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Government 5

Terms in this set (29)

President - chief executive
responsible for all 3 million people in the executive branch including military
The vast majority of people in the executive branch are there from
the last presidency
executive power
15 cabinet positions with designated seats; secretary of state sits to the right of the president
ordinance power
the power to give an order and expect it to be carried out
appointment power
the president gets to directly appoint about 3500 people
removal power
presidents can remove any of the 3500 people except for federal judges, vice president, and certain members of independent regulatory agencies
The Nuclear Option
judges need 51 votes to be confirmed (except for Supreme Court nominees)
the Power of Resignation
the power to officially recognize a government or a nation
executive agreements
does not need to be congressionally approved; deals with other countries
treaty
a formal agreement between the US and other countries; part of international law and must have congressional approval
Military powers are shared between _____ and _____
president; congress
Congress controls the _____, and only _____ can declare war
budget; Congress
War Powers Resolution (1973)
to put limits on the president's power
The president can _____ legislation and _____
recommend; veto
reprieve
postponement of punishment
commutation
when jail sentences or fines are shortened
pardon
major event; means not guilty of crime; legal forgiveness of crime whether there is evidence or not
amnesty
a pardon for a group of people; good only in federal cases
The president's power of clemency in federal cases is almost _____
absolute
5 round process of presidential election
invisible primary; primary season; presumptive candidate and convention; nominating convention; candidates name a running mate; nomination
temporary
poll numbers will go up
The general election happens _____ through _____
September; November
To win you must
target the campaign; take advantage of your political assets; develop an image that people can relate to; attract different groups; take advantage of issues and events; take advantage of media; get out the vote
soft money
money that comes into a campaign, but does not go directly to a candidate
McCain-Feingold Act
limited the amount of soft money coming into a campaign, but was declared unconstitutional by "citizens united"
A third party organization can funnel money into a campaign as long as...
they are not giving it directly to a candidate
The attempt to limit soft money lasted about ___ years
6
"citizens united"
the Supreme Court said that giving money to political campaigns is a form of political speech and therefore is protected by the speech clause in the 1st amendment
hard money
money that goes directly to candidates
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