Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

AP Government > Chapter 7 And 8 > Flashcards

Chapter 7 And 8 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the earliest example of the executive power?

A

Royal governor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What existed under the articles of Confederation?

A

Those who served as the President of the Continental Congress with no actual power

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Where did the term “President” come from?

A

American colleges and universities

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Adopted in 1951 and prevents Presidents from serving more than 2 terms, or more than 10 years if he came to office via death, resignation, or impeachment of his predecessors

A

22nd Amendment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is the role of VP?

A

The presiding officer of the Senate and votes only in the event of a tie

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Who supported the inclusion of impeachment, during the constitutional convention?

A

Benjamin Franklin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

An implied presidential power that allows the president to refuse to disclose info regarding confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the judiciary

A

Executive Privilege

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

The Sc ruling on power of the pres., holding that no absolute constitutional executive privilege allows a president to refuse to complete with a court order to produce info needed in criminal trial

A

US v Nixon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Lists those in the line to succeed in office

A

Presidential Succession Act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Adopted in 1967 to establish procedures for filing vacancies in the office of president and VP as well as providing for procedures to deal with the disability of a president

A

25th Amendment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Gives the president the authority to appoint with the advice and consent from the senate

A

Constitution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

The formal body of presidential advisors who head the 15 executive departments; often add others to his formal body of advisors

A

Cabinet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is the effect of rejection?

A
  • Leaves president without their 1st choice
  • Affects relationship with Senate
  • influence the public
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What method persuades Congress to disapprove and approve nominees quickly?

A

Make temporary appointments while Congress is in recesss

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

_____ of the members of Congress

A

2/3

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

May require substantial Amendment of a treaty prior to its approval

A

Senate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Submitted to congress under a fast track procedures bad amendments and require an up or down vote in Congress within 90 days of intro

A

Trade agreements

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

A formal international agreement entered into by the President that do not require the advice and consent of the US senate

A

Executive Agreement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

The formal constitutional authority of the President to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress, preventing them from becoming law without further congressional action

A

Veto

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Congress can override with ______ vote

A

2/3

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

The authority of a chief executive to delete part of a bill passed by the legislative that involves taxing or spending; rules unconstitutional by the SC

A

Line-item veto

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Rules line item vetoes unconstitutional

A

Clinton vs City of New York

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

States that the president is the commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the US

A

Article ll

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Revealed the Johnson administration has systematically altered casualty figures and distorted facts to portray the was as positive

A

Pentagon Papers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Passed by Congress in 1973, requires the authorization of Congress to deploy troops overseas and limits the time of their deployment
War Powers Resolution
26
Constitutional Roles?
Chief of State, Diplomat, Executive, Administer, Legislator, or Commander in Chief
27
Non-constitutional roles?
Party chief and chief economic planner
28
An executive grant providing restoration of all rights and privileges of citizenship to specific individual charges or convicted crime
Pardon
29
Also offered general amnesties
Pardoning Power
30
Formal enumerated powers limits a president's authority
Article ll
31
Powers that belong to the president because they can be inferred from the constitution
Inherent Powers
32
Who heightened the divisions between Feds and anti Feds?
Adams
33
Who expanded the role of the president of the legislative process?
Jefferson
34
Who shaped modern presidency?
FDR
35
Why VP?
Choose their VP to largely balance their presidential ticket
36
An informal institution based on practice and precedent whose membership is determined by tradition and presidential discretion
Article ll, Section 2
37
Includes the heads of major executive departments and includes Vp
The Cabinet
38
Assisted presidents as informal advisors while making others, more public, and significant contributions to American society
The First Lady
39
Mini bureaucracy created in 1939 to help the pres. oversee the executive branch bureaucracy
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
40
Was established in 1947 to advise the pres. On American military affairs and foreign policy; run by the national security advisor who coordinates info &a options, and advises the Pres
National Security Council
41
Power derives from their personal relationship with the pres and they have no legal authority
White House staff
42
Protect from pres from mistakes and helped implement policies to obtain the maximum political advantage for the president
Chief of Staff
43
Crucial to presidential leadership because it enables presidents to get the policy goals enacted and win support for their policies in the electorate
"power to persuade"
44
When Pres try to reach out to the public in order to gain support for programs
Bully pulpy
45
Means a president bypasses the heads of members of Congrrss to gain support from the people, who can then place pressure on their elected officials in Washington
Going Public
46
Tactic measures of their political capital: their ability to enact public policy simply because of their name and office
Approval Ratings
47
Not only outlines the programs he wants but also indicates the importance of each program by the amount of funding requested for each and for its associated agency or department
Budget proposal
48
Created in 1921 to help the pres. Inform congress of the amount of money needed to run the executive branch of gov, was made part of the newly created Executive office of the president
Bureau of the Budget
49
Prepares the pres. Annual budget proposal, reviews the budget and programs of the executive department, supplied economic forecasts, and conducts detailed analysis of proposed bikes and agency rules
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
50
Rule of regulation issued by the President that has the effect of law
Executive Order
51
All executive orders must be published
Federal Register
52
State that Truman had overstepped boundaries by giving order to seize mills, mines, and factories
Youngstown Sheet and Tube vs Sawyer
53
Occasionally written comments attached to a bill signed by the president
Signing statements
54
Makes and influence public policy
Signing statements
55
thousands of federal government agencies and institutions that implement and administer the federal laws and programs
Federal Bureaucracy
56
How many departments existed in 1789?
3; foreign affairs, war, and treasury
57
Who provides the president with legal advice?
Attorney General
58
The firing of public office holders of a defeated political party to replace them with loyalists of the new elected party
Spoils system
59
Jobs, grants or other special favors that are given as rewards to friends and political allies for their support
Patronage
60
Congress created in 1866 to pay benefits to the thousands of Union Veterans who had just fought in the war
Pension Office
61
A system of employment based on qualifications, test scores, and ability, rather than party loyalty
Merit System
62
The reform measur that established the principle of federal employment of the basis of open, competitive exams, and created the Civil service commission
Pendleton Act
63
The merit system by which many federal bureaucrats are selected
Civil Service System
64
The entity created by Congress outside a major executive department; general focuses on particular aspects of the economy; appointed by the President
Independent Regulatory Commission
65
Protects small business and the public from unfair competition, especially from big business
Federal Trade Commission
66
Ratification gave Congress the authority to implement a federal income tax to supplement the national treasury and provide a huge infusion of fund to support new federal agencies, services, and programs
16th Amendment
67
Career gov employees who work in cabinet-level departments and independent agencies
Bureaucrats
68
Bureaucrats are paid to according to what is called...?
General Schedule
69
Full lower positions
US civil Service exams
70
3 Categories of Bureacrats
* Appointive policy-making positions * Independent Regulatory Commissioners * Low-level, non policy patronage positions
71
Cabinet secretaries and assistants responsible for appointing high level policy making assistant who form the top of the bureaucratic hierarchy
Appointive policy making positions
72
Concern administrative assistants to policy makers
Low-level, nonpolicy patronage positions
73
4 categories of formal organizations
Cabinet Departments, Independent Executive Agencies, Independent Regulatory Commissions, Gov corporations
74
Major administrative units with responsibility for a broad area of gov operation
Cabinet Departments
75
Who heads all departments?
VP
76
Heads the executive branch departments and established general policies and overseeing its operation
Secretaries
77
What are the divisions for cabinet Departments?
Bureaus, divisions, sections, or other smaller units
78
Government units that closely resemble a combined department, but have narrow areas of responsibility and perform services rather than regulatory functions
Independent Executive Agencies
79
Develop expertise and provide continuity of policy with respect to economic issues because neither congress nor the courts have the time or specific talents to do so
Independent Regulatory Commissions
80
Free from partisan political pressure
Independent Regulatory Commissions
81
Concern themselves with how the business decor relates to public health and safety
Regulatory Boards
82
Businesses established by congress to perform functions that private business could provide
Government Corporations
83
Form when the financial incentives for private industry to provide services are minimal
Government Corporations
84
Prohibit civil servants from taking activist roles in partisan campaigns
Hatch Act
85
Delegate powers listen in...
Article 1, Section 8
86
The process by which a law or policy is put into operation
Implementation
87
The relatively ironclad relationships and patterns of interaction that occur among agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees
Iron triangle
88
The loose and informal relationships that exist among a large # of actors who's work in broad policy areas
Issue Networks
89
Working groups created to facilitate coordination of policy making and implementation across a host of gov. agencies
Interagency councils
90
Subcabinet- lever committees created to facilitate interactions between agencies and departments to handle complex policy problems
Policy Coordinating Committees
91
The ability of bureaucrats to make choices concerning the best way to implement congressional or executive intentions
Administrative discretion
92
A quasi-legislative process resulting in regulations that have the characteristics of a legislative act
Rule making
93
The rules that govern the operation of all gov programs and have the force of law
Regulations
94
Establish rules making procedures to give everyone the chance to participate in the process
1946 Administrative Procedures Act
95
Quasi-judicial process in which a bureaucratic agency settles disputes between two parties in a manner similar to the way courts solve disputes
Administrative Adjudication

AP Government (9 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions