chp 13
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VanessaGonzalez94 on January 26, 2012
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The presidency
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Twenty second amendment | Passed in 1951, the amendment that limits presidents to two terms of office. |
| Impeachment | The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the constitution. The house of representatives may impeach the president by a majority vote for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors |
| Watergate | The events and scandal surrounding a break in at the Democratic national committee headquarters in 1972 and the subsequtent cover up of the white house involvment leading to the eventual registration of president Nixon under the threat of impeachment |
| Twenty fifth amendment | Passed in 1967 this amendment permits the vice president to become the acting president if both the vice president and the presidents cabinet determine that the president is disabled. The amendment also outlines how recuperated president can reclaim the job. |
| Cabinet | A group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the constitution although every president has had one. Today the cabinet is composed of 14 secretaries and the attorney general |
| National security council | An office created in 1947 to coordinate the presidents foreign and military policy advisers. Its formal members are the president vice president secretary of state and secretary of defense and it is managed by the presidents national security assistant |
| Council of Economic advisers | A three member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy |
| Office of management and budget | An office that grew out of the bureau of the budget created in 1921 consisting of a handful of political appointees and the hundred of skilled professionals. The office of managand budget performs both managerial and budgetary functions |
| Veto | The constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to Congress with reasons for rejecting it. Two thirds vote in each house can override a veto |
| Pocket veto | A veto taking place when Congress adjourns within ten days of submitting a bill to the president who simply lets its die by neither signing nor vetoing |
| Presidential coattails | These occur when voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the presidents party because they support the president. Recent studies show that few races are won this way |
| War powers resolution | A law passed in 1973 in reaction to the American fighting in Vietnam and Cambodia that requires the president to consult with Congress whenever possible prior to using military force and to withdraw forces after 60 days unless Congress declares war or grant extensions. Presidents view the resolution as unconstitutional |
| Legislative veto | The ability for Congress to override a presidential decision. Although the war powers resolution asserts this authority there is a reason to believe that if challenged the supreme court would find the legislative veto in violation of the doctrine of seperation of powers |
| Crisis | A sudden unpredictable and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play the role of crisis manager |
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