GOV 310L Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Minerals Management Service, Precedent
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This system generally benefited the conservative residents of rural areas and small towns and harmed the interests of the more heavily populated and liberal cities. Authorization: a formal declaration by a legislative committee that a certain amount of funding may be available to an agency. Some authorizations terminate in a year; others are renewable automatically without further congressional action. Appropriation: occurs when the final bill is passed, what actually goes on the bill. Funds of large sums are added onto the bill by senators looking to get pork. The power of an executive to veto individual lines or items within a piece of legislation without vetoing the entire bill. Truman tried to seize steel plants and operations during korean war (1952), because a strike threatened supply of weapons. President had no authority to do so under the constitution. A 1967 amendment to the constitution that establishes procedures for filling presidential and vice-presidential vacancies and makes provisions for presidential capacity.
