Chapter 7 Flashcards - The Presidency

Question 1

bully pulpit

Answer 1

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.
President Theodore Roosevelt referred to his office as a bully pulpit, by which he meant a terrific platform to advocate an agenda.

Question 2

Cabinet

Answer 2

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

The Cabinet advised the President to pass the bill to redo the roads in front of the nuclear power plant in North Dakota.

Question 3

executive agreements

Answer 3

Formal international agreements entered into by the president that do not require the advice and consent into the U.S. Senate.
The new president made more executive agreements about the peace treaty with North Korea’s new dictator.

Question 4

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Answer 4

A mini-bureaucracy created in 1939 to help the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy.
The Executive Office of the President was redesigned when the Great Depression caused the funding of the office to be cut in half.

Question 5

executive order

Answer 5

Rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law. All executive orders must be published in the Federal Register.
The president issued an executive order to build a transcontinental railroad from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles.

Question 6

executive privilege

Answer 6

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Executive privilege was revoked from Nixon since he was on the verge of being impeached for crimes against the US.

Question 7

first lady

Answer 7

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 wanted to pass bills that would improve the status of women in color who have served in the Iraq war.

Question 8

inherent powers

Answer 8

Powers that belong to the president because they can be inferred from the Constitution.
The inherent powers can be deciphered from the Supreme Court but the president can argue for whether he can get the power or not.

Question 9

League of Nations

Answer 9

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 has helped prevent future wars between the Soviet Union and Europe, establishing diplomatic relations.

Question 10

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Answer 10

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 proposed that the president can save money by cutting funding for the statue of Roosevelt in the presidential hall.

Question 11

pardon

Answer 11

An executive grant providing restoration of all rights and privileges of citizenship to a specific individual charged with or convicted of a crime.
The president gave a pardon to the man who killed the murderer of his three children because he saved the 3 year old president’s daughter.

Question 12

president

Answer 12

The chief executive officer of the United States, as established by Article II of the U.S. Constitution.
The president is to be elected this week so we have to finish all the last preparations for the last president.

Question 13

Presidential Succession Act

Answer 13

A 1947 law enacted by Congress that provides for the filling of any simultaneous vacancy of the presidency and vice presidency.
The Presidential Succession Act will never reach the Speaker of the House because the president is monitored by the Secret Service all day.

Question 14

signing statements

Answer 14

Occasional written comments attached to a bill signed by the president.
The president ignored the signing statements left from the Senate, so they filed a complaint with him before he vetoed.

Question 15

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Answer 15

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 disability of a president.
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment cannot be revoked without the approval of Senate and the House of Representatives.

Question 16

Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer 16

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 did not affect Franklin D. Roosevelt because he already served four terms before passing away.

Question 17

U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

Answer 17

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.
The U.S. v Nixon (1974) court case was controversial for future presidents who tried to use executive privileges to escape crimes held against them.

Question 18

veto

Answer 18

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 issued a veto on the new education bill that granted free access to college textbooks for college students.

Question 19

vice president

Answer 19

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 in line to cover after Lincoln’s death but he has to be cleared of any allegations that faced him in Supreme Court.

Question 20

Watergate

Answer 20

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.
The Watergate was covered by the Wall Street Journal but it was paid off to keep it a secret from the public.