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Chapter 8
Presidency
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Undergraduate 1
04/19/2012

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be a natural-born citizen of the United States;[note 1]
be at least thirty-five years old;
have been a permanent resident in the United States for at least fourteen years.
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qualifications of President
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two four year terms
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term of President
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-Twenty-second Amendment
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adopted in 1951, prevents a president from serving more than two terms, or more than ten years if he came to office via the death or impeachment
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1. VP
2. Speaker of House
3. President Pro Tempre
4. Sec. of State
5. Sec. of Tres
6. Defense
7. Attorney General
8. Sec. Interior
9. Agriculture
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-presidential line of succession
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impeachment
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power to House of Reps, charge the President, VP, or other civil offices.
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appointment power, power to convene congress, make treaties, veto power, commander and chief, pardoning power
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constitutional powers of the president (6)
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-appointment power
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ability to appoint ambassadors, ministers, consuls, judges.
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-power to make treaties
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allowed to make executive agreements without senate approval....
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-veto power
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formal, constitutional authority of the prez to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress
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-establishing presidential authority (1789-1808)
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- Cabinet system
-chief executive of foreign affairs
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-incremental expansion of presidential powers (1809-1932)
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- suspended habeas corpus
-expanded US Army
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Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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3.2 White House Office
3.3 Office of the Vice President of the United States
3.4 Office of Management and Budget
3.5 Council of Economic Advisers
3.6 Council on Environmental Quality
3.7 National Security Council
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Ford
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Who of the following became president despite never being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency?
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Succession ACt
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Though it has never been used, the detailed ordering of who can assume the role of president in the event of an emergency is known as
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U.S. vs Nixon
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ruled that the president does not have an absolute executive privilege to ignore court orders.
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amendments
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Presidents cannot veto
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2/3 of congress, each house
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Congress can override a presidential veto with a
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line-tem veto
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Authority to delete part of a bill involving taxing or spending without vetoing the entire bill is known as a
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active-positive
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According to political scientist James David Barber, which personality makes for the most successful presidents?
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