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| Government in which one party controls the white house and another party controls one or both houses of Congress |
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| A government in which the same party controls both the white house and both parties of Congress. Less common |
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| Representative Government |
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| Political system in which leaders and representatives acquire political power by means of a competitive struggle for the people's vote |
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| Method of organizing the president's staff in which most presidential assistants report through a hierarchy to the president's chief of staff |
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| Several presidential assistants report directly to the president |
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| Several task forces, committees, and informal groups of friends and advisers deal directly with the president |
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| Short for "Perquisites" meaning "fringe benefits of office." Perks include limos, expense accounts, free air travel, assistants, etc. |
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| By custom, the cabinet includes the heads of the 14 major executive departments |
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| Method a president uses to dispose of a bill. Must be sent to Congress within 10 days after the president gets the bill |
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| Type of veto wherein if the president does not sign the bill within 10 days, and Congress has adjourned, the bill is killed |
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| View that an elected representative should act on his or her own best judgment of what public policy requires |
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| View that an elected representative should represent the opinions of his or her constituents |
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| REjection of a presidential or administrative agency action by a vote of one or both houses of Congress without the consent of the president |
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| Formal accusation against a public official by the lower house of a legislative body. Merely an accusation, NOT a conviction. Senate votes a 2/3 vote to decide conviction (Johnson and Clinton) |
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| A politician who is still in office after having lost an election bid |
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