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.