CH7 VOCAB. Valerie Guevara.

Question 1

bully pulpit

Answer 1

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

Sentence: Bully pulpit allows for many to have multiple opportunities.

Question 2

Cabinet

Answer 2

the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy.

Sentence: Presidents have the authority to choose there own cabinet.

Question 3

executive agreements

Answer 3

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.

Sentence: The US has many executive agreements with foreign countries.

Question 4

Executive Office of The President

Answer 4

The Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP) is a group of agencies at the center of the executive branch of the United States federal government.

Sentence: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is one of the multiple Executive Offices of The President.

Question 5

executive order

Answer 5

a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.

Sentence: Trump want to make an executive order to build a wall on the southern boarder.

Question 6

executive privilege

Answer 6

the privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest.

Sentence: Government officials have executive privilege .

Question 7

first lady

Answer 7

the wife of the president of the US or other head of state.

Sentence: The current first lady of the United States is Melania Trump.

Question 8

inherent powers

Answer 8

Inherent powers are those powers that Congress and the president need in order to get the job done right.

Sentence: The president uses inherent powers to complete their political agenda.

Question 9

league of nations

Answer 9

It was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace

Sentence: The league of nations is made up of many countries around the world.

Question 10

office of management and budget

Answer 10

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.

Sentence: The president uses regulates the FBI and CIA through office of management and budget.

Question 11

pardon

Answer 11

A pardon is a government decision to allow a person who has been convicted of a crime, to be free and absolved of that conviction, as if never convicted.

Sentence: Kim Kardashian inspired Donald Trump to issue put a pardon.

Question 12

president

Answer 12

the elected head of a republican state.

Sentence: Donald Trump is the president of the United States.

Question 13

presidential succession act

Answer 13

law specifying the the order of presidential succession following the vice president

Sentence: Due to the presidential succession act, in the case that Donald Trump dies, Mike Pence will become president.

Question 14

signing statements

Answer 14

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

Sentence: During Obama’s presidency he signed many signing statements that aligned with his agenda.

Question 15

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Answer 15

In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President

Sentence: Due to the Twenty-fifth in the case that Donald Trump dies, Mike Pence will become president.

Question 16

Twenty-second Amendment

Answer 16

The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution sets a limit on the number of times an individual is eligible for election to the office of President of the United States

Sentence: President Obama only held office for eight years because of the Twenty-second amendment.

Question 17

U.S v Nixon (1974)

Answer 17

United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a unanimous decision against President Richard Nixon, ordering him to deliver tape recordings and other subpoenaed materials to a federal district court.

Sentence: US v Nixon was a watershed moment in United States History.

Question 18

veto

Answer 18

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

Sentence: President Trump can veto a bill.

Question 19

vice president

Answer 19

an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.

Sentence: Donald Trump’s vice president is Mike Pence, they are both republicans.

Question 20

Watergate

Answer 20

An incident in the presidency of Richard Nixon that led to his resignation.

Sentence: The Watergate scandal caused a big commotion in the US.