Chapter 14: Formal Powers

Question 1

The president has how many powers?

Answer 1

6

Question 2

Presidency Power #1:

Answer 2

Appointment

Question 3

Helps the president with the power to do this with advice and consent of senate

Answer 3

Appointment

Question 4

What type of people does the president appoint?

Answer 4

Ambassadors, Public Ministers, Counsels, SC Justices, Federal Judges, US Officers

Question 5

People that are appointed by the president often determine what?

Answer 5

Public policy and Law

Question 6

What is the most important presidential appointment

Answer 6

Cabinet

Question 7

Formal body of president, advisors that head 15 departments

Answer 7

Cabinet

Question 8

Populated by advisors who wid in policy and lawmaking decisions

Answer 8

Cabinet

Question 9

Presidency Power #2:

Answer 9

Convene Congress

Question 10

Gets together both houses in state of emergecies

Answer 10

The Power to Convene Congress

Question 11

Must get together once a year

Answer 11

Congress

Question 12

States where the country is and where it’s going

Answer 12

State of the Union Address

Question 13

Presidency Power #3:

Answer 13

Make Treaties

Question 14

An agreement between 2 or more countries

Answer 14

Treaty

Question 15

Must have what proportion of senate to approve a treaty?

Answer 15

2/3 of Senate

Question 16

President bypasses treaty process by entering a secret arrangement with foreign governments without senate approval

Answer 16

Executive Agreement

Question 17

What chamber of congress deals with presidency power #3?

Answer 17

Senate

Question 18

Non Binding

Answer 18

Executive Agreement

Question 19

Gives the president lots of power in foreign relations

Answer 19

Executive Agreement

Question 20

Presidency Power #4:

Answer 20

Veto Power

Question 21

Can reject any congressional legislation

Answer 21

Veto Power

Question 22

If a president veto’s, congress can override with 2/3 vote in each house

Answer 22

Qualified Negative

Question 23

Allows president to veto section of a bill instead of the whole thing

Answer 23

Line Item Veto Act of 1996

Question 24

The only president to enforce a line item veto

Answer 24

Bill Clinton

Question 25

Stated that Clinton’s vetoes were unconstitutional based on the principle of separation of powers

Answer 25

Clinton v. City of New York (1997)

Question 26

Presidency Power #5:

Answer 26

Commander-in-Chief

Question 27

Who is the Leader of the Armed Forces

Answer 27

The President

Question 28

Has the power to enforce all necessary law and override legislative power given to congress in the constitution

Answer 28

Commander-in-Chief

Question 29

Restricts the President from the ability to push in troops without congressional approval

Answer 29

War Powers Act of 1973

Question 30

Got overridden after Nixon decided to veto it

Answer 30

War Powers Act of 1973

Question 31

Releases and individual from punishment or legal consequences before/after conviction

Answer 31

Pardoning Power

Question 32

Presidency Power #6:

Answer 32

Pardoning Power