Ch.13
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 22th Amendment | states the # of terms a president shall hold office, two 4 year terms |
| Impeachment | the political equivalent of indictment in criminal law |
| Watergate | a scandal of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee of 1972, this led to Nixon's resignation |
| 25th Amendment | when replacing the Vice President, the president nominates, and both houses of Congress must approve |
| Cabinet | a group of advisors to the president composed of 14 secretaries and the attorney general |
| National Security Council (NSC) | coordinates foreign and defense policy |
| Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) | advise the president of the state of the economy |
| Office of Management and Budget (OMB) | writes the presidents's budget which is then submitted to Congress |
| Veto | president doesn't sign the bill, bill goes to back to Congress w/ reasons for rejecting it |
| Pocket Veto | the bill dies because the president doesn't sign it; only works when Congress adjourns with in 10 days |
| Presidential coattails | when voters cast their ballots for congressinal candidates of the president's party because they support the president |
| War Powers Resolution Act | a law passed to limit use of president's use of military powers |
| Legislative Veto | the ability of Congress to override a presidential decision |
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