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30 Cards in this Set
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twelfth amendment
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electors cast separate votes for pres and vice pres
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twentieth amendment
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declares that presidential term begins Jan 20
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twenty second amendment
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limits president to two terms
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twenty fifth amendment
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specifies the replacement of the VP and establishes position of acting president during a presidents disability
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presidents who died in office
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Harrison
Taylor Fillmore Lincoln Garfield McKinley Harding Kennedy |
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presidents who were assassinated
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Lincoln
Kennedy Garfield McKinley |
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youngest elected pres
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JFK
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youngest pres to serve
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Teddy Roosevelt
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specific powers of the president
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-commander in chief of armed forces
-grant pardons -make treaties -receive foreign ministers -appoint ambassadors, judges, cabinet-level officials -ensure the laws are faithfully executed |
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specific powers of the congress
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-lay and collect taxes
-provide for the common defense -regulate interstate and foreign commerce -authorize courts -set uniform rules for naturalization and b ankruptcy -establish post offices -make all laws that are "necessary and proper" for carrying out the listed powers |
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commander in chief
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the president. In charge of the Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard and National Guard.
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pardoning
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president has the power to pardon.
clemency=mercy commutation=decision to shorten a federal prison sentence |
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power to appoint
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president has the power to appoint all federal officers, cabinet, heads of independent agencies, and ambassadors. POLITICAL APPOINTEES
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civil servants
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hired through a merit-based system and are politically neutral
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veto
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authority of the president to block legislation passed by congress
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pocket veto
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failure to sign bill by president and congress out for 10 days
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override
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congress' power to overturn a presidential veto with 2/3 vote
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state of the union
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speech given by the president to congress every january on the condition of the country
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impeachment
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process where the house brings charges against the president that will eventually remove him from office
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presidents that were impeached
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Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
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approval ratings
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job performance evaluation for the president, congress, or other public official that is generated by public opinion polls and typically reported as a percentage
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Congress and President in Wartime
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Congress declares war. Then president directs the conflict
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War Powers Act
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the president can not send troops into military conflict for more than 90 days without seeking a formal declaration of war from congress. Vitenam War. Nixon vetoed the act but Congress overrulled it
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Vice President
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not until the 20th century did the vps gain power. president of the senate.
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chief of staff
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person who coordinates and oversees interactions among the president, his personal staff, and his cabinet secretaries
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top three presidents
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Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy
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recession
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downturn in economic activity, with declines in employment levels, income, retail spending, and industrial production
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fiscal policy
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means of controlling the money supply through taxing and spending
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inflation
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condition in which money supply and higher wages leads to large increases in prices
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national debt
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sum of the loans and interests that the federal government has accrued over time to pay for the federal deficit
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