The amendment that limits presidents to two terms

Foreign and domestic policy designed to protect the nation's independence and political/economic integrity; Policy concerned with the safety and defense of the nation.

Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.

Hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications, rather than patronage.

The process of putting a law into practice through bureaucratic rules or spending

This amendment permits the vice president to become acting president if both the vice president and the president’s cabinet determine that the president is disabled.

The federal department responsible fore safeguarding national security of the United States

Provides a system for the public to obtain government records, as long as they do not invade individuals' privacy, reveal trade secrets, or endanger military security.

The extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose courses of action and make policies that are not spelled out in advance by laws

To change from government or public ownership/control to a private ownership

Designated order of succession should a president die in office or resign; after Vice President, the order is: Speaker of the House; President Pro Tempore of the Senate; Secretary of State; followed by all other cabinet secretaries in the order in which their departments were created.

The amounts of money approved by Congress in statutes (bills) that each unit or agency of the government can spend

The process where people or elected officials meet together to discuss and consider public matters

Called the plan to reinvent government led by VP Al Gore; make it easier for pres and cabinet secretaries to run bureaucracy; efficiency accountability and consistent policies

One of the key inducements used by political machines. A job or contract is one that is given for political reasons rather than for merit or competence alone.

An outgoing official serving out the remainder of a term, after retiring or being defeated for reelection

This 1917 law provided for the registration of all American men between the ages of 21 and 30 for a military draft. By the end of WWI, 24.2 had registered; 2.8 had been inducted into the army. Age limit was later changed to 18 to 45

According to Anthony Downs, a "team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election."

The office in charge of hiring for most agencies of the federal government, using elaborate rules in the process.

A mutually dependent relationship between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees. Iron Triangles dominate some areas of domestic policy-making.

A law passed in 1973 spelling out the conditions under which the president can commit troops without congressional approval

The term used to describe the division of Europe between the Soviet bloc and the West: coined by Winston Churchill

1933: Prohibits federal employees from engaging in certain political activities (running partisan elections, making or soliciting political contributions, influencing elections, running for office as a member of a political party, etc...)
1993: Allow most federal employees to take an active part in partisan political management and partisan political campaigns.

Authorized a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through the merit system on the basis of performance on an examination

Independent agencies whose primary mission is to impose limits, restrictions or other obligations on the conduct of individuals or companies in the private sector.