Government Chapter 6 Test Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What are the formal qualifications to be president? | 35 years old, live in the US for at least 14 years, natural-born citizen |
| President's check on Congress | veto |
| Court case that limited executive privilege | United States v. Nixon |
| Who is commander in chief? | the president |
| Part of the EOP that studies economic trends | Council of Economic Advisers |
| an act of clemency that grants a group of offenders a general pardon for offenses committed | amnesty |
| Largest agency in the EOP | Office of Management and Budget |
| Amendment that limits a president to 2 terms | 22nd Amendment |
| Who takes over if the president dies in office? | the vice president |
| the power of the president to refuse to release information to Congress or a court | executive privilege |
| Who elects the president? | the electoral college |
| Which EOP agency would respond to an act of terrorism? | National Security Council |
| What are the president's legislative powers? | veto a bill, sign a bill, suggest legislation |
| What is a line item veto? | a veto that rejects only a certain part of a bill and not the entire bill |
| Who is responsible for opening and counting the electoral votes? | the vice president |
| What can Congress do to a presidential veto of a bill? | override the veto |
| How long can a president serve in office? | 10 years |
| A cabinet department head is also known by this title | secretary |
| Amendment that dealt with presidential succession | 25th Amendment |
| Department established in the 1930's to help the president carry out his duties | Executive Office of the President |
| a person born in the United States or one of its territories | natural born citizen |
| Informal qualifications to be president | well-educated, male, belonging to Christian denomination, some military experience |
| What determines a state's electoral votes? | number of representative and two senators |
| What can a president do that does not need congressional approval? | signing statements, executive orders, executive agreements |
| Quote from the JFK inaugural speech | "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." |
| President's title when dealing with foreign nations | foreign policy leader |
| Presidential act in foreign relations that does not need Senate approval | executive agreement |
| During whose presidency was the EOP created? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| the role the president plays when acting as the symbolic figurehead of the United States | chief of state |
| Pardon falls under which type of presidential powers? | clemency |
| Informal powers of the president | leader of the military, chief of state, chief executive, foreign policy leader |
| Who is next in succession to the presidency after the vice president? | Speaker of the House |
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