AP Gov Ch 7 - Alyssa Rosales

Question 1

president

Answer 1

the president is donald trump

Question 2

vice president

Answer 2

the vice president is mike pence

Question 3

22nd amendment

Answer 3

the 22nd amendment helps ensure that we dont always have the same president.

Question 4

watergate

Answer 4

watergate was the first major presidential scandal

Question 5

executive privilege

Answer 5

an international agreement, usually regarding routine administrative matters not warranting a formal treaty, made by the executive branch of the US government without ratification by the Senate.

Question 6

US vs. Nixon

Answer 6

US vs Nixon was the trial for watergate

Question 7

presidential succession act

Answer 7

law specifying the order of presidential succession following the Vice president

Question 8

25th amendment

Answer 8

The 25th amendment allows for the Vice President to become president in the event of death, resignation, removal from office or impairment that prevents the current president from fulfilling his or her duties.

Question 9

cabinet

Answer 9

a formal body of presidential advisers

Question 10

league of nations

Answer 10

An international organization established after World War I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. The League, the forerunner of the United Nations, brought about much international cooperation on health, labor problems, refugee affairs, and the like.

Question 11

executive agreement

Answer 11

an international agreement, usually regarding routine administrative matters not warranting a formal treaty, made by the executive branch of the US government without ratification by the Senate

Question 12

veto

Answer 12

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body

Question 13

pardon

Answer 13

to use the executive power of a Governor or President to forgive a person convicted of a crime, thus removing any remaining penalties or punishments and preventing any new prosecution of the person for the crime for which the pardon was given.

Question 14

inherent powers

Answer 14

powers that belong to the president because they can be inferred from the constitution

Question 15

first lady

Answer 15

the wife of the president

Question 16

EOP

Answer 16

mini-bureaucracy created in 1939 to help the president over see the executive branch

Question 17

bully pulpit

Answer 17

a public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with an outstanding opportunity to speak out on any issue.

Question 18

OMB

Answer 18

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the business division of the Executive Office of the President of the United States that administers the United States federal budget and oversees the performance of federal agencies.

Question 19

executive order

Answer 19

a way for the president to over ride congress

Question 20

signing statements

Answer 20

occasional written comments attached to a bill signed by the president