PLS 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Signing Statement, United States Postal Service, Federal Reserve System
Document Summary
Executive agreement an agreement, made between the president and another country, that has the force of a treaty but does not require the senate"s "advice and consent" Legislative initiative the president"s inherent power to bring a legislative agenda before congress. Signing statement an announcement made by the president when signing bills into law, often presenting the president"s interpretation of the law. Bureaucracy the complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large-scale institutions to coordinate effectively the work of their personnel. Implementation the efforts of departments and agencies to translate laws into specific bureaucratic rules and actions. Departments the largest subunit of the executive branch, each of which is headed by a department secretary. Independent agency set up by congress outside the departmental structure altogether, even though the president appoints and directs the heads of these agencies.
