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| 122695868 | Twenty-second Amendment | Passed in 1951, this limits presidents to two terms of office. | |
| 122695869 | impeachment | The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the Constitution. The House of Representatives can pass charges with a simple majority vote. | |
| 122695870 | Watergate | The events and scandal surrounding a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972 and the subsequent cover-up of White House involvement, leading to the eventual resignation of President Nixon under the threat of impeachment. | |
| 122695871 | Twenty-fifth Amendment | Passed in 1967, this permits the vice president to become acting president of both the vice president and the presidents cabinet determine that the president is disabled. This also outlines how a recuperated president can reclaim the job. | |
| 122695872 | cabinet | A group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the Constitution, although every president has had one. Today it is composed of 14 secretaries, the attorney general, and others designated by the president. | |
| 122695873 | National Security Council | This was created in 1947 to coordinate the president's foreign and military policy advisers. Its formal members are the president, vice president, secretary of state, and secretary of defense, and it is managed by the president's national security assistant. | |
| 122695874 | Council of Economic Advisers | A three-member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy. | |
| 122695875 | Office of Management and Budget | Consisting of a handful of political appointees and hundreds of skilled professionals. It performs both managerial and budgetary functions. | |
| 122695876 | veto | The constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to Congress with reasons for rejecting it. A two-thirds vote in each house can override a this. | |
| 122695877 | pocket veto | When Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill, the president can simply let it die by neither signing nor vetoing it. | |
| 122695878 | presidential coattails | these occur when voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president's party because they support the president, recent studies show that few races are won this way. | |
| 122695879 | electoral mandates | the perception that the voters strongly support the president's character and/or policies. | |
| 122695880 | Commander in Chief | Because the Constitution's framers wanted civilian control of the military, they gave the president this title and responsibility. | |
| 122695881 | War Powers Resolution | A law passed in 1973 in reaction to American fighting in Vietnam and Cambodia that requires presidents to consult with Congress whenever possible prior to using military force and to withdraw forces after 60 days unless Congress declares war or grants an extension. Presidents view the resolution as unconstitutional. | |
| 122695882 | legislative veto | The ability of Congress to override a presidential decision. Although the War Powers Resolution asserts this authority, there is reason to believe that, if challenged, the Supreme Court would find this to be in violation of the doctrine of separation of powers. | |
| 122695883 | crisis | A sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play the role of manager. | |
| 122695884 | press secretary | This position serves as the primary channel through which the White House communicates with the media. |
