These terms should help you prepare for test 2. If we haven't covered them in class, they can be found in the textbooks (of course). I'll run through these next Wednesday.
Magna Carta
Divine Right of Kings
George Washington
The electoral college
Constitutional design
King caucus
Expressed powers
Delegated powers
Inherent powers
singular executive
Commander in chief
war powers resolution
Executive agreement
Executive privilege
signing statements
Veto
Pocket veto
line item veto
Legislative initiative
Executive orders
vesting clause
legislative supremacy
the New Deal
NLRB v. Jones
singular executive
plural executive
unitary executive
the legislative epoch
the modern presidency
cabinet
National Security Council
White House Staff
Executive Office of the President
Office of Management and Budget
Vice President
mandate
party leader
Going Public
divided government
permanent campaign
presidential popularity
regulatory review
the bureaucracy
implementation
division of labor
administration
Rule making
administrative adjudication
cabinet departments
independent agencies
government corporations
independent regulatory commissions
Clientele agencies
revenue agencies
internal security agencies
external security agencies
regulatory agencies
administrative legislation
fiscal agencies
monetary agencies
welfare agencies
bureaucratic drift
appointment process
coalitional drift
oversight
civil service
deregulation
devolution
privatization
