Chapter 14

Question 1

Electoral college

Answer 1

The people chosen to cast each states boots in a presidential election each state can cast one electoral vote for each senator and representative it has the District of Columbia has three elect oral votes even though it cannot elect a representative or a senator

Question 2

Bully pulpit

Answer 2

The presidents use of his prestige and visibility to guide or ensues the American public

Question 3

Veto message

Answer 3

A message from the president to the Congress stating that he will not sign a bill it has passed must be produced within 10 days of bills passage

Question 4

Pocket veto

Answer 4

A bill fails to become a law because the president did not sign it within 10 days before Congress adjourns

Question 5

Line item veto

Answer 5

And executives ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislative

Question 6

Signing statement

Answer 6

A presidential document that reveals what the president thinks of a new law and how it ought to be enforced

Question 7

Pyramid structure

Answer 7

A presidents subordinates report to him through a clear chain of command headed by a Chief of Staff

Question 8

Circular structure

Answer 8

Several of the presidents assistance report directly to him

Question 9

Ad hoc structure

Answer 9

Several subordinates cabinet officers and committee’s report directly to the president on different matters

Question 10

Cabinet

Answer 10

The heads of the 15 executive branch departments of the federal government

Question 11

Legislative veto

Answer 11

The authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place the Supreme Court has held that Congress does not have this power

Question 12

Impeachment

Answer 12

Charges against the president approved by a majority of the House of Representatives

Question 13

Executive privilege

Answer 13

Executive privilege is the power claimed by the President of the United States and other members of the executive branch

Question 14

Executive order

Answer 14

Executive Orders (EOs) are legally binding orders given by the President, acting as the head of the Executive Branch, to Federal Administrative Agencies. Executive Orders are generally used to direct federal agencies and officials in their execution of congressionally established laws or policies.

Question 15

Credit mobilier scandal

Answer 15

The Crédit Mobilier scandal of 1872-1873 damaged the careers of several Gilded Age politicians. Major stockholders in the Union Pacific Railroad formed a company, the Crédit Mobilier of America, and gave it contracts to build the railroad. They sold or gave shares in this construction to influential congressmen.

Question 16

Iran contra affair

Answer 16

Iran-contra affair, in U.S. history, secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained by selling arms to Iran. The Iran-contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of President Ronald Reagan.

Question 17

Teapot dome scandal

Answer 17

The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1921 to 1922

Question 18

Watergate scandal

Answer 18

The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and President Richard Nixon’s administration’s attempted cover-up

Question 19

War powers act

Answer 19

The War Powers Act of 1941, also known as the First War Powers Act, was an American emergency law that increased Federal power during World War II. The act was signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and put into law on December 18, 1941, less than two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Question 20

Pardon

Answer 20

the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense.

Question 21

22nd amendment

Answer 21

22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, was passed in reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office.

Question 22

25th amendment

Answer 22

The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.

Question 23

Gridlock

Answer 23

The inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government