22nd Amendment, Limits the President to two terms, Executive Order, The president directs an agency to carry out policies/existing laws, Chief Diplomat, When the president recognizes foreign governments and makes treaties., Chief of Party, When the president helps members of his political party get elected or appointed to office., Chief Executive, When the president decides how the laws of the US are to be enforced and chooses officials and advisors to help run the Executive Branch, Chief of State, When the president acts as the ceremonial head of the United States, Commander in Chief, When the president acts as supreme commander of the military forces of the United States and of the state National Guard units when they are called into federal service, Chief legislator, When the president influences the making of laws., Bureaucracy, A system of managing government through departments run by appointed (non-elected) officials, the Cabinet, A group of senior advisers ("secretaries") to the president that run a "department" of the bureaucracy, Executive Office of the President, The cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his responsibilities. (OMB, NSC), Independent Agencies, governmental units that closely resemble a Cabinet department but have narrower areas of responsibility and perform services rather than regulatory functions, Government Corporations, A government agency that operates like a business corporation, created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program., Independent Regulatory Commissions, A government agency or commission with regulatory power whose independence is protected by Congress., Monetary Policy, Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling the money supply and thus interest rates., Fiscal Policy, Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling taxing and spending (and borrowing), What is the key difference between independent agencies and the Cabinet?, The leadership of independent agencies don't change when the president changes.., Who appoints the head of a Cabinet department?, the president, mandatory spending, Federal spending required by law that continues without the need for annual approvals by Congress., discretionary spending, Federal spending on programs that are controlled through the regular budget process; can fluctuate each year., Presidential Age requirement in years, 35, Who confirms presidential appointments?, The Senate, Number of years a Presidential candidate must be a resident of the US, 14, Maximum number of years a president can serve, 10, Number of terms a President can serve, 2, civil service system, the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit (also called the merit system), 3 main agencies that make up the Executive Branch, Executive Departments (cabinet), independent agencies, Executive Office of the President, Structure of the Bureaucracy, a hierarchy, Which is the only cabinet advisor NOT called a "secretary"?, the Attorney General (justice department), patronage, Granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.

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