The President Flashcards
all of these appointments require senate approval:
- federal judges
- Supreme Court justices
- ambassadors
- department secretaries
true or false: the president can force congress into session.
true
treaties must be ratified by:
2/3 of the senate
The President is at the mercy of ____ for the money to _____ ____.
Congress; wage war
the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution:
gave the president the broad power to commit unlimited numbers of troops for an unlimited amount of time
the Executive Office of the President is divided into 3 areas:
domestic, foreign, and military
who manages the EOP and is the top aide to the president?
the Chief of Staff
each cabinet secretary is appointed by whom and confirmed by whom?
the president and the senate
describe the impeachment process.
the president impeaches by a simple majority vote, and if it passes, the senate holds the trial. to impeach officially, a 2/3 vote of the senate is required.
