Midterm: The Presidency

Question 1

Powers of the President

Answer 1

4 year terms
commander in chief
Pardons
“the football”
treaties with 2/3 approval
approves legislation
convene/adjourn both houses
appoint ambassadors/judges/officers

Question 2

Richard Neustadt

Answer 2

wrote Presidential Power, claimed biggest power of the president is the power to persuade

Question 3

Requirements to become President

Answer 3

35 y/o, natural born citizen, lived in U.S for 14 years

Question 4

Impeachment

Answer 4

formal accusation, indictment, majority vote in house
reasons for it: treason, bribery, high crimes & misdemeanors

Question 5

Vice President

Answer 5

symbolic constituency, 25th amendment: increased importance of the role

Question 6

22nd Amendment

Answer 6

limited the amount of terms a president can have

Question 7

Electoral Mandate

Answer 7

a clear and decisive expression of public support that a candidate or political party receives from voters during an election.

Question 8

George Washington & the Framers

Answer 8

feared the “fetus of monarchy”

Question 9

Andrew Jackson

Answer 9

“frontier president,” created the Democratic party, 1st nationwide party

Question 10

Veto

Answer 10

the power of the president to reject the passing of legislation

Question 11

Line-Item Veto Act

Answer 11

allows president to reject specific details of a bill without rejecting the whole bill