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| 5823531274 | 22nd Amendment | Limits the number of times a person can be elected president (2 terms) | 0 | |
| 5823531275 | 25th Amendment | Addresses succession to the presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the VP office, as well as responding to presidential disabilities. | 1 | |
| 5823531276 | Impeachment | Political equivalent of indictment in criminal law, prescribed in the constitution. HoR can issue an impeachment (which has to be carried out by Senate) with a majority vote for any grave offense (not based on policy or anything like that). | 2 | |
| 5823531277 | Watergate | 1972; 5 people broke in to Democratic National Committee HQ and were caught. Media started investigation of gov. after tip off from insider, "Deepthroat". Two top aids to Nixon indicted; Nixon had tapes proving his involvement in cover up (not the break in in the 1st place tho) which he refused to give up, but Nixon v. US forced him to give them up and he later resigned. | 3 | |
| 5823531278 | National Security Powers | President serves as Commander in Chief of any army related thing. Can make treaties (subject to 2/3 agreement of congress). Nominate ambassadors(with approval of majority of Senate). | 4 | |
| 5823531280 | Administrative Powers | "Chief Executive" Ensure laws to be faithfully executed; Nominates officials; Can request a written opinion of administrative officials; Fills administrative vacancies. | 5 | |
| 5823531281 | Judicial Powers | Can grant reprieves and pardons for federal offenses (except impeachment); Can nominate federal judges (who have to get approved by majority of Senate) | 6 | |
| 5823531282 | Budgeting and Accountancy Act of 1921 | Before this, Congress prepared the budget and the president approved revenue and appropriations bills (which is very decentralized) Now, the president is responsible with the help of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). | 7 | |
| 5823531283 | Executive Orders | Carry the force of law, but don't have to go through congress. Can be implemented statues, treaties, or constitution. (ex. Truman desegregated army, Kennedy created Peace Corps, etc.) | 8 | |
| 5823531284 | Vice President | The President of the Senate (though really his only rile ere is to break ties) Is sometimes selected by President to "balance the ticket" (ex. young candidate will choose an older VP to add experience, a mainline party member might choose a more moderate VP to appeal to undecided people) | 9 | |
| 5823531285 | Cabinet | A group of presidential advisers that are not mentioned in the constitution, but every president has still had one. There are 15 of them and they are all given a specific department as they are experts in that (ex. State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, etc.) | 10 | |
| 5823531286 | National Security Council | Coordinates the president's foreign and military policy advisers. Formal members: President, Vice President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense. Managed by the president's national security assistant. | 11 | |
| 5823531287 | Council of Economic Advisers | Three-member body appointed by the president to advice the president on economic policy. | 12 | |
| 5823531288 | Office of Management and Budget | An office that grew out of the Bureau of the Budget, created in 1921. Consists of a handful of political appointees and hundreds of skilled professionals. It performs both managerial and budgetary functions. | 13 | |
| 5823531289 | Chief of Staff | The person who is named to direct the White House Office (like managing cleaning staff and all that good stuff) and advise the president. | 14 | |
| 5823531290 | Hierarchical | There is a key person at the top (the president in this sense), and he makes sure the "underlings" are doing their jobs. | 15 | |
| 5823531291 | Wheel and Spokes | The President is surrounded by many aides and they all talk through issues as a group. The president usually follows his advisers. | 16 | |
| 5823531292 | First Lady | Often becomes a spokesperson on the national scene. Earlier on, they'd take very political stances (Roosevelt and new deal); but now, they focus mainly on single non-partisan issues (Obama fought against obesity) | 17 | |
| 5823531293 | Chief Legislator | Gives state of union speech once a year; Can sign a bill making it a law; Can veto a bill sending it back to congress; Or can just not sign the bill (could become law if nothing is done for 10 working days, or rejected if congress adjourns within those 10 days). | 18 | |
| 5823531294 | Veto | The constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to congress with his/her reasons for rejecting it. Can be overridden by 2/3 vote in either house tho. Is highly effective -- only 4% of vetoes are overridden. | 19 | |
| 5823531295 | Pocket Veto | A type of veto that occurs when the president doesn't sign or veto a bill, but congress leaves session before the 10 days are up -- this effectively kills the bill. | 20 | |
| 5823531296 | Line-Item Veto | A bill is taken all or nothing. The president cannot rule out specific part of the bill he doesn't like (however, most governors do have this power). | 21 | |
| 5823531297 | Presidential Cottails | Phenomenon in which voters cast votes for congressional candidates of the president's party because they support the president. | 22 | |
| 5823531298 | Approval Rating | Survey given to random portion of population of USA to determine how much people approve of president, congress, etc. President needs public support to get things done, so this is a pretty important thing. | 23 | |
| 5823531299 | Electoral Mandate | The perception that the voters strongly support the president and his policies. An election win pushes congress to follow the lead of the president with new legislation and things of the sort. | 24 | |
| 5823531300 | Honeymoon Period | The time following an election win where a president can (hopefully) push for legislation quickly. | 25 | |
| 5823531301 | Chief Diplomat | The president acts as the face of the country in foreign affairs. He negotiates treaties, which must be approve by 2/3 of senate. He can also make executive agreements, which are (normally noncontroversial) agreements between countries that don't have to be approved by the senate. | 26 | |
| 5823531302 | Executive Agreement | (Normally) Noncontroversial agreements between countries that don't have to be approved by the senate. | 27 | |
| 5823531303 | Commander in Chief | President is in charge of 1.4 million people in the armed forces. He makes military decisions (such as with the Whiskey Rebellion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, etc.) Congress must be the ones to declare war, but the president can still send troops wherever as most short term commitment of troops is allowed. | 28 | |
| 5823531304 | War Powers Resolution | Was made because Congress never declared war on Korea or Vietnam but war happened anyway. Passed in 1973 States: President must consult with congress when possible before using military force (w/in 48hrs); Troops must be withdrawn after 60 days unless war is declared or an extension is granted by congress; Congress can pass a resolution at any time to end conflict that cannot be vetoed (legislative veto) | 29 | |
| 5823531306 | Crisis | A sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play the role of crisis manager. (Ex. Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, Haiti Earthquake, etc.) | 30 |
