APGOVCh.7.Hannah.Esparza

Question 1

president

Answer 1

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

Obama is my favorite president.

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 Constitution requires the vice president to be a natural born citizen of the U.S.

Question 3

Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer 3

adopted in 1951; prevents presidents from serving more than 2 terms, or more than 10 years if they came to office via the death, resignation or removal of their predecessor

Roosevelt received negative attention for the Twenty-Second Amendment.

Question 4

Watergate

Answer 4

a scandal in the early 1970s involving a break-in at the Democrats National Committee offices in the Watergate office complex

Watergate also produced a major decision from the Supreme Court on the scope of executive privilege.

Question 5

executive privilege

Answer 5

an implied presidential. power that allows the president to refuse to disclose information

Watergate also produced a major decision from the Supreme Court on the scope of executive privilege

Question 6

U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

Answer 6

Supreme Court ruling on power of the president, holding that no absolute constitutional executive privilege allows a president to refuse to comply with a court order.

In U.S. v. Nixon the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that no overriding executive privilege.

Question 7

Presidential Succession Act

Answer 7

a law enacted by act Congress that provides for filling of any simultaneous vacant of president or Vice President.

Congress passed the Presidential Succession Act in 1947.

Question 8

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Answer 8

established procedures for filing the vacancies in office

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment became part of the Constitution in 1967.

Question 9

Cabinet

Answer 9

formal body of presidential advisers who head the departments.

The cabinet is an advisory group.

Question 10

League of Nations

Answer 10

a diplomatic organization that sought to prevent future years

At Wilson’s insistence, it is also called for the creation of the League of Nations.

Question 11

executive agreements

Answer 11

formal international agreements entered into by the president that do not require advice by U.S. Senate

Presidents may try to use executive agreements to from secret and highly sensitive arrangements.

Question 12

veto

Answer 12

Formal, constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by Congress

The executive veto was constantly made use of to extort money.

Question 13

pardon

Answer 13

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

A pardon is an executive grant.

Question 14

inherent powers

Answer 14

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

Washington’s supporters argued that the Constitution granted the president inherent powers.

Question 15

first lady

Answer 15

the designation provided to the wife of a president or, at the state level, of a governor; no specific analogue exists for a male spouse.

The term “first lady” was coined in 1849.

Question 16

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Answer 16

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

In 1939, FDR established the Executive Office of the President (EOP).

Question 17

bully pulpit

Answer 17

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.

The bully pulpit was coined by Theodore Roosevelt

Question 18

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Answer 18

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

In 1970, President Nixon changed its name to Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Question 19

executive order

Answer 19

rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law.

Presidents may institute major policy changes by issuing an executive order.

Question 20

signing statements

Answer 20

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

Presidents may also issue signing statements.