AP GOV CH.7 FLASHCARDS- EDDY RAMIREZ

Question 1

president

Answer 1

chief executive office of the U.S. as established by Article II of the U.S. Constitution

The president is the leader of the United States.

Question 2

vice president

Answer 2

officer created to preside over the U.S. Senate and to fill any vacancy in the office of president

The vice president will take charge if the president dies.

Question 3

Twenty-Second Amendment

Answer 3

prevents presidents from serving more than two terms.

The twenty-second amendment controls the time someone can be the president for.

Question 4

watergate

Answer 4

scandal involving a break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate office complex.

Watergate took place back in the early 1970’s.

Question 5

executive privilege

Answer 5

allows the president to refuse to disclose info regarding confidential conversations.

Executive privilege also includes to not disclose info on national security to Congress or the judiciary.

Question 6

U.S. v. Nixon

Answer 6

Supreme court ruling on power of the president, holding that no absolute constitutional executive privilege allows the president to refuse to comply with a court order.

U.S. v. Nixon happened back in 1974.

Question 7

Presidential Succession Act

Answer 7

law that provides for the filling of any simultaneous vacancy of the presidency and vice presidency.

The Presidential Succession Act was enacted by Congress in 1947.

Question 8

Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Answer 8

established in 1967 for filling vacancies in the office of president and vice president.

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment also provides procedures to deal with the disability of a president.

Question 9

Cabinet

Answer 9

formal body pf presidential advisers who head the fifteen executive departments.

Presidents usually add others to the Cabinet.

Question 10

League of Nations

Answer 10

sought to prevent future wars but was unsuccessful.

The United States never joined the League of Nations.

Question 11

executive agreements

Answer 11

formal international agreements entered into by the president

The executive agreement allowed the president to enter international agreements without the advice of the U.S. Senate.

Question 12

veto

Answer 12

constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by Congress.

The veto prevented bills from becoming law without further congressional action.

Question 13

pardon

Answer 13

executive grant providing restoration of all right and privileges of citizenship to a specific individual charges with a crime.

A pardon can save people convicted from being punished.

Question 14

inherent powers

Answer 14

belong to the president because they can be inferred from the Constitution.

Inherent Powers come in to play like when the Constitution authorize him to conduct diplomatic relations.

Question 15

first lady

Answer 15

designation provided to the wife of a president or governor.

The first lady of the US is married to our president

Question 16

Executive Office of the Presidency

Answer 16

mini-bureaucracy created to help the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy

EOP was created back in 1939 by Franklin Roosevelt.

Question 17

bully pulpit

Answer 17

a public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with an outstanding opportunity to speak out on any issue.
he could use the presidency as a bully pulpit to bring out the best in civic life

Question 18

Office of Management and Budget

Answer 18

The Office of Management and Budget is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

Question 19

executive order

Answer 19

In the United States, an executive order is a directive issued by the President of the United States that manages operations of the federal government and has the force of law. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources.

Question 20

signing statements

Answer 20

A signing statement is a written pronouncement issued by the President of the United States upon the signing of a bill into law. They are usually printed along with the bill in United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN).