Chapter 14 The Presidency

one party controls the White HOuse and another pary controls one or both housees of Congress

The same party controls the white House and both houses of Congress

The inability of the governments to act because rival praties control different parts of the government

The people chosen to cast each stat's voters in a presidential election. Each state can cast one electoral vote for each senator and representative it has. The District of Columbia has three electoral votes, even though it cannot elect a representative or senator

A president's subordinates report to him througha clear chain of command headed by a chief of staff

Several of the president's assistants report directly to him

several subordinates, cabinet officersm, and committes report directly to the president on different matters

the heads of the fifteen executive branch departments of the federal government

the president's use of his prestige and bisibility to guide or enthuse the American public

A message from the president to Congress stating that he will not sign a bill it has passed. Must be produced within ten days of the bill's passage

a bill fails to become law because the president did not sign it within ten days before congress adjourns

An executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature

A presidential document that reveals what the president hinks of a new law and how it ought to be enforced

The authority of Congress to block apresidential action after it has taken place. The supremem court has held that Congress does not have this power

Charges against a president approved by a mojority of the House of Representatives

A person still in office after he or she has lost a bid for reelection