APGOVCH.7.Cecilia.Martinez

Question 1

President

Answer 1

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

Today in 2019, Donald Trump is the president of the United States of America.

Question 2

Vice President

Answer 2

An officer 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.

The vice president of the United States is Mike Pence.

Question 3

Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer 3

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.

The twenty-second amendment cannot exceed two terms.

Question 4

Watergate

Answer 4

Scandal early in the 1970s involving a break-in at the Democratic National committee offices in the Watergate office complex.

Nixon resigns from the white house as a result of the watergate issue.

Question 5

Executive priviledge

Answer 5

An implied presidential power that allows the presidents to refuse to disclose information regarding confidential confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the judiciary.

The executive privilege resists certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government in pursuit of information or personnel relating to the executive.

Question 6

U.S v.Nixon(1974)

Answer 6

Supreme Court ruling on power of the president, holding that no absolute constitutional executive privileged allows a president to refuse comply with a court order to produce information needed in a criminal trial.

It was 44 years ago today that the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a fatal blow to President Richard Nixon’s presidency, known as the U.S v.Nixon(1974).

Question 7

Presidential Succession Act

Answer 7

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

According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1792, in the event of the removal, resignation, death, or inability of both the President and Vice President, the President of the United States Senate was next in line of succession

Question 8

Twenty-fifth Amendment

Answer 8

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

The 25th Amendment, proposed by Congress and ratified by the states in the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Question 9

Cabinet

Answer 9

The formal body of presidential advisers who head the fifteen executive departments. Presidents often add others to this body of formal advisers.

Members of a cabinet are usually called Cabinet ministers or secretaries.

Question 10

League of Nations

Answer 10

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

The League of Nations, abbreviated as LN or LoN, was an intergovernmental organisation founded on 10 January 1920

Question 11

Executive agreements

Answer 11

Formal international agreement entered into by the president that do not require the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate.

Executive agreements are considered politically binding to distinguish them from treaties which are legally binding.

Question 12

Veto

Answer 12

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

Mitch McConnell can’t protect Trump from Vetoes anymore.

Question 13

Pardon

Answer 13

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

The pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the jurisdiction.

Question 14

Inherent powers

Answer 14

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

Inherent Powers of Congress. Within Article I of the Constitution, there are a finite number of powers that are given to Congress.

Question 15

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Answer 15

A mini-bureaucracy created in 1939 to help the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy.

Overseen by the White House Chief of Staff, the EOP has traditionally been home to many of the President’s closest advisers.

Question 16

Bully pulpit

Answer 16

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.

This term was coined by United States President Theodore Roosevelt, who referred to his office as a “bully pulpit”.

Question 17

Office of Management and budget

Answer 17

The office that prepares the president’s annual budget proposal, reviews the budget and programs of the executive departments, supplies economic forecasts, and conducts detailed analyses of proposed bills and agency rules.

The OMB is accountable for evaluating the quality of federal agency programs, policies and procedures to ensure they align.

Question 18

Executive order

Answer 18

Rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law. All executive orders must be published in the Federal Register.

The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources.

Question 19

Signing statements

Answer 19

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

A signing statement is a written pronouncement issued by the President of the United States upon the signing of a bill into law.

Question 20

First Lady

Answer 20

The First Lady of the United States is the title held by the hostess of the White House, usually the wife of the President of the United States, concurrent with the President’s term in office.

The first lady of the United States is currently Melania Trump.