American government chapter 12 Flashcards
The constitution guarantees the President to a ______ year term. The 22nd amendment limits the presidents to____terms
4 year term
2 terms
The __________ may, by majority vote, impeach the President for treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanor. When the ___ votes to impeach, the ___ tries the President with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presiding. If convicted by____vote of Senate, the President is removed
House of Representative
The House
Case goes to the Senate which
2/3
What does the Budgeting and Accounting Act of 1921 do?
Presidents has the power to recommend agency budget to Congress
New Presidents have __________ high level positions available for appointment, including cabinet heads, agency heads, etc.
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The Executive Office contains 3 major polcy making bodies. What are they and what do they do?
National Security Counsil(NSC)=Committed that the President’s key and military policy advisors
The Counsil of economic advisers(CEA)=Has 3 members, appointed by the president, who advise the president on economic policy
The office office of management and budget(OMB)=Bureau of th ebudget-prepare the president’s budget
Because of the importance of __________, the White House carefully controls how and when the President is heard in public
the press and the presidency
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The president can use __________-to persuade and mobolize th epublic to support their policies if they are persuasive. The public often misperceives or ignores a president’s basic policy often frustrating a president’s efforts to obtain public support._________ is the president’s chief tool in influencing Congress. The President’s failure to mobilize Congress speaks clearly to Congress
Bully pulpit
Mobilizing the public
The Constitution gives the President power to ________ legislation. When the P receives a bill he can sign it into law, ____it, send it back for revision or let it pass into law after 10 days by not doing anything. If the P______ a bill congress can override the veto _________if two thirds of each house votes to override the______
Veto
Veto
veto
Vetoed Law
bill
A________ happens when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill and the P lets it die by doing nothing
Pocket veto
A_________ is available only to states-a governor can veto parts of a bill but the P must either pass or reject entire bill, often forcing the white house to accept parts of a bill they don’t like so they can get the parts they do like passed
Line-item veto
____________ and _________ don’t always support the P. Parties are decentralized and fragmented and the P cannot control the party support
Republicans and democracts
When many congressmen are elected becaue they are politically aligned with the P this is called presidential _____ which leads to more support for the P from Congress
Coattails
_________ for a P is the most important factor for the P’s ability to influence congrss. P’s with low__________ have a difficult time influencing congress. High _________for a P makes Congressmen want to align with the P because it increases chances for re election
Public support
approval ratings
High approval
___________-of the P are monitored closely by congress, the media and th epolitical community.
Bargaining
The ____ is the principal intemerdiary between the P and the public. The P’s relationship with the _________ are always in conflict because the P’s administration wants to control the amount and timing of information and the _____- wants to know as much as possible
Press
Press
Press
___________ are the most common interaction between the P and the press. These conferences have become very controlled and formulaic and also become increasingly rare
The formal presidential press conference
Why does the news provide the public with a distorted view of the P?
The news tends to be superficial, oversemplified , and often overblown
The________-is the chief diplomat. The president alone extends diplomatic recognition to foreign governments and can also teminate religions with other nations
President
P also has solepower to negotiate___________-subject to approval by 2/3 of Senate and to negotiate__________ wuith the heads of foreign governments which do not require ratification, eg, the vietman peace agreement and SALT 1 limiting nuclear weapons
treaties with other nations
executive agreements
The president is the commander in Chief of the _______consisting of 1.4 million people and a vast nuclear arsenal
Armed forces
The constitution states that only the Congress has the power to _________, but in the event of an attack, the P has to act quickly thereby making this congressional power impractical. Congress has also relinquished short term military commitments to the P. Many people feel that this is a subversion of the separation of powers but the nature of nuclear was necessitated that the P act quickly
declared war
All 7 presidents since LBJ have been for restraints on government spending especially in domestic policy. American people can be operationally liberal and ideologically conservative. what does this mean?
It means most Americans don’t know what they want . Most people have a consevative mindset but deep down they want allthe government help that they can get.
