| A | B |
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| divided government | a government in which one party controls the WHite House and another controls one or both houses of Congress |
| unified government | a government in which one party controls both the White House and both houses of Congress |
| representative democracy | a political system in which leaders and reps. aquire power by means of the vote |
| direct democracy | a political system where all or most of the participants participate directly by either holding office or making policy |
| pyramid structure | a method of organizing a president's staff in which most pres. assistants report through a hierarchy to the pres. cheif of staff |
| circular structure | a method of organizing the pres. assistants where several assistants report to the pres. directly |
| ad hoc structure | a method of organizing the pres. assistants where task forces, committees, and groups deal directly with the pres. |
| perks | fringe benefits of office |
| cabinent | the heads of the fourteen major executive departments |
| veto message | must be sent to congress within ten days after the pres. receives it |
| pocket veto | if the president does not sign the veto within ten days and congress has adjourned in that time, the bill doesn't become a law |
| line-item veto | a veto where some provisions are approved and others are not |
| legislative veto | teh rejection of pres. or administrative action by vote of one or both houses of congress w/o pres. consent |
| lame duck | a politician who is still in office after having lost a re-election bid |
| impeachment | a formal accusation against a public officail by the lower house of a legislative body |
