Chapter 13

Which amendment states that president could not be elected more than twice?

22 Amendment

The ________ is the informal designation for the heads of the major federal government departments.

Cabinet

The president's delegated powers come from ________.

Congress

The Executive Office of the President was created during the administration of ________.

Franklin Roosevelt

________ was the first first lady to seek public office on her own.

Hillary Clinton

What does Impeachment require?

Majority of votes in the House of Representative, 2/3 votes of the Senate

The formal group of presidential foreign policy advisers, established in 1947, is called the ________.

National Security Council

What are the criteria for the president to be elected?

Natural born citizen, 35 years or older, live for 14 years in U.S.

The National Security Council is composed of all of the following EXCEPT the ________.

Speaker of the House

The president's group of advisers and analysts is collectively called the ________.

White House staff

The president has the power to appoint which of the following positions?

cabinet secretaries

Executive agreements differ from formal treaties in that they

do not have to be approved by the Senate.

In order to get around the need for Senate approval of treaties, many contemporary presidents have made use of ________ in foreign affairs.

executive agreements

Presidential spouses are an important resource for the president in order to carry out the duty of ________.

head of state

The Office of Management and Budget is important because

its personnel are an integral part of virtually every conceivable presidential responsibility, such as overseeing regulatory proposals, reporting on agency activities, and preparing the national budget.

The president's power to set the debate concerning public policy in Congress is called a(n) ________.

legislative initiative

The framers of the Constitution believed that Congress's greatest prerogative would be its ________.

power of the purse

In United States v. Nixon (1974), the Supreme Court justices

required Nixon to turn over secret tapes to Congress.

When members of Congress delegate power to the executive branch, it

substantially enhances the importance of the presidency.