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25 Cards in this Set
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What are the three main qualifications of the president?
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-Must be natural-born citizen
-Must have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years -Must be at least 35 years of age. |
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What are the main powers given to the president?
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-Serve as commander in Chief
- Diplomatic power: treaties with other nations - Appointment power: hire officers - Veto power: Reject legislative bills |
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The presidnet's right to secretely speak to his advisers is known as?
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Executive Privilige
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What case defined that there is no "absolute unqualified presidential privilige"?
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United States vs. Nixon
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What is the presidential practice in which the president refuses to spend money appropriated by Congress?
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Impoundment
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What Act did congress pass to limit president's impoundment?
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Budget Reform and Impoundment Act of 1974
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What values do people expect to see on the president
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meaning, healing, assurance and a sense of purpose
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What is agenda setting?
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Determining policy priorities
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What kind of areas are initiated by the president in an agenda?
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Foreign policy, economic goals and plans, and programs to improve the quality life of citizens.
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What kind of policy did Franklin Roosevelt take during the Great Depression
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New Deal policies
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What kind of people should the president's persuasive powers be amied at?
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Fellow politicians,leaders in Washington, party activists outside Washington and the general public
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Who is the main character in negotiations among political groups?
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The president
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What are executive orders?
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Presidential orders that enforce the law
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What areas do executive orders apply to?
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Constitution, treaties, legislative statutes, and executive administrative agencies
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Allows presidents to veto sections of bills without rejecting the whole thing
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Line-item veto
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Case where President Clinton's approval of Line-Item Veto Act was challenged
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Clinton v. City of New York
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Congress writes laws that allow it to review and cancel actions of exdcutive branch
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Legislative veto
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A judicial order setting forth what must be done to correct a situation a judges believes to be wrong
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Remedy
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Statement on a case by the Supreme Court that reflects the majority's view
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Opinion of the Court
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An approach to judicial review which holds that judges should discover the general principles underlying the Constitution and apply them to cases
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Judicial activist
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What audiences are the target for the president to work along with?
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Politicians, party activists and the public
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What is the main quality or ability that a good president must posses?
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persuasion
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What did the Twenty-Fifth Amendment allow the Vice-President to do?
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Allowed him or her to acquire the roles and title of president of the current president dies or resigns
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What's the title of the highest rank in the White House staff? and Who has shown to be a very powerful and influential member?
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The Chief of Staff----- John Sununu and Sherman Adams
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If the President dies and the Vice-President cannot assume the position, then who becomes president?
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The Speaker of the House
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