Electoral College correct answers a body of people representing the states of the US, who
formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
Cabinet correct answers group of officials who head government departments and advise the
President
Executive office of the president correct answers *Includes chief advisers to president
*Contains several key agencies that help president carry out his duties, including National
Security Council and Office of Management and Budget
*Headed by president's chief of staff
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) correct answers The office that prepares the
president's annual budget proposal, reviews the budget and programs of the executive
departments, supplies economic forecasts, and conducts detailed analyses of proposed bills and
agency rules.
National Security Council correct answers An office created in 1947 to coordinate the president's
foreign and military policy advisers. Its formal members are the president, vice president,
secretary of state, and secretary of defense, and it is managed by the president's national security
assistant.
Council of Economic Advisors correct answers A three-member body appointed by the president
to advise the president on economic policy.
Presidential Honeymoon correct answers The first several months of a presidency, when
reporters are more forgiving than usual, Congress is more inclined to be cooperative, and the
public is more receptive to new approaches.
pocket veto correct answers A veto taking place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of
submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it.
line-item veto correct answers an executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill
passed by the legislature
executive privilege correct answers An implied presidential power that allows the president to
refuse to disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security to
Congress or the judiciary.
United States v. Nixon correct answers U.S. Supreme Court case that limited executive privilege
Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 correct answers modified the role of Congress in the
federal budgetary process. It created standing budget committees in both the House and the
Senate, established the Congressional Budget Office, and moved the beginning of the fiscal year
from July 1 to October 1.