UNIT V Flashcards
presidential succession
President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney-General, Secretary of the Interior
electoral college
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
requirements to be President and Vice President
constitutional, natural-born citizen, 35 years old, resident for 14 years
25th Amendment
Presidential disability and succession (VP)
process for vice president to become acting president during disability of the president
duties of the vice president
president of the senate, helps determine if the president is fit to serve, all other duties delegated by president
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Presidential staff agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies
inner cabinet
state, defense, treasury, justice
the cabinet
Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice presiden
EOP
Executive Office of the President, “president’s administration”, created by FDR to help president
WHO
what it stands for
what it is
World Health Organization
agency of the UN concerned with international public health
presidential leadership qualities
Understanding the public, ability to communicate, sense of timing, ability to compromise, political courage
seven roles of the president
chief of state, chief executive, chief administrator, chief diplomat, commander in chief, chief legislator, party chief, c
executive privilege
An implied presidential power that allows the president to refuse to disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the judiciary
executive orders
Formal orders issued by the president to direct action by the federal bureaucracy
amnesty
A pardon to a group of people
