Chapter 7

Question 1

bully pulpit

Answer 1

D: a public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with an outstanding opportunity to speak out on any issue.

S: He could use the presidency as a bully pulpit to bring out the best in civic life.

Question 2

Cabinet

Answer 2

D: the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy.

S: The president held a cabinet meeting before finalizing his budget proposal

Question 3

executive agreements

Answer 3

D: an international agreement, usually regarding routine administrative matters not warranting a formal treaty, made by the executive branch of the US government without ratification by the Senate.

S: Although it was informal, an executive agreement was needed for immediate action.

Question 4

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Answer 4

D: Central, highest power of the Executive branch.

S: The Executive Office of the President is elected every four years.

Question 5

executive order

Answer 5

D: a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.

S: The president felt it was necessary to give executive order to push his agenda.

Question 6

executive privilege

Answer 6

D: the privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest.

S: It was included in his executive privilege that the president could without this information from the public.

Question 7

first lady

Answer 7

D: the wife of the president of the US

S: The first lady was teary eyed when her husband completed his inauguration.

Question 8

inherent powers

Answer 8

D: although not specified in the Constitution, they are reasonable powers that are a logical part of the powers delegated to Congress and the president.

S: It was due to his inherent power that the president could issue an executive order.

Question 9

League of Nations

Answer 9

D: an international organization established after World War I under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.

S: The League of Nations, brought about much international cooperation on health, labor problems, refugee affairs, and the like.

Question 10

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Answer 10

D: the business division of the Executive Office of the President of the United States that administers the United States federal budget

S: The OMB prepared this year’s budget proposal.

Question 11

pardon

Answer 11

D: a remission of the legal consequences of an offense or conviction

S: He offered a full pardon to five convicted men.

Question 12

president

Answer 12

D: the elected head of a republican state.

S: The president gave an acceptance speech shortly after he won the election.

Question 13

Presidential Succession Act

Answer 13

D: a federal statute establishing the presidential line of succession

S: According to the Presidential Succession Act, the Vice President takes the Presidential position if his president dies.

Question 14

signing statements

Answer 14

D: a written pronouncement issued by the President of the United States upon the signing of a bill into law.

S: After the bill was turned into a law, the signing statement was issued by the president.

Question 15

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Answer 15

D: establishes what happens in the event of the president’s death or resignation.

S: It was due to the Twenty-Fifth Amendment that after Nixon’s resignation, his vice president, Gerald Ford, filled his seat.

Question 16

Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer 16

D: establishes restrictions on who can run for president and for how long

S: The Twenty-Second Amendment prevented her from running for a third term in presidency.

Question 17

U.S. v. Nixon

Answer 17

D: a landmark United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a unanimous decision against President Richard Nixon, ordering him to deliver tape recordings and other subpoenaed materials to a federal district court.

S: The Watergate scandal created the U.S. v. Nixon court case.

Question 18

veto

Answer 18

D: the president’s rejection of a law proposal by congress

S: If the president chooses to veto a congressional law proposal, they may try to override it.

Question 19

vice president

Answer 19

D: an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.

S: Mike Pence is Donald Trump’s vice president.

Question 20

Watergate

Answer 20

D: a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during the early 1970s, following a break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee headquarters

S: The Watergate scandal is what led to the impeachment, and eventual resignation of Nixon.