Vincent Avila Ch 7

Question 1

bully pulpit

Answer 1

A public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with an outstanding opportunity to speak out on any issue

Question 2

cabinet

Answer 2

An advisory group selected by the president to aid in making decisions.

Question 3

executive agreements

Answer 3

An agreement between the United States and a foreign government that is less formal than a treaty and is not subject to the constitutional requirement for ratification by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate

Question 4

executive office of the president (EOP)

Answer 4

Helps the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy

Question 5

executive order

Answer 5

A rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law

Question 6

executive privilege

Answer 6

The power of the President of the United States and other members of the executive branch of the United States Government to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government in pursuit of information or personnel relating to the executive.

Question 7

first lady

Answer 7

The wife of the president

Question 8

inherent powers

Answer 8

Powers exercised by congress which are not explicitly given by the constitution, but are necessary to execute the powers

Question 9

League of Nations

Answer 9

A diplomatic organization that sought to prevent future wars

Question 10

office of management and budget (OMB)

Answer 10

assist the President in overseeing the preparation of the Federal budget and to supervise its administration in Executive Branch agencies.

Question 11

Pardon

Answer 11

The granting of a release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime

Question 12

President

Answer 12

The chief executive officer of the United Sates

Question 13

Presidential Succession Act

Answer 13

Provides for the filling of any simultaneous vacancy

Question 14

signing statements

Answer 14

A written declaration that a president may make when signing a bill into law. Usually, such statements point out sections of the law that the president deems unconstitutional

Question 15

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Answer 15

Establish procedures for vacancies in office and how to deal with the disability of a president

Question 16

Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer 16

Prevents president from serving more than two terms or more than ten years

Question 17

U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

Answer 17

Case in which the Supreme Court unanimously held that the doctrine of executive privilege was implicit in the Constitution but could not be extended to protect documents relevant to criminal prosecutions.

Question 18

Veto

Answer 18

Constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by both houses of congresses

Question 19

Vice President

Answer 19

An officer that presides over the US Senate and fills in any vacancy in the office of president

Question 20

Watergate

Answer 20

The Watergate scandal happened when United States President Richard Nixon, a Republican, was tied to a crime in which former FBI and CIA agents broke into the offices of the Democratic Party and George McGovern (the Presidential candidate). Nixon’s helpers listened to phone lines and secret papers were stolen.