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| 8289621562 | Lameduck | A person still in the office after he or she has lost the bid the reelection | 0 | |
| 8289621563 | line item veto | to veto only a specific part of a bill | 1 | |
| 8289621564 | pocket veto | indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it | 2 | |
| 8289621565 | Veto | To reject | 3 | |
| 8289621566 | 20th Amendment | Congress begins on January 30th; President starts on January 20th | 4 | |
| 8289621567 | 23rd Amendment | gave residents of Washington DC the right to vote | 5 | |
| 8289621568 | 12th Amendment | separation of votes for President and Vice President | 6 | |
| 8289621569 | 22th Amendment | Limit on number of President's terms | 7 | |
| 8289621570 | inherent powers | powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it | 8 | |
| 8289621571 | Impeachment | Charges against a president approved by a majority of the House of Representatives | 9 | |
| 8289621572 | Clinton v. NY (1998) | Banned presidential use of line item veto | 10 | |
| 8289627973 | Elector | Member of the Electoral College | 11 | |
| 8289647981 | 25th Amendment | Presidential succession | 12 |