Chapter 14 The Presidency

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The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the Constitution.

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Impeachment

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Passed in 1951, the amendment that limits presidents to 2 terms of office

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Twenty-second Amendment

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The events and scandal surrounding a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972 and the subsequent cover-up of White House involvement, leading to the eventual resignation of President Nixon under the threat of impeachment

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Watergate

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Passed in1951, this amendment permits the Vice President to become acting president if both the Vice President and the president’s cabinet determine that the president is disabled. It also outlines how a recuperated president can reclaim the job

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Twenty-fifth Amendment

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A group of presidential advisors not mentioned in the Constitution, although every president has had one

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Cabinet

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An office created in 1947 to coordinate the president’s foreign and military policy advisors. Members include the president, Vice President, Secretary of State, and the secretary of defense, and it is managed by the president’s national security assistant

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National Security Council (NSC)

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A 3-member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy

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Council of Economic Advisors (CEA)

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An office created in 1921 that consists of a handful of political appointees and hundreds of skilled professionals. It performs both managerial and budgetary functions

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Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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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 it

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Veto

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When Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president, who lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it

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Pocket veto

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These occur when voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president’s party because they support the president

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Presidential coattails

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A law passed in 1973 that requires presidents to consult with Congress whenever possible prior to using military force and to withdraw forces after 60 days unless Congress declares war or grants an extension. Presidents dislike this.

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War Powers Resolution

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The ability of Congress to override a presidential decision

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Legislative veto

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A sudden, unpredictable, and potential dangerous event

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Crisis