APGOV Ch.7 vocab.Kamya.Auberry

Question 1

bully pulpit

Answer 1

the view that a major power of the presidency, albeit not one prescribed by the constitution, is to draw attention to and generate support for particular positions.

sentence: she used her position on the city council as a bully pulpit to denounce the corruption in the mayor’s office.

Question 2

cabinet

Answer 2

An advisory group selected by the president to aid in making decisions. The cabinet includes the heads of fifteen executive departments and others named by the president

sentence: Once the president is elected he picks his cabinet.

Question 3

executive agreements

Answer 3

An international agreement made by the president, without senatorial ratification, with the head of a foreign state

Sentence: executive agreements are made when the U.S. president and other presidents make an agreement.

Question 4

executive office of the president (EOP)

Answer 4

An organization established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to assist the president in carrying out major duties

sentence: the executive office of the president carries out executive duties and activities.

Question 5

executive order

Answer 5

rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law. all executive orders must be published in the federal register.

sentence: when the president wants control the take the executive order.

Question 6

executive privilege

Answer 6

The right of executive officials to withhold information from or to refuse to appear before a legislative committee

sentence: when the executive leader is having a private communication executive privilege allows is to remain private.

Question 7

first lady

Answer 7

the wife of the president of the United States

sentence: Michelle Obama was a great first lady.

Question 8

inherent powers

Answer 8

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

sentence: over the years the president is given many inherent powers.

Question 9

League of nations

Answer 9

a multilateral diplomatic organization that existed from 1920-1946 that sought, unsuccessfully, to prevent future wars; the united states never joined.

sentence: the league of nations settles disputes between countries through negotiation diplomacy and improves global welfare

Question 10

office of management and budget

Answer 10

The organization responsible for preparing the federal budget and for central clearance of legislative proposals from federal agencies

sentence: the office of management and budget watches the presidents budget.

Question 11

pardon

Answer 11

an executive grant providing restoration of all rights and privileges of citizenship to a specific individual charged with or convicted of a crime.

sentence: Pardons occur when a criminal gets a shortened sentence.

Question 12

president

Answer 12

the chief executive officer of the United States, as established by Article II of the U.S. constitution.

sentence: I’m running for president in 2054

Question 13

presidential succession act

Answer 13

a 1947 law enacted by congress that provides for the filling of any simultaneous vacancy of the presidency and vice presidency.

sentence: the presidential succession act establishes who exercise the powers and duties if the president or vice president is unavailable.

Question 14

signing statements

Answer 14

occasional written comments attached to a bill signed by the president.

sentence: signing statements occur before a bill is being passed.

Question 15

twenty-second amendement

Answer 15

adopted in 1951; prevents presidents from serving more than two terms, or more than ten years, if they came to office via the death, resignation, or removal of their predecessor.

sentence: the 25th amendment puts limits on the presidential term.

Question 16

twenty- fifth amendment

Answer 16

adopted in 1967 to establish procedures for filling vacancies in the office of president and vice president as well as providing for procedures to deal with the disability of a president.

sentence: the 22nd amendment allows the vice president can take over if the president is unable too

Question 17

U.S v. Nixon (1974)

Answer 17

The 1974 case in which the Supreme Court unanimously held that the doctrine of executive privilege was implicit in the Constitution but could not be extended to protect documents relevant to criminal prosecutions.

sentence: U.S v. Nixon was the biggest most important case during 1974.

Question 18

veto

Answer 18

the formal constitutional authority of the presidents to reject bills passed by both houses of congress, thus preventing them from becoming law without further congressional action.

sentence: the president is able to veto a bill with valid reasoning.

Question 19

vice president

Answer 19

An offer created by article II of the U.S. constitution to preside over the U.S. senate and to fill any vacancy in the office of president due to death, resignation, removal, or (since 1967) disability.

sentence: Joe Biden was everyone’s favorite vice president.

Question 20

watergate

Answer 20

he events and scandal surrounding a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972 and the subsequent cover-up of White House involvement, leading to the eventual resignation of President Nixon under the threat of impeachment.

sentence: President Nixon’s people got caught for a watergate scandal.