Chapter 7

Question 0

Impeachment

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Removing government official from office

Question 1

22nd amendment

Answer 1

Adopted in 1951 prevents a president for serving more than two terms more than 10 years if you came to office via the death, resignation, or impeachment of his processor

Question 2

Executive Privledge

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An implied presidential power that allows the president to refuse to disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the judiciary

Question 3

U.S vs Nixon

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Supreme Court ruling on the power of the president holding that no absolute constitutional executive privilege as a present refuse to comply with a court order to produce information needed in a criminal trial

Question 4

25th Amendment

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Set a procedure for filling vacancies in the office of president and vice president as well as providing for the procedures to deal with the disability of a president

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Cabinet

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The formal body of presidential advisers who head the 15 executive departments. Presidents oftenadd others to this body of formal advisers

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Executive Agreements

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Formal international agreements entered into by president that do not require advice and consent of the Senate

Question 7

Veto

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The presidents ability to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress

Question 8

Line item veto

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The authority of a chief executive to delete part of a bill passed by the legislature that involves taxing or spending ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court

Question 9

War Powers resolution

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Requires the authorization of Congress to deploy troops overseas and limits the time of their deployment

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Pardon

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Executive grant providing restoration of all rights and privileges of citizenship to specific individuals charged or convicted of a crime

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Inherent powers

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Powers that belong to the president because they can be inferred from the constitution

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Executive office of the president

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Mini bureaucracy created in 1939 to help the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy

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Office of management and budget

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The office that prepares the president’s annual budget proposal reviews the budget and programs of the executive departments supplies economic forecast and conduct a detailed analyses of a proposed bills and agency rules

Question 14

Executive order

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Rule or regulation issued by the president that has effect of the law. All executive orders must be published in the Federal Register

Question 15

Signing statements

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Occasional written comments attached to a bill signed by the president