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Legislative - Makes Laws
Legislative Branch is made up of - Congress:
the Senate
the House of Represented
Executive - Carries out laws
Executive branch is made up of - President
Vice President
the cabinet
Judicial - Interprets laws
judicial branch is made up of - supreme court
other federal courts
How Are Laws Made? - Laws begin as ideas. First, a representative sponsors a bill. The
bill is then assigned to a committee for study. If released by the committee, the bill is put
on a calendar to be voted on, debated or amended. If the bill passes by simple majority
(218 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate. In the Senate, the bill is assigned to another
committee and, if released, debated and voted on. Again, a simple majority (51 of 100)
passes the bill. Finally, a conference committee made of House and Senate members
works out any differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The
resulting bill returns to the House and Senate for final approval. The Government
Printing Office prints the revised bill in a process called enrolling. The President has 10
days to sign or veto the enrolled bill.
cabinet - An advisory group selected by the president to aid in making decisions. The
Cabinet includes the heads of 15 executive departments and other named by the
president.
commander in chief - The role of the president as supreme commander of the military
forces of the United States and of the state National Guard units when they are called
into federal services.
veto vote - The power of a president or governor to reject a bill proposed by a
legislature by refusing to sign it into law. The president or governor actually writes the
word veto on the bill and sends it back to the legislature with a statement of his or her
objections.
, 12th amendment - An amendment to the constitution adopted in 1804 that specifies the
separate election of the president and vice president by the Electoral College
pardon (power) - A release from the punishment for or legal consequences of a crime; a
pardon can be granted by the president before or after a conviction.
executive order - A rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law.
Executive orders can be implemented and give administrative effect to provisions in the
Constitution, to treaties, and to statues.
White House Office - The personal office of the president, which tends to presidential
political needs and manages the media
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - A division of the Executive Office of the
President. The OMB assists the president in preparing the annual budget, clearing and
coordinating departmental agency budgets, and supervising the administration of the
federal budget,
Signing Statements - A written declaration that a president may make when signing a
bill into law. Usually, such statements point out sections of the law that the president
deems unconstitutional.
line-item veto - The power of an executive to veto individual lines or items within a piece
of legislation without vetoing the entire bill
Government Corporation - An agency of the government that administers a quasi-
business enterprise. These corporations are used when activities are primarily
commercial.
definition of president - an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly;
an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit;
the chief officer of an organization (such as a corporation or institution) usually
entrusted with the direction and administration of its policies;
the presiding officer of a governmental body;
an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief of political executive in a
republic having a presidential government;
an elected official having the position of chief of state but usually only minimal political
powers in a republic having a parliamentary government
definition of bureaucracy - a body of nonelective government official;
an administrative policy-making group;
government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a
hierarchy of authority;
a system of administration marked by officialism, red tape, and proliferation
definition of congress - the act or action of coming together and meeting;
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