The Presidency Ch. 7

Question 1

Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer 1

Adopted in 1951: Prevents a president from serving more than two terms, or more than ten years if he came to office via death, resignation, or impeachment of his predecessors.

Question 2

Impeachment

Answer 2

The power delegated to the House of Representatives in the Constitution to charge the president, VP & civil officers, including federal judges, with “Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes or Misdemeanors.” 1st Step in Constitutional Process to remove government officials from office.

Question 3

Executive Privilege

Answer 3

An implied power that allows the president to refuse disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security with Congress or the judiciary

Question 4

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Answer 4

Adopted in 1967 to establish procedures for filling vacancies in the office of president and vicepresident as well as providing for procedures to deal with the disability of a president. (Majority in both Houses 50% +1)

Question 5

Executive Agreements

Answer 5

Formal International agreements entered into by the president that do not require the advice and consent of the US Senate.

Question 6

Veto

Answer 6

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. (Can be overturned by 2/3 Majority House and Senate)

Question 7

Line Item Veto

Answer 7

The power to choose to veto some parts of a veto

Question 8

Pardon

Answer 8

An executive grant providing restoration of all rights and privileges of citizenship to a specific individual charged or convicted of a crime.

Question 9

Inherent Powers

Answer 9

Powers that belong to the president because they can be inferred from the Constitution

Question 10

Cabinet

Answer 10

The formal body of presidential advisers who head the fifteen executive departments. Presidents often add others to this body of former advisers. (15 Cabinet Departments)

Question 11

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Answer 11

A mini-bureaucracy created in 1939 to help the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy (Created in 1939)

Question 12

The Constitutional Powers of the President

Answer 12

Appointment, Convene Congress, Treaties, Veto, Commander in Chief and Pardon

Question 13

Independent Executive Agencies

Answer 13

Not included in the cabinet agencies, are kept independent to stay unbiased:
CIA - EPA - NASA - SBA - NSF - FEMA

Question 14

Independent Regulatory Agencies

Answer 14

These agencies “regulate” or control business and government by watching out for unfair business practices and unsafe products. It’s the duty of these agencies to establish and enforce rules for this purpose.
FCC - FED - FTC - NLRB - NTSB - FAA - OSHA

Question 15

EOP

Answer 15

White House Office - Office of the VP - Council of Economic Advisers - Council on Environmental Quality - National Security Council - Office of Administration - Domestic Policy Council - National Economic Council - OMB - Office of National Drug Control Policy - Office of Science and Technology Policy - Office of the US Trade Representative

Question 16

Going Public

Answer 16

Direct presidential appeals to the electorate, in which the president bypasses the heads of members of Congress to gain support from the people, who can then place pressure on their elected officials in Washington.

Question 17

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Answer 17

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 rule

Question 18

Executive Order

Answer 18

Rule and regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law. All executive orders must be published in the Federal Register.

Question 19

Signing Statements

Answer 19

Occasional written comments attached to a bill signed by the president.

Question 20

Cabinet - Breakdown

Answer 20

Agriculture - Commerce - Defense - Education - Energy - Health and Human Services - Housing and Urban Development - Homeland Security - Interior - Justice - Labor - State - Transportation - Treasury - Veteran Affairs