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Government Chapter 13
Bureaucracy
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History
12th Grade
12/01/2008

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Term
Requirements fore Presidency
Definition
•    At least 35
•    Natural-born citizen
•     Resident of the US for 14 years.
Term

Requirement for

Vicepresidency 

Definition
  • Be a natural born U.S. citizen
  • Not be younger than 35 years old
  • Have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
Term
Power of President
Definition

 

•    Commander in chief
                         Allows them to order US troops into battle without formal declarations
 

•    Diplomat in chief
                                   President negotiator of treaties with foreign people
 

•    Administrator in chief

•    Appoint judges and officers of government
•    Sign or Veto legislation
•    Grant pardons to individuals convicted of federal but not state, crimes,
•    Take care that the laws are faithfully executed
•    Inform and convene congress

Term
Spending money
Definition

1) Uncrontrollable Spending- the protion of the federal budget that is spent on programs, such as Social Security, that the president and Congress are unwilling to cut.

2) Entitlement Program0 progreams such as unemployment insurance, disaster relief, or disability payments that provide benefits to all eligible citizens 

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How do most bureaucrats get their jobs?
Definition
o    They are not elected officials
o    People can be appointed- be friends with someone
o    Career civil service- you can apply
o    People can rise through the ranks
•    They can’t be fired or impeached
Term
What does the OMB do?
Definition
a group that oversees the activities of federal agencies in the United States
Term
War Powers Act
Definition
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