genesis lozano chp 7

Question 1

bully pulpit

Answer 1

The president’s use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the American public.

Question 2

cabinet

Answer 2

The heads of the fifteen executie branch departments of the federal government.

Question 3

executive agreements

Answer 3

A formal agreement between the U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval.

Question 4

executive office of the president (EOP)

Answer 4

The cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his responsibilities. Currently the office includes the Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisers, and several other units.

Question 5

executive order

Answer 5

Formal orders issued by the president to direct action by the federal bureaucracy.

Question 6

executive privilege

Answer 6

The power to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to national security.

Question 7

inherent powers

Answer 7

Powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community

Question 8

league of nations

Answer 8

International organization founded in 1919 to promote world peace but greatly weakened by the refusal of the United States to join. It proved ineffectual in stopping aggression by Italy, Japan, and Germany in the 1930s.

Question 9

Office of Management and Budget

Answer 9

The organization responsible for preparing the federal budget and for central clearance of legislative proposals from federal agencies

Question 10

pardon

Answer 10

The granting of a release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime; a pardon can be granted by the president before or after a conviction.

Question 11

presidential succession act

Answer 11

law specifying the order of presidential succession following the Vice president

Question 12

signing statements

Answer 12

A written declaration that a president may make when signing a bill into law. Usually, such statements point out sections of the law that the president deems unconstitutional

Question 13

twenty-fifth amendment

Answer 13

A 1967 amendment to the Constitution that establishes procedures for filling presidential and vice presidential vacancies and makes provisions for presidential disability

Question 14

twenty-second amendment

Answer 14

Passed in 1951, the amendment that limits presidents to two terms of office

Question 15

u.s. v. nixon

Answer 15

The Federal Government then prosecuted Nixon. During the investigation, the government found tape recorders recording conversations in the Oval Office. Nixon was asked to give up the tapes but he refused.

Question 16

veto

Answer 16

to reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials

Question 17

Vice President

Answer 17

Head of the Senate, an executive officer ranking immediately below a president.

Question 18

Watergate

Answer 18

The events and scandal surrounding a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972 and the subsequent cover-up of White House involvement, leading to the eventual resignation of President Nixon under the threat of impeachment.

Question 19

First Lady

Answer 19

1. Wife of the President of the United States
2. Hostess of the White House
3. Organizes and attends official ceremonies with or without the President
4. Has her own staff
5. Term “First Lady” describes the spouse or hostess of an executive began in the United States

Question 20

president

Answer 20

The elected head of a republican state.