AP GOV Chapter 14 Flashcards

9532036697	twenty second amendment	ratified in 1951, this amendment limits its presidents to two terms of office	0
9532041694	twenty fifth amendment	ratified in 1967, this amendment permits the vice president to become actin president if the cice president and the cabinet determine that the president is diabled, and it outlines how a recuperated president can reclaim his job.	1
9532055811	impeachment	the political equivalent of indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the constitution. the HOR may impeach the president by a majority vote for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors"	2
9532082876	watergate	the events and scandal surrounding a break-in at the democratic national committee headquarters in 1972 and the subsequent cover-up of the white house involvement, leading to the eventual resignation of Nixon under the threat of impeachment.	3
9532100388	executive orders	regulations originating with the executive branch. executive orders are one method presidents can use the control the bureaucracy.	4
9532119328	cabinet	a group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the constitution, although every president has had one. today the cabinet is composed of 14 secretaries, the attourney general, and others designated by the president.	5
9532134508	national security council	the committee that links 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 presidents national security assistant.	6
9532146871	council of economic advisers	the three-member body appointed y the president to advise the president on economic policy.	7
9532154028	office of management and budget	an office that prepares the presidents budget and also advises presidents on proposals from departments and agencies and helps review their proposed regulations.	8
9532174108	veto	the constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to congress with reson for rejecting it. a two thirds vote in each house can override a veto.	9
9532181632	pocket veto	a type of veto occurig when congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president and the president c=simply lets the bill die by neither signing nor vetoeing it.	10
9532194282	presidential coattails	these occur when voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the presidents party because they a support the president. recent studies show that few races are won this way.	11
9532205551	war powers resolution	a law passed in 1973 in reaction to the american fighting in vietnam and cambodia, the requires the president to consult with congress when ever possible prior to using military force and to withdraw forces after 60 days unless congress declares war or grants and extension. however, presidents have viewed the reolution as constitutional.	12
9532252632	legislative veto	a vote in congress to override a presidential decision. although the war powers resolution asserts this authority, there is reason to believed that, if challenged, the S.C. would find the legislative veto in violation of the doctrine of separations of powers.	13
9532265117	crisis	a sudden, upredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play a role of crisis manager.	14
9549611573	obama won what award	nobel peace prize	15
9549624276	What does the text list as the main reason why presidents have trouble getting things done	the policy-makers that presidents deal with have their own agendas	16
9549633801	the offices of the president and vice president have the disticntion of being ____________	the only elected positions voted upon by the entire nation	17
9549672829	what statement reflects the two minds of americans regarding their president	he/she should posses both great power and strong limitations on that power.	18
9549680338	ammendment that limits pres to 2 terms	22nd	19
9549686307	ammendment that created means for selecting new vice president	25	20
9549690467	two routes for becoming president:	1. election 2. succession	21
9549698967	which presidents wife became the virtual acting pres during her husbands serious illness	edith wilson (WILSON!!!!!)	22
9549710432	the process of impeachment, according to the text is roughly equivalent to:	indiCtment in criminal law	23
9549715759	what are the reasons for impeachment:	high crime and misdemeanors, bribery, treason or if you are trump	24
9549728466	2 impeached presidents =	andrew johnson and bill clinton	25
9549824881	agreement of 4 points regardign impeachment	1. impeachment behavior doesn't need t be a crime 2. the offense should be grave. 3. a mattter of policy agreement is not grounds for impeachment 4. impeachment is an inherently political process.	26
9549846387	which of the following is not a constitutional power of the president	head of his or her political party	27
9549855541	which of the following book titles, written by arthur schlesinger, reflects the idea that the power in the presidency is growing?	the imperial presidency	28
9549885655	these orders carry the force of law and are used to implement statutes, treaties, and provisions of the constitution.	executive orders	29
9549890212	the constitution does not mention this group of presidential advisers, but the text does, and every president has had one	crabnet	30
9549895689	which of the following is not a department administered by the executive branch	federalism	31
9557285082	what are the three major policy making bodies house in the executive office	1. national secuity council 2. council of economic advisers 3. office of management and budget	32
9557366934	the white house include ____ people	600	33
9557372511	what staff member is the pres not likeley to see daily	chairman of the joint chiefs staff	34
9557386211	who has no official government positions, yet is often at the center of national attention	first lady	35
9557389693	slippage =	when party members do not support the presidents position	36
9557430576	what is the term the text uses to decribe the phenomenon of coters casting their cotes for those candidates supported by, and supportive of, the president?	presidential coattails	37
9557437288	during which election period does the president tend to loose seats in congress	midterm elections	38
9557454666	according to the text, which statement is most true about the presidetial power?	the mre popular the president, the more actual power he has	39
9557464698	what is not a power of the president listed by the text	power to declare war (congress' power)	40
9557474389	term for the perception that voters strongly support the president and his policies	electoral mandate	41
9557488800	according to the war powers resolution, the president may send troops into hostilities for ____ days before seeking congressional approval	60	42
9557497414	t/f congress can at any time pass a resolution that the president cannot veto ending american participation in hostilities	true	43
9557511266	t/f according to the text elenor roosevelt attained the most responsible and visible leadership position ever held by first lady?	false	44
9557520065	which of the following policymaking bodies links the president's key foreign and military policy advisors	the national security council	45
9557530891	which of the following policymaking bodies is primarily responsible for preparing the presidents budget?	the office of management and budget	46
9557542303	which of the following policymaking bodies help the president make policy on inflation, unenployement, and other economic matters?	the council of economic advisors	47
9557555170	president with most vetos overridden	ford	48
9557578649	which president is arguably the first modern president	franklin delano roosevelt	49
9557587052	what is an example of the rally around the flag effect?	bush's popularity was supported was boosted following 9/11	50
9557607636	what roles does the president play duting a national holiday	chief of state/head of state	51
9557621207	presidents with high level of _______ have an esier time influencing congress, while those with low levels find influecing congress more difficult	public approval	52
9559189709	which statement about the news is generally true	the news is usually framed in themes	53
9559196459	how might presidnets use thier powers of persuasion in the legislative process?	in leading public opinion to support their policy agendas	54
9559203067	which of the following leadership abilities is critical to presidential success?	the ability to persuade members of congress and the american public	55
9559211680	how might a rally event affect presidential politics?	rallying events rtend to temporarilly increase presidential aproval ratings, providing windows of opportunity to press action on their agendas	56
9559247578	most presidents following lyndon johnson ________	opposed government growth	57
9559259225	t/f wheras the president can check congress thorugh veto, the judicial system can check the president through judicial review	t	58
9559269841	t/f a divided government is when the president and the majority in one or both chambers of congress belong to different parties?	t	59
9559302998	t/f research concludes that news media is biased systematically toward a particular person or party as measured in the amount of favorability of coverage	f	60
9587233263	presidents must rely on	persuasion	61
9587241431	most difficult task of president is to ____	live up to expectations	62
9587246438	central themes of american thought	opposition to power and suspicion of government	63
9587256838	people generally agree that ____ was the worst president	warren g harding	64
9587330152	how many president have served 2 terms	13	65
9587402497	for more than _______ of american history an individual has served as president that was not elected		66
9587442201	how have presiidetns increased their power ?	technology, weapon developments (nuke), and the image of presidents as a global leader hasveincreased the power	67
9587454666	what decages favored a strong presidency	1950-60's	68
9587476502	a tool presidents have in congress	recommend agency budgets	69
9587554521	principle types of offices in the white house	political offices support services policy offices	70
9587586336	wheel and spokes system	many people have same status and are balanced against each other	71
9587625922	who held the most responsible and visible leadership as first lady	hil clinton	72
9587635761	3 things a pres can do to a bill	1. sign it 2. veto 3. let it become law after 10 days	73
9587650625	congress have overrideen ______ of vetoed bills	4%	74
9587652008	line-item veto	veto of a particular line (not in US GOV)	75
9587679474	reps are more likely to vote aligned with their ______	constituencies	76
9587709884	president have a hard time stopping reps from opposing the gov if they want to because parties are	decentralized	77
9587723002	presidential polls may indicate	the presidents ability to mobalize public opinion	78
9587744594	congress has a central role in _______	national security policy	79
9587770224	primary determinate of presidential approval =	party identification	80
9587778221	"bully pit" means ______	presidents can mobalize people if they are good persuaders.	81
9587788619	constitution was written in	1787	82
9587790888	legislative branch is describes in article ___	2	83
9587791844	main duty of executive branch is to _________	enforce the laws	84
9587795159	an individual may serve no more than _________ full terms or ______ year	2, 10	85
9587797319	electors are proportional to the number of	reps in house and senate	86
9587798178	qualifications for pres =	nat born citizen, reside in us, and atleast 35 yers old	87
9587803874	order of sucession of pres =	vice pres (pence) , speaker of house (paul ryan) , pres pro temp (orrin hatch) , sec of state (mike pompeo).	88
9587809508	2 stages of new vice pres =	1. pres elects 2. congress approves	89
9587812498	special power of pres include:	1. commander in chief of armed forces 2. grant pardons and reprieves in fed cases 3. state of union address 4. call special sessions of congress 5. appoint fed officials	90
9587827207	the ______ impeaches and the ________ tries and the _______ adjudicates	house, senate, chief justice.	91
9587842942	roles of president	1. chief executiv officer 2. chief of state 3. chief administrater 4. chief diplomat 5. commander in chief 6. chief legislature de facto 7. party chief 8. chief citizen	92
9587851369	describe chief executive officer	- pres = responsible for overseeing executive branch - in charge of domestic affairs	93
9587853769	describe chief of state	- ceremonial head of gov - the pres symbolizes the US - the pres rules and reigns	94
9587856435	describe chief administrator	- in charge of administrating fed beauacracy	95
9587857995	describe chief diplomat	- main architect of foreign policy - spoeksperson to the world	96
9587859886	describe commmander in chief	- head of military - most important role - has direct control of nukes - may send troops	97
9587863473	describe chief legislature	- main architect of public policy - sets overall shape of congress agenda	98
9587868326	describe party chief	- leader of political party - can be without a party	99
9587870074	describe chief citizen	- nations first citizen - symbolic but does hold power	100
9606350005	proclamation	executive orders that are ceremonial or symbolic	101
9606376986	national security directives	executive orders that deal with national security	102