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Unit 5 Vocab
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Political Studies
10th Grade
11/19/2013

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22nd Amendment
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Adopted in 1951, prevents a president from serving more than two terms
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When can a president serve more than 8 years?
Definition
If came into office after the death or impeachment of his predecessor
Term
impeachment
Definition
process y which to begin to remove an official from office
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executive privilage
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an implied presidential power that allows the president to refuse to disclose info regarding confidential conversations or national security to congress or the judiciary
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US v. Nixon
Definition
key supreme court ruling on the power of the president, finding thatt there is no absolute constitutional executive privilege to allow a president to refuse to comply with a court order to produce info needed in a criminal trial
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25th amendment
Definition
adopted in 1967 to establish procedures for filling vacancies in office of president and vice president as well as providing procedures to deal with the disability of a president
Term
Presidential Succession
Definition
1. VP
2. Speaker of the house
3. President pro tempore
secretaries of state, treasury, and defense
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how many times has the 25th amendment been used?
Definition
twice
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cabinet
Definition
the formal body of presidential advisers who head the fifteen executive departments. president often add others to this body of formal advisors
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What did Hamilton justify in Federalist No. 77?
Definition
That the president will give a state of the union to congress
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executive agreement
Definition
formal govt. agreement entered into by the president that doesn't require the advice and/or consent of the US senate
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veto power
Definition
the formal, constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress thus preventing their becoming law without further congressional action to override the veto
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line item veto
Definition
the authority of a chief executive to delete a part of a bill passed by the legislature that involves taxing or spending, THIS IS ILLEGAL
Term
pardon
Definition
an executive grant providing restoration of all rights and privileges of citizenship to a specific individual charged or convicted of a crime
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War Powers Act (1973)
Definition
the president is limited in the deployment of troops overseas to a 60 day period in peacetime unless congress explicitly gives its approval for a longer period
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What article in the constitution limits the president's powers?
Definition
Article II
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inherent powers
Definition
powers of teh president that can be derived or inferred from specific powers in the constitution.
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patronage
Definition
jobs grants and other special favors taht are given as rewards to friends or political allies for their support
Term
what president is notorious for stating the spoils system?
Definition
Andrew Jackson
Term
Executive Office of the President
Definition
establishment created in 1939 to help the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy
Term
executive order
Definition
a rule or regulation issued b the pres. that has the effect of a law. all of them must be published in the federal register
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OMB
Definition
the office that prepares the presidents annual budget proposal, reviews the budget and programs of the executive departments, supplies economic forecasts, and conducts detalied analyses of proposed bills
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How does the president help with treaties?
Definition
He creates them, but congress ratifies them.
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Chief of staff
Definition
top aide to the president. controls information that the president recieves
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