Government In Action (Ch. 12)

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22nd Amendment

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Number of Presidential Terms

No president can be in office for more than two terms

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25th Amendment

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Presidential Disability and Vice Presidential Vacancies

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Council of Economic Advisers

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Agency within the Executive Office of the President that advises the President of the United States on economic policy.

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Veto

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A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

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Legislative Veto

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a feature of dozens of statutes enacted by the United States federal government between approximately 1930 and 1980, until held unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1983.

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Presidential Power

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Power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of his Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors.

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White House Staff

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Personal Resources. Use to minimal.

Staff includes key presidential aids. Such as the Chief of Staff and Press Secretary.

Must be loyal to the President

President can appoint/ dismiss members of the White House without senate approval.

Chief of Staff- Highest ranking member of the Executive Office of the President. Duties are selecting and supervising key White House Staff and manage the flow of people and information into the Oval Office.

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Impeachment

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formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal or civil punishment.

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Cabinet

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body of persons appointed by a head of state to head the executive departments of the government and to act as official advisers.

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Crisis

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A sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play the role of Crisis Manager.

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Pocket Veto

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Type of veto occurring when congress adjourns within 10 of submitting a bill to the president and the president simply lets the bill die by not signing or vetoing it.

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War Power Resolution

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federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.

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Balancing the Ticket

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a political candidate chooses a running mate, usually of the same party, with the goal of bringing more widespread appeal to the campaign. It is most prominently used to describe the selection of the U.S. Vice Presidential candidate.

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Executive Privilege

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the power claimed by the President of the United States and other members of the executive branch to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government to access information and personnel relating to the executive branch.

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Watergate

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a White House political scandal that came to light during the 1972 presidential campaign, growing out of a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment-office complex in Washington, D.C., and, after congressional

hearings, culminating in the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.

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National Security Council

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the President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisers and cabinet officials.

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Office of Management and Budget

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the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The main function of OMB is to produce the President's Budget.

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Presidential Coattails

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When voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president's party because they support the president.

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Presidential Limits

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Limits the presidents power to deploy troops without receiving an official act of war from Congress.

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Viability

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the ability of a thing to maintain itself or recover its potentialities.

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Regulatory Agencies

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a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity.