Unit 2-2 Flashcards
Most famous executive order
-Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation
- Truman’s desegregation of military
Most famous executive agreement
Roosevelts lend lease act
Who does the president appoint?
-Federal judges
-armed forces officers
Who can the president NOT fire
Federal judges
Confirmation process steps
-nomination
-senate committee hearings
- senate debate
-conformation or rejection
President denies bill
Veto
Power to veto specific items in a bill
Line item veto
Forgiveness of a crime
Pardon
Presidents power to grant reprieves and pardons is absolute, except in cases of impeachment, where they may never be granted
Clemency
A blanket pardon offered to a group of low violators
Amnesty
the postponement of the execution of a sentence
Reprieve
Reduction of length of a sentence or a fine imposed by a court
Commutation
Directive, rule, or regulation that has the effect of law
Executive order
Pact between president and head of foreign nation
Executive agreement
Richard Nixon
Most famous pardon
