Chapter 12- The Presidency

Question 1

Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer 1

Presidential term limit to 2 four year terms

Question 2

Twenty-fifth Amendment

Answer 2

(Ratified in 1967) Amendment that allows the Vice President to take the place of the President if he/she becomes unable to work as president

Question 3

Impeachment

Answer 3

To get rid of president

Question 4

Watergate

Answer 4

The issue associated with the tapes that led to President Nixon’s resignation.

Question 5

Executive Orders

Answer 5

Orders the president uses to control the Cabinet

Question 6

Cabinet

Answer 6

Presidential advisors that every presidents has, consisting of an attorney general, 14 secretaries, and others that the president picks.

Question 7

National Security Council

Answer 7

The committee that links the president’s foreign and military policy advisers. Its members are the president, Vice President, Secretary of State, and secretary of defense, and it is managed by the president’s national security assistant.

Question 8

Council of Economic Advisers

Answer 8

A three member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy.

Question 9

Office of Management and Budget

Answer 9

An office that prepares the presidents’s budget and also advises presidents on proposals from departments and agencies and helps review their proposed regulations

Question 10

Veto

Answer 10

If a president does not like a bill he can send it back to Congress, however 2/3 of a vote in each house can override it

Question 11

Pocket veto

Answer 11

A bill can suffer this when congress breaks off sending a bill 10 days of submitting the bill the the president, he can simply let it die by ignoring it.

Question 12

Presidential coattails

Answer 12

When voters vote for a candidate only because they support the presidents party.

Question 13

War Powers Resolution

Answer 13

(Passed in 1973) law that requires the president to notify congress that he/she will be using military force , and do withdraw them 60 days after.

Question 14

Legislative veto

Answer 14

A veto in Congress to override a presidential decision

Question 15

Crisis

Answer 15

A dangerous event that requires the president to take action and play the role of crisis manager

Question 16

Fiscal year

Answer 16

A time period used for taxing or accounting purposes

Question 17

Guns V Butter

Answer 17

A budget way how a country decides to allocate it’s resources. Guns(defense) and butter(all other programs e.g. Medicare)

Question 18

Debt ceiling

Answer 18

A limit set to the amount of money that can be borrowed by the gov’t

Question 19

Sequestration

Answer 19

Taking legal possession for things until the debt has been paid or claims have been met

Question 20

Omnibus bill

Answer 20

A bill that covers a number of diverse topics

Question 21

Reconciliation

Answer 21

a legislative process of the United States Senate intended to allow consideration of a budget bill with debate limited to twenty hours under Senate rules.

Question 22

PORK

Answer 22

government money spent in a particular area in order to get political advantages; used to show disapproval

Question 23

Appropriations

Answer 23

In appropriations bills, Congress and the president state the amount of money that will be
spent on federal programs during the next fiscal year.

Question 24

Authorizations

Answer 24

Congress and the president establish programs through the authorization process.

Question 25

Ways and Means

Answer 25

the revenues and methods of raising the revenues needed for the functioning of a state