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What are the Qualifications in order to be eligible to become president?
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1.The president must be a "natural-born citizen" of the United States.
2. The president must have lived in the United States for at least fourteen years before his election. 3. The president must be at least thirty-five years old. |
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What is the president's role in the Military?
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The president is the commander in chief of the armed services.
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What is the president's "veto power"?
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A president can veto a legislative bill by returning it, along with a veto message or explanation, within ten days to the house in which it was originated.
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What are the two grounds the President can achieve Executive Privilege?
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1. Separation of powers keep one branch from inquiring into the internal workings of another branch.
2. Presidents and advisors need the assurance of private discussionsto be candid with one another without fear of immediate press and public reaction. |
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What is impoundment?
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The presidental practice of refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress.
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What is the "Budget Reform and Impoundment Act of 1974"?
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Requires The president to spend all appropriated funds, unless Congress approved the impoundment.
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To whom are the President's persuasive powers aimed at?
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They are aimed at three audiences: fellow politicians and leaders in Washington, Party activists and officeholders outside Washington, and the Public, with its many different views and interests.
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What is a Divided Government?
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A government in which one party controls the White House and a different party controls one or both houses of Congress.
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What is the most importamt function of the Vice President?
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To take over the presidency if the president is unable to fullfill his term.
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What does the 12th Ammendment require?
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It requires that voters vote for a President and a vice president.
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What is the "Pyramid" model?
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In this organization model, most assistants report through a chief of staff and/or a chief of aide.
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What is the "Circular" model?
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Presidents that use this model have more direct contact with their staff members, with many cabinet secretaries and and reporting directly to the president.
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What is the National Security Council?
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Advises the president on American military affairs and foreign policy.
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What is the Office of Management and Budget?
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(OMB) The largest office in the EOP, and has the job of preparing the national budget that the president proposes to Congress every year.
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What is the National Economic Council?
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The Council which helps the President with economic planning. The council consists of three leading economists and is assisted by about sixty other ecocomists, attorneys, and political scientists.
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What are the original four positions known as the "inner cabinet"?
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Secretary of State, treasury, attorney general, and war.
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What is an electoral college?
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It is a group of electors chosen by each state who would meet in their respective state capitals to vote for president and vice president.
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What does the 22nd Amendment state?
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Limits the President to election to two terms and/or serving no more than ten years.
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What does the 25th Amendment state?
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Covers the important problem concerning the president: disability and succession. It permits the vice president to become acting president if the vice president and the cabinet determine that the president is disabled.
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For what reasons may the President be impeached?
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He/she may be impeached for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors".
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What is Bureaucracy?
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A large, complex organization of appointed, not elected, officials.
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Who was Max Weber?
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One of the fisrt people in modern times to think seriously about the importance of bureaucracies.
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What is a highly hierachical authority structure?
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A chain of command that is hierarchical; the top of bureaucrat has ultimate control, the authority flows from the top down.
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What is task specialization?
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A clear division of labor in which every individual has a specialized job.
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What are extensive Rules?
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Clearly written, well-established formal rules that all people in the organization follow.
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