Chapter 5 Test

Question 1

presidential term limits

Answer 1

four year terms decided by Framers
- “no-third term tradition” unwritten rule by Washington
- Roosevelt broke it by seeking 4 terms
- 22nd Amendment limit presidential terms to 2 full terms, no more than 10 years
- seen as undemocratic (limits people’s right to decide)

Question 2

executive agreement

Answer 2

a pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does not require Senate consent

Question 3

chief legislator

Answer 3

architect of public policy and the one who sets the agenda for Congress

Question 4

commander in chief

Answer 4

commander of the nation’s armed forces

Question 5

chief citizen

Answer 5

representative of the people, working for the public interest

Question 6

25th Amendment as it pertains to the disability gap

Answer 6

Vice President is to become Acting President if…
- the President informs Congress, in writing, “that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office”
- the Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet inform Congress, in writing, that the President is so incapacitated

Question 7

Vice President responsibilities

Answer 7

presides over the Senate and helps to decide the question of presidential disability
- balance the ticket: help presidential candidate appeal to a broader range of voters

Question 8

role of the First Lady

Answer 8

provides informal advice, advocates for particular policies and performs a number of symbolic functions

Question 9

President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)

Answer 9

involved in important policy questions, used the veto much more often than prior Presidents

Question 10

reasons for expansion for presidential powers

Answer 10

1. Presidents took advantage of vague Constitution
2. expansion of executive branch
3. complex economy & society
4. need for immediate & decisive action
5. Congress expanded Federal Government

Question 11

checks & balances

Answer 11

system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others

Question 12

selected presidential powers

Answer 12

• appointment: names most of the top-ranking officers of the Federal Government
• removal: dismissing an appointed officer
• legislative:

Question 13

executive privilege

Answer 13

the President’s power to refuse to disclose information

Question 14

president’s judicial powers

Answer 14

• “…Grant Reprieves (delay) and Pardons for Offenses against the US, except in Cases of Impeachment.”
• pardon, clemency, reprieve, amnesty

Question 15

line-item veto

Answer 15

power to cancel out some provisions in a measure while approving others

Question 16

how treaties are finalized

Answer 16

Constitution requires the Senate’s “Advice and Consent” to a treaty made by the President; once given its consent, the President ratifies a treaty by the exchange of formal notifications with the other party/parties to the agreement

Question 17

presidential power of recognition

Answer 17

to acknowledge (and support) the legal existence of another country and its governement

Question 18

joint resolutions as it pertains to our militaries

Answer 18

• role of President: authorized to meet certain international crises with military force; must sign off on it
• role of Congress: requires majority vote in each house

Question 19

War Powers Resolution of 1973

Answer 19

provides that the chief executive can commit American military forces to combat abroad only…
- if Congress has declared war
- when Congress has specifically authorized a military action
- when an attack on the United States or any of its armed forces has occurred