Chapter 7

Question 1

president

Answer 1

The chief executive officer of the United States, as established by Article II of the U.S Constitution.

The former president was Barack Obama. The president now is Donald Trump.

Question 2

vice president

Answer 2

An officer created by Article II of the U.S Constitution to preside over the U.S Senate and to fill any vacancy in the office of president due to death, resignation, removal, or (since 1967) disability.

The vice president is Mike Pence.

Question 3

Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer 3

Adopted in 1951; prevents presidents from serving more than two terms, or more than ten years if they came to office via the death, resignation, or removal of their predecessor.

The Twenty-Second Amendment does not allow a president to be elected twice. Once Roosevelt was elected 4 times.

Question 4

Watergate

Answer 4

A scandal in the early 1970s involving a break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate office complex. The involvement of members of the Nixon administration and subsequent cover-up attempts led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation from office and jail sentences for some members of his administration.

Due to Watergate Richard Nixon was bound to face impeachment so instead he decided to resign.

Question 5

executive privilege

Answer 5

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

Executive privilege is not mentioned in the Constitution.

Question 6

U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

Answer 6

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

When in the Supreme Court the president cannot use executive privilege to withhold information that is needed.

Question 7

Presidential Succession Act

Answer 7

A 1947 law enacted by Congress that provides for the filling of any simultaneous vacancy of the presidency and vice president.

The Presidential Succession Act is a list about who is next in line if something happens to the President. The first five is the vice president, the speaker of the House, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State, and then Secretary of the Treasury.

Question 8

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Answer 8

Adopted in 1967 to establish procedures for filling vacancies in the office of president and vice president as well as providing for procedures to deal with the disabilities of a president.

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment is used to make sure that either the president or the vice president are well. This prevents the deaths of both the president and vice-president so they do not have to go farther then that.

Question 9

Cabinet

Answer 9

The formal body of presidential advisers who head the fifteen executive departments. Presidents often add others to this body of formal advisers.

The Cabinet includes Vice President Mike Pence and the heads of the 15 executive departments.

Question 10

League of Nations

Answer 10

A multilateral diplomatic organization that existed from 1920-1946 that sought, unsuccessfully, to prevent future wars; the United States never joined.

The League of Nations would have brought a lot more negative attention to America.

Question 11

veto

Answer 11

The formal, constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress, thus preventing them from becoming law without further congressional action.

A veto can be override by Congress and the bill will no longer need to be made a law with the approval from the president.

Question 12

pardon

Answer 12

An executive grant providing restoration of all rights and privileges of citizenship to a specific individual charged with or convicted of a crime.

Donald Trump pardoned Dwight Hammond and Steven Hammond, they were convicted of arson on federal land.

Question 13

inherent powers

Answer 13

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

The inherent powers are not specified in the Constitution but they are reasonable.

Question 14

first lady

Answer 14

The designation provided to the wife of a president or, at the state level, of a governor; no specific analogue exists for a male spouse.

The first lady now is Melania Trump, wife of Donald Trump.

Question 15

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Answer 15

A mini-bureaucracy created in 1939 to help the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy.

The Executive Office of the President helps the president with activities of the executive branch.

Question 16

bully pulpit

Answer 16

The view that a major power of the presidency, albeit not one prescribed by the Constitution, is to draw attention to and generate support for particular positions.

The bully pulpit is a way for the President to get support from programs.

Question 17

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Answer 17

The office that prepares the president’s annual budget proposal, reviews the budget and programs of the executive departments, supplies economic forecasts, and conducts detailed analyses of proposed bills and agency rules.

The Office of Management and Budget used to be called the Bureau of the Budget.

Question 18

executive order

Answer 18

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

Executive order is used on policies to either change them or bring new ones.

Question 19

signing statements

Answer 19

Occasional written comments attached to a bill signed by the president.

A signing statement is to point out what the president finds problematic.

Question 20

executive agreements

Answer 20

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

For executive agreements are not binding so the president tends to favor it more.