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The joint listing of the president and Vice Presidential candidates on the same ballot

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Presidential ticket

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A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister or president

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Parliamentary system

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Amendment which arranged for the presidential ticket

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10th amendment

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A formal, public agreement between the US and one or more nations

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Treaty

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Election which revealed the problem with the runner up rule

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1796

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What military branches is the president commander of?

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Army and navy

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Who appropriates money for the purchase of arms?

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Congress

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Who can declare war?

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Congress

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The power of the president to make treaties is called

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Diplomat in chief

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When do executive agreements expire?

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When the executive from either nation leaves office

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The name of the presidential duty of being in charge of day-to-day operation of the federal bureaucracy

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Administrator in chief

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The authority to appoint judges and ambassadors

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The appointment power

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What three points help presidents choose appointments?

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1) party loyalty
2) interest group pressure
3) management ability

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How many appointments has senate ever rejected?

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8

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Where are minor presidential appointments listed?

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The Plum Book

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Why can judicial appointments exert a president’s influence beyond their term?

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Because judges serve for life

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Where did the pardon power come from?

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Traditional powers of the English king

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What percent of presidential vetoes have been overridden?

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Fewer than 10%

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What president had the most vetoes? How many?

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FDR, 435

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What can the pardon power be used for?

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Shortening prison terms, correct judicial errors, address national controversies, and protect citizens from future prosecution

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The constitutional requirement that makes presidents responsible to take care that laws are faithfully executed

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Take care clause

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Clause that requires presidents to make sure laws enacted by Congress are implemented, even if he doesn’t personally agree with them

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Take care clause

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The President’s annual statement to Congress and the Nation

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State of the Union Address

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What does the 25th Amendment secure?

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Actions to be taken if the president is unable to perform his duties while in office

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Who is third in line for President?

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Speaker of the House of Reps

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On what grounds can a president be impeached?

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Treason, bribery, or “other high crimes”

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What two presidents have been impeached? What were the outcomes?

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Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton; acquittal

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What president avoided impeachment by resignation?

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Nixon

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Why is there conflict in who has The War Power?

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Article 1 grants declaration of war to Congress, but Article 2 gives the power to wage war to the President

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Why do presidents usually believe they should have The War Power?

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Because they have greater access to secret information that Congress may not

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Why was the War Powers Resolution passed?

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The Vietnam War was waged almost entirely without Congressional approval

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Under the War Powers Resolution, how long does the president have to report to congress after deploying troops?

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48 Hours

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Under what three circumstances can the president wage war?

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1) After a declaration of war from Congress
2) If the US is attacked
3) By specific statutory authorization

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Why is the War Powers Resolution ineffective?

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It’s loophole city

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When can a president keep secrets under executive privilege?

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When doing so is essential to protect jeopardized national security

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What was the first president known to exert executive privilege?

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Washington

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Where do executive privilege and executive orders come from?

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Implicit powers

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In what case did claiming executive privilege doom a president?

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When Nixon claimed it to protect the Watergate Tapes

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Bush’s most famous executive order

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The creation of The Department of Homeland Security

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Law which requires the president to submit annual budgets to Congress

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Budget and Accounting Act

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What was impoundment originally intended for?

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Redirecting money from a Congressional bill in the case of emergency such as war

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How was it decided that impoundment was an unfair presidential practice?

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Nixon used it to redirect spending based on his ideology

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Act which made impoundment illegal

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Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

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Recission

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Cancellation of congressional appropriations

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Proclamations extending the authority for federal spending for up to months, used when a budget cannot be agreed upon by the end of a fiscal year

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Continuing resolutions

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What president is often considered to be the first “modern” president, using his powers to their fullest impact?

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FDR

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What was Roosevelt’s most notable new lobbying tactic?

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Using the media to build public support

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What has made the modern president’s role in protecting the nation more pronounced?

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The threat of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction

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The closest advisors, including the first lady

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The president’s inner circle

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How many members of staff does the White House have?

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400

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Who is the president’s most loyal assistant and head of the White House?

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The Chief of Staff

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Where are the staff member’s offices located?

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In the West Wing and the Old Executive Office Building

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“Survival of the fittest” situation in which the president allows the aides to fight each other for access to the oval office

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Competitive

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Two presidents who used to competitive approach to assigning aides

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Johnson and FDR

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When the president encourages aides to work together toward a common position

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Collegial approach

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What is the critical view of the collegial approach?

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It encourages groupthink

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When a small group of people stifle dissent in the search for common ground

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Groupthink

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When the president establishes tight control over who does what in making decisions

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hierarchal approach

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Presidents who used hierarchal approach in assigning aides

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Reagan and George H. W. Bush

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Presidents who used the collegial approach in assigning aides

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Kennedy and Clinton

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What is the chief advantage of hierarchy?

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The president has to deal with less staff members but gets maximum work done

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The cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his responsibilities

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Executive Office of the President

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The central presidential staff agency

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Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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Agency which seeks to improve the planning, management, and statistical work of the other agencies. Also advises on how the budget should be allotted.

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OMB

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The budget is more than just a financial plan. What else does it reflect?

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Power struggles and national priorities

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What is the historical source of the cabinet?

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Tradition; it is not in the Constitution

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What is the largest federal agency?

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The Department of Defense, which has nearly 1 million employees

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What is the one major responsibility of the Vice President?

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To be ready to take control of the country at a moment’s notice. However, they can also have any list of assignments given to them by The President

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Who has been the most visible first lady in the actual political process?

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Hilary Clinton, who actually designed legislation and worked closely with her husband

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All soldiers and sailors take orders from the one military person elected by all the people: The President

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Civilian Control of the Military

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When are presidents expected to crisis manage?

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In event of natural disasters, attacks, war, etc.

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How many times has a vice president taken office following the President’s death?

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8

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What are the 3 political resources of a president?

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1) Their party’s seats in Congress
2) The mandate provided by his election
3) The level of public approval

74
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A president’s claim of broad public support

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Mandate

75
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Which presidents have the highest mandate?

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Those elected by large electoral margins

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President who won the electoral votes of every state by Mass. and DC.

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Reagan. This 98% electoral mandate is the record highest

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What are a president’s personal resources?

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Time, energy, and information

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What is the one personal resource that increases over a president’s term?

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Information

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How do president’s lobby?

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Giving invitations to White House events and helping Congress members with their pork barrel projects

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4 Greatest Presidents

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Lincoln, Washington, FDR, and Jefferson

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