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American Government System - Coggle Diagram
American Government System
Congress
Responsabilities
Lawmaking
Passing laws
Overseeing government agaencies
Representation
Respnding to constituents needs
Imforming public of major issues facing country
Secondary Functions
Seating/Disciplining Members
Assisting leader selection in Executive branch
Impeachment
Policy Responsabilities
Ratifying Treaties
Confirming embassadors to foreign Countries
Chambers
House
Senate
Responsabilities
Represent different interests
Deliberate, careful lawmaking
President
Components
Cabinet
Executive Office of President
Vice President
Primary Constitutional Responsabilities
Commander in Chief of military
Chief diplomat
Chief executive
informal duties
Unilateral Powers
Signing statements
Exefutive agreements
Executive orders
National security directives
Bureaucracy
Public Agencies
Public programs they run
Main Characteristics
Formal Rules
Maintenance of files and records
Hierarchy
Professionalization
Division of Labor
Tools to Control Bureaucracy
Legislative oversight
Control of Budgets
Appointment of agency heads
Judicial review