Chapter 12 Review

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What are the qualifications of the president as defined in Article II of the constitution?

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The candidate must be a "natural born" citizen, have lived in the US for 14 years, and must be at least 35 years old.

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What is the War Powers Resolution, passed in 1973?

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This requires the president to consult with Congress when activating military troops.

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Do executive agreements made between the president and other heads of state require senate approval?

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No, although Congress may withhold funding to implement them.

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What is a pocket veto?

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If the president does not sign the bill within 10 days and Congress is in session, the bill will not become law.

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Executive privilege ensures what for the president?

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Confidentiality

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Budget and Accounting Act of 1921

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enabled the President to submit a presidential budget and also created the Bureau of the Budget ( Office of Management and Budget)

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Describe the pyramid structure of organization

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Most assistants report through a hierarchy to a chief of staff who then deals directly with the president.

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Powers of the President that are shared with the Senate.

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make treaties and appoint ambassadors, judges, and high officials.

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Powers of the President alone

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serve as commander in chief, commission officers of armed forces, grant reprieves and pardons, convene Congress in special sessions, receive ambassadors, take care that laws will be faithfully executed, wield "executive power", and appoint officials to lesser offices

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Powers of the President that are shared with Congress as a whole

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approve legislation

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White House Office

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The president's personal staff. They do not require confirmation by the senate, and they serve at the pleasure of the President. Key personnel on the White House staff are housed in the West Wing of the White House near the Oval Office

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The Executive Office of the President

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created by FDR in 1939 to help oversee the programs created as a part of the New Deal. now has a variety of agencies the most important of which are the Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council, and the Council of Economic Advisers. These appointments require confirmation by the Senate

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The Cabinet

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grown from 3 departments to 14 today. Cabinet secretaries are the link between the administration and their departments. they are expected to carry out the president's policies and manage their own bureaucracies. They don't determine their own budget

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NASA an example of?

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Independent executive agencies

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Line-Item Veto Act

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allowed the president to selectively cancel portions of a bill without vetoing the entire bill. it provided a means to cut federal spending and reduce deficit.

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Clinton v. City of New York

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found the line-item veto act unconstitutional because the president was given the opportunity to "amend" legislation.

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Veto

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president's power to reject bills. Congress can override the veto with a two thirds vote in both houses

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presidential coattails

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the ability of a president or the party's candidate for president to get representatives and senators elected

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Secretary of the Treasury

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Responsible for developing domestic and international financial, economic, and tax policy

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Presidential Succession Act of 1947

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established the order of succession after the vice-president. after the vice president, the office falls to the Speaker of the House, then the president pro tempore, then the cabinet secretaries in the order in which they were created, starting with the Secretary of State.

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Twenty- Fifth Amendment

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resolved the issue of a vice-presidential vacancy, the president selects a nominee for the office who a majority of both houses must confirm. It also addresses the matter of presidential disability, the vice president serves as acting president, who along with congress declare that a president is incapable of exercising authority

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Impeachment

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process to determine whether there is enough evidence to bring the president to trial.

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honeymoon period

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the period immediately after a new president is inaugurated where the president's popularity is at it's highest level

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Responsibilities of the Vice President

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determined bye the relationship between the president and the vice president

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midterm elections

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election's held between presidential elections, the president's party usually loses seats in both the House and the Senate

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congressional-executive agreements

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Gives presidents power to negotiate trade agreements that reduce or modify tariff rates for a limited period of time. Only require a majority vote in both houses to go into effect, not a two-thirds vote of the Senate; NAFTA is an example

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Factors taken into account when selecting cabinet members

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professional qualifications, views of candidate on issues with which the department is concerned, relationship with important constituent groups, and the candidate's reflection of diversity of the country.