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 President is under intense pressure to resign.

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 the president due to death, resignation, removal, or (since 1967) disability.

Ferraro was the first woman to be nominated for the job of vice president.

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 to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1951, prohibits anyone from being elected president of the United States more than twice.

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 the office and jail sentences for some members of his administration.

In the 1970s, he recorded topical songs about Watergate and the Vietnam War.

Question 5

Executive Privilege

Answer 5

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

This is no time for waffling, hedging, or invoking executive privilege.

Question 6

U.S. vs Nixon

Answer 6

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

U.S. vs Nixon was a landmark United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a unanimous decision against President Richard Nixon

Question 7

Presidential succession act

Answer 7

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

On July 18, 1947, President Harry Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act.

Question 8

Twenty fifth amendment

Answer 8

adopted in 1967 to establish procedures for filing vacancy in the office of president and vice president as well as providing for procedures to deal with the disability of a president.

The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution deals with issues related to presidential succession and disability.

Question 9

Cabinet

Answer 9

The formal body of presidential adviser to help the 15th executive department. Presidents often add others to this body of formal advisors.

The Prime Minister presides at meetings of the Cabinet.

Question 10

League of Nations

Answer 10

A multilateral diplomatic organization that existed from 1920 to 1946 this song unsuccessfully to prevent future wars; The United States never join

The League of Nations ceased its activities after failing to prevent the Second World War.

Question 11

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Answer 11

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

The awards, established by President Clinton in February 1996, are coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President.

Question 12

Bully pulpit

Answer 12

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

Mrs Richards views her new office as a bully pulpit.

Question 13

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Answer 13

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.

Its proposal has been languishing at the Office of Management and Budget.

Question 14

Executive order

Answer 14

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

An executive order is a directive from the President to other officials in the executive branch.

Question 15

Signing statements

Answer 15

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

He also denied signing statements that prosecutors say implicate Berenson.

Question 16

executive agreements

Answer 16

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

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an example of an executive agreement entered into with Congressional authority.

Question 17

veto

Answer 17

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.

The President has the veto over new legislation.

Question 18

pardon

Answer 18

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

Pardons come in two forms: full or conditional.

Question 19

inherent powers

Answer 19

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

Inherent powers are powers said to be inherent to the idea of government.

Question 20

first lady

Answer 20

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

The best first lady of the US has been Michelle Obama.