Ap Government Chapter 11: Executive Branch/presidency

Front 1

Which three presidents shaped the presidency from the 1800's to the 1930's?

Back 1

George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson

Front 2

What are the three qualifications for becoming the president?

Back 2

1) Must be "matural-born citizen."
2) Must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.
3) Must be at least 35 years old.

Front 3

What are the four powers and duties of the president?

Back 3

1) Military Power
2) Diplomatic Power
3) Appointment Power
4) Veto Power

Front 4

What does a president want when he/she claims the privilege of confidentiality?

Back 4

Executive Privilege

Front 5

What caused congress to pass the Budget Reform and Impoundment Act of 1974?

Back 5

Impoundment of Funds

Front 6

What is agenda setting?

Back 6

An important power that determines policy priorities for the nation.

Front 7

What Power helps the president persuade people to suppost his agenda?

Back 7

The Power of Persuasion

Front 8

Executive Orders have the force of the law, but what else can they do and with what restriction?

Back 8

They can enforce the Consitiution, treaties, legislative statues, or they may establish/modify rules and practices of executive administrative agencies. The restriction is that they must be published in the Federal Register.

Front 9

What two vetos changed Veto Power and what do they do?

Back 9

1) line-item veto-allows presidents to veto sections of bills without rejecting the whole thing.
2) legislative veto- protects presidential actions, in which congress writes laws that allow it to review and cancel actions of the executive branch.

Front 10

What is presidential character and how is it judged?

Back 10

The terms of the public perception of a president's personality and character. Judged by: active vs. passive inclinations and by positive vs. negative points of view.

Front 11

What is the issue of Gridlock?

Back 11

Gridlock is the inability to get anything done because the branches bicker with one another and make decisions difficult.

Front 12

What are the other 5 important members of the executive branch?

Back 12

1) Vice president
2) White house office
3) Executive office of the president
4) Cabinet
5) Independent agencies and commissions

Front 13

How is the president selected, what does it mean, and what controversy arises from it?

Back 13

Electoral college, when a group of electors chosen by each state who would meet in their respective state capitals to vote for president and vice president. It is said that this type of selections is "undemocratic."

Front 14

What are the presidential disability and succession, and which amendment helps them?

Back 14

For presidential disability the 25th Amendment permits the vice president to become president if president is disabled. In the presidential succession the same amendment helps the president nominate a new vice president, who assumes office when both houses of congress approve the nomination by majority vote.

Front 15

What are the 3 steps to the impeachment process?

Back 15

1) The House of Representatives may, by majority vote, impeach the president.
2) The Senate, tries the president, with the chief of justice of the Supreme Court.
3) By a two-third vote, the Senate may convict and remove the president from office.

Front 16

What is War Power Resolution?

Back 16

Passed in 1973, requiring the president to consult with Congress when activating military troops

Front 17

What 3 trials were identified with executive privilege?

Back 17

1) United States v. Nixon
2) Nixon v. Fitzgerald
3) Clinton v. Jones

Front 18

What is divided government?

Back 18

A government in which one party controls the White House and a different party controls one or both houses of Congress.

Front 19

What happened when divided government was critized?

Back 19

"Gridlock" was formed

Front 20

What is the 12th Amendment?

Back 20

Passed in 1804, provided for electors to vote for a president/vice-president slate.

Front 21

What are the two ways the White House Office is organized?

Back 21

1) the "pyramid" model
2) the "circular" model

Front 22

What does the Executive Office consist of?

Back 22

Agencies that report directly to the president and perform staff services for him.

Front 23

How are the Executive Office agencies appointed?

Back 23

The president appoints the top positions, and they must be confirmed by the Senate.

Front 24

What are the original four positions of secretary of state, tresury, attorney general and war known as?

Back 24

The "inner cabinet"

Front 25

Can other civil officers besides the president be impeached?

Back 25

yes