Ch 7: The Presidency Flashcards
22nd amendment
a president can serve no more than two terms, or 10 years if he came to office because of the death, resignation, or impeachment of his predecessor
impeachment
power given to the House to be able to kick an elected official out of office; House votes on whether the person did something wrong, Senate then conducts trial
executive privilege
president can withhold information about confidential conversations or national security
U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
sets limits to executive privilege
25th Amendment
sets order of succession for president: President, VP, Speaker, Pro Temp, Sec. of State, etc…
cabinet
presidential advisors, head the 15 departments
executive agreements
Formal international agreements by the president without advice or consent of Senate
veto
process by which the president rejects bills from Congress
line item veto
president can veto specific lines of a bill instead of whole bill, ruled unconstitutional
War Powers Resolution
passed by congress in 1973, requires Congressional authorization to deploy troops overseas, and limits the time of deployment
pardon
executive grant providing restoration of all rights and privileges of citizenship to a specific individual charged or convicted of a crime
inherent powers
presidential powers specifically written in the Constitution
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
a mini-bureaucracy created in 1939 to help the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
the office that prepares the presidents 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
executive order
order issued by the president that has the effect of a law
