, and performance (How most employees are hired - typically need to score high enough on a Civil Service Exam)
- principal units of the executive branch. headed by appointed official (secretaries) who are members of the President's cabinet. Responsible for specific areas of public policy & government administration
- this is a special "power" of the Senate in which they are consulted/approached by the executive branch to approve treaties and appointments made by the President to various government positions (cabinets seats, federal judges, ambassadors, and US attorneys)
- Concept that refers to the constitutional authority of the legislative branch (Congress) to control government spending & financial appropriations (outlined in Constitution - aspect of Checks & Balances)
- U.S. Federal law that gives Congress the authority to review & potentially reject new regulations issued by federal agencies. Primary purpose is to provide Congress with a mechanism to prevent the implementation of regulations that is disapproves of