Ch. 12 The presidency

terms for president

2 terms of 4 years

Qualifications for President

35 years old, born in the U.S., and has to have lived in the U.S. for 14 years

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

A mini-bureaucracy created in 1939 to help the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy.

A signing statement is : A. is a written declaration that a president may make when signing a bill into law. B. usually points to sections of a law that the president thinks may be unconstitutional. C. must accompany treaties submitted to the Senate by the president when seeking advice and consent. D. Options A and B are true.

D. options A and B are true

The Twelfth Amendment: A.) limits the presidency to two four-year terms. B.) gave the president the executive order powers. C.) defines the line of succession to the presidency. D.) couples a particular presidential candidate with that candidate's running mate in a unified ticket.

D.) couples a particular presidential candidate with that candidate's running mate in a unified ticket.

If the president uses a veto, he or she: A.) must submit legislation that would accomplish the same goal through a different means. B.) cannot use another veto for ten working days. C.) must have the approval of the Senate majority leader and the Speaker of the House. D.) must return the bill to Congress with a veto message. E.) cannot be overridden by Congress.

D.) must return the bill to Congress with a veto message.

All of the following are true of the president as chief executive except: A.) the president uses the appointment power to fill cabinet and subcabinet positions. B.) the president may remove from office those who are not doing a good job. C.) the president may remove members of congressional committee that are against his/her policies. D.) the president must "faithfully execute the laws." E.) the president has the federal bureaucracy to assist in carrying out various tasks.

D.) the president must "faithfully execute the laws."

22nd Amendment

Amendment that created a 2 term limit on presidents.

What president created the Executive Office of the President?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Many at the Continental Congress were skeptical of allowing presidents to be directly elected by the legislature because ________. A.) They were worried about giving the legislature too much power. B.) They feared the opportunities created for corruption. C.) They worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny. D.) They knew the weaknesses of an electoral college.

A.) They were worried about giving the legislature too much power.

As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to: A.) enforce laws, treaties, and court orders. B.) inform Congress prior to any military action. C.) oversee actions of state governments. D.) honor pronouncements of previous presidents. E.) veto bills.

A.) enforce laws, treaties, and court orders.

Executive privilege: A.) involves the ability of the president and executive branch officials to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts. B.) means that members of the executive branch cannot be prosecuted for official acts. C.) is the concept that has been applied to the president's use of the pocket veto. D.) allows the president discretion in making political appointments.

A.) involves the ability of the president and executive branch officials to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts.

executive privilege

An implied presidential power that allows the president to refuse to disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the judiciary.

what president pardoned former confederates during the reconstruction period?

Andrew Johnson

What 2 presidents are the only ones in American History to have actually been impeached?

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

Which of the following is a way George Washington expanded the power of the presidency? A.) He refused to run again after serving two terms. B.) He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors. C.) He worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries. D.) He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval

B.) He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.

Going public is a term for when the president delivers a major television address in the hope that public pressure will result in legislators supporting the president on a major piece of legislation. Which of the following is NOT true about going public? A.) means that presidents take their case to the public to persuade members of Congress to support their agenda. B.) Presidents FDR and Truman rarely used it. C.) allows a president to explain complicated or controversial topics to voters directly. D.) forces Congress to support presidential priorities. E.) Options A, B and C are true.

B.) Presidents FDR and Truman rarely used it.

The right of the president to withhold information from Congress, the judiciary, or the public is known as: A.) executive order. B.) executive privilege. C.) executive agreement. D.) executive discretion. E.) signing statement.

B.) executive privilege.

The granting of release from punishment for a crime is called a(n): A.) congressional sanction. B.) pardon. C.) executive privilege. D.) impeachment.

B.) pardon.

Which of the following is an example of the president acting as commander-in-chief? A.) Sending new legislation on healthcare to Congress for consideration B.) Appointing a new person to be Secretary of State C.) Sending US military troops into an international war or disaster zone D.) Receiving a new ambassador from Russia

C.) Sending US military troops into an international war or disaster zone

Which of the following statements about the president's veto power is most accurate? A.) The president's veto is final and gives him/her complete control over legislation. B.) Because vetoes are usually overridden, the power has become unimportant. C.) The threat of a veto gives the president significant influence over Congress and legislation. D.) The veto has been used by Congress to stop the president from signing legislation. E.) Because vetoes are rarely overridden, the power has become unimportant.

C.) The threat of a veto gives the president significant influence over Congress and legislation.

A very challenging job for new presidents is to ______. A.) move into the White House B.) prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address C.) nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials D.) prepare their first executive budget

C.) nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials

express powers of the president

Commander in chief, power to make treaties

NSA

National Security Agency

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

What president pardoned president Richard Nixon for his role in the watergate affair?

President Ford

What President issued a great number of pardons, including several for draft dodging during Vietnam?

President Jimmy Carter

Which of the following statements is true? The articles of confederation established the office of the president; the supreme court may impeach and remove the president from office; Since its invention at the constitutional convention of 1787, the presidential office has gradually become more powerful; the president is elected by the majority of the national popular vote; the electoral college was declared unconstitutional in the case Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Since its invention at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the presidential office has gradually become more powerful.

what is not an example of an executive order? President FDR's order permitting the interment of Japanese Americans in 1942; President Harry Truman's directive desegregating the armed forces (1948)'; The US Congress passing the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001; President Abe Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863

The US Congress passing the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001

The National Security Council, the Council of Economic Advisers, and the Office of Management and Budget are all part of __________

The executive office of the president

Which of the following is an example of an executive agreement? he president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is; The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification; The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval; The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.

The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.

Chief Diplomat

The role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements.

Article II of the Constitution

This article describes the role and power of the Executive Branch. The President and Vice President.

Treaties

a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.

what is a signing statement?

a statement that a president issues with the intent to influence the way a specific bill the president signs should be enforced.

What is the State of the Union Address?

a yearly address delivered each January by the president of the US to Congress, giving the administration's view of the state of the nation and plans for legislation.

executive agreement

an international agreement between the president and another country made by the executive branch and without formal consent by the senate

office of management and budget

an office within the Executive Office of the President charged with producing the president's budget, overseeing its implementation, and overseeing the executive bureaucracy

emergency powers

broad powers exercised by the president during times of national crisis

What are the roles of the president?

commander in chief, head of state, chief executive officer, chief diplomat, chief legislator

EOC

council of economic advisors

what are the inner cabinets?

defense, state, justice, and the treasury

cabinet

group of officials who head government departments and advise the President

inherent powers

powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it

inherent powers of the president

powers inherent in the president's power as chief of the executive branch

Impeachment

the act of charging a government official with serious wrongdoing, which in some cases may lead to the removal of that official from office

What role does the house of representatives play in the impeachment of the president?

the house of representatives can impeach the president with a majority vote

What does commander of chief refer to?

the president as the highest military authority

How did the election of 1824 change the way presidents were selected?

the selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over nominations

what role does the senate play in the impeachment of the president?

the senate can remove him or her from office by a 2/3 majority vote, with the chief justice of the Supreme Court presiding over the trial.