Presidency And Bureaucracy Flashcards
What were the four fears expressed by the founders about the aspects of the presidency
Anarchy
Monarchy
Executive branch too powerful
Congress not enough power
What happens when no candidate receives a majority of votes in the electoral college
House picks
How many times has the House of Reps have to decide the issue when no candidate receives a majority of votes I the electoral college
Twice
How did the framers solve the problem of how to elect the president
Electoral college
Discuss the terms that a president can serve. How many years for each term. How many terms. What is the maximum numbers of years
2 four years terms and a max of 10 years
What amendments deal with the presidency. What are they about
(5)
12th- president and vp run together 20th- date of inauguration changed 22nd- term limit 23rd- D.C. can vote vote 25th- succession to the presidency
What years did presidential candidates win a majority of the electoral votes without winning a majority of the popular vote. Who. (4)
JQ Adams- 1824
Hayes- 1876
Benjamin Harrison- 1888
Bush- 2000
What role does the House of Reps have in selecting the presidency if a majority of electoral votes doesn’t happen
House selects
Name the president prior to 1850 that had the presidency called the imperial presidency
Jackson
What power does the president share with the senate
2
Ratify treaties
Presidential appointments
Identify the rule of propinquity
Power tends to be wielded by the people who are in the room where a decision is made
What group is the closest physically and politically to the president
White House Office
What presidential nomination as require senate confirmation
5
Supreme Court justice Ambassadors Federal judges Heads of executive office agencies Department secretaries
What are the three types of presidential organizations. Which president is associated with each style
Ad Hoc- Clinton
Circular- Carter
Pyramid- Reagan and Bush
Name three groups associated with the Executive Office of the President (EOP)
OMB
National security council
Office of economic advisers
How does cabinet seniority relate to seating at cabinet meetings
Secretaries of oldest cabinets sit closest to president
Describe the following character of the following presidents Nixon Clinton Jimmy Carter JFK Lyndon Johnson
Nixon- suspicion of media Clinton- face to face persuasion Jimmy Carter-voracious reader of every memo and very detailed JFK-worked closely with young amateurs Lyndon Johnson-in your face persuader
What’s the difference between executive privilege and veto power
Executive privilege- preside can withhold information and/or issue an executive order
Veto- reject a bill