Recess Appointments A temporary designation made by the President to fill a vacancy while the Senate is in recess.Yesterday Recess appointments trace their origins to Article II, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution. This allows the President to temporarily fill vacancies
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Presidential Certification Process
A series of actions that must occur between Election Day and Inauguration Day to codify the results of the election for president and vice president. Jump AroundArticle II, Section 1 established the Executive Branch and process by which the president…
OIRA
A branch of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
within the Executive Office of the President that is tasked with reviewing
drafts of proposed and final regulations. The
Winter Soldier Congress
established the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
with the…
Strike the Last Word
Senate Leader
Each
party’s chief spokesperson and coordinator of legislative strategies and
priorities in the Senate. The Natural The
Constitution does not establish leader positions in the Senate. The role of
leader is separate from the Constitutionally required
Senate president
pro tempore, who…
Negotiated Rulemaking
An administrative process used by the Executive Branch and its federal agencies during which a proposed rule is debated and developed by relevant interest groups and agency representatives. Best Thing Since Sliced Bread The concept of a negotiated rulemaking, colloquially known as…
Congressional Caucus
A voluntary
membership organization in Congress centering around a particular issue or
cause. For the
First Time in Forever Though they
are not mentioned in the Constitution, caucuses, sometimes referred to as
Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs), have been a part of American…
Presidential Succession
The order in which government leaders are tasked with
performing the duties of the president if the incumbent cannot carry out the
office’s responsibilities. Veep Article II of
the Constitution establishes the presidential succession sequence. The vice president
is to serve…
Magic Minute
A procedural rule that allows leadership of both the majority and minority parties in the House of Representatives to have unlimited speaking time at the end of debate. Remember the Time As debate concludes on legislative business, the speaker, majority leader, and…
Executive Session
A special parliamentary period when the Senate provides its prerogative on treaties, nominations, and other business. Executive Time The Founders established Executive Session in Article II, Section II of the Constitution, and it is a process that is unique to
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