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American Govt Un. 4
Prentice Hall MacGruder's American Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chief of state | term for the President as the ceremonial head of the US, the symbol of all the people of the nation |
| chief executive | Term for the President as vested in with the executive power of the US |
| chief administrator | Term for the President as head of the administration of federal government |
| chief diplomat | Term for the President as the main architect of foreign policies and spokesperson to other countries. |
| commander in chief | Term for the President as the commander of the nation's armed forces |
| chief legislator | Term for the President as architect of public policies and the one who sets the agenda for Congress |
| chief of party | Term for the President as the leader of his/her political party. |
| chief citizen | Term for the President as the representative of the people working for the public interest |
| Presidential succession | scheme by which a Presidential vacancy is filled |
| balance the ticket | when a presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his chance of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographical, racial, ethnic, gender, or other characteristics. |
| presidential electors | a person elected by the voter to represent them in making a formal selection of the Vice President and President |
| electoral votes | votes casted by electors in the electoral college |
| electoral college | a group of people chosen from each state to formally select the President and Vice President |
| presidential primary | an election in which a party's voters choose some or all of the state party organization delegates to their party's national convention |
| winner take all | the candidate who won the preference vote automatically won the support of the all delegates chosen at the primary. |
| proportional representation | Rule applied in Democratic primaries where by any candidate who wins at least 15% of the votes get the number of state democratic convention |
| national convention | the meetings at which the delegates vote to pick their presidential and vice-presidential candidates |
| platform | its formal statement of basic principals, stands of major policy matters, and objectives for the campaign and beyond |
| Keynote address | a speech delivered by one for the party's most accomplished speakers |
| Most presidential nominees have been | Governors |
| With what two Presidents have the disability provisions come into play? | Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush |
| Who decided the winner of the Presidential election of 1800? | the House of Representatives because the electors could not indicate their votes for President and Vice President, a tie vote emerged and the House had to decide. |
| What group of office holders fall in the line of presidential success after the President pro tempore of the Senate? | Cabinet members |
| The official duties of the Vice President are to preside over the Senate and to | help decide if the President is disabled. |
| Concerning electors, which of the following was intended by the Framers? | that they be free agents |
| As the leader of the armed forces, the President is known as the | commander in chief. |
| If the President and his cabinet disagree on his ability to fulfill his duties, who decides whether the President continues to govern? | Congress. They have 21 days to decide the matter. |
| The President is the chief __________ when suggesting bills to Congress. | legislator |
| Which of the following presidential roles involves making treaties? | chief diplomat. The President is the nation's chief diplomat and determines foreign policy. |
| If adopted, the __________ plan for the electoral college would be similar to the election of Members of Congress. | district |
| The __________ plan eliminates the winner-take-all feature of the electoral college. | proportional. The Proportional plan would give each candidate the same share of a State's electoral vote and he or she received in the State's popular vote. |
| Theodore Roosevelt felt that the role of the chief executive was what? | stewardship |
| The rule of senatorial courtesy gives what member of the Senate power in some appointments? | Senators from the State where the official will serve who are from the President's party |
| When a President reduces the sentence or fine for a convicted criminal, he is using what power? | commutation. The power of commutation is the power to reduce the length of a sentence or fine imposed by a court. |
| What conflict was NOT declared as a war or otherwise authorized by Congress? | The Korean War |
| President Tyler annexed Texas through a(n) | joint resolution. |
| Presidential appointees must be approved by | a majority of the Senate. |
| President Truman ordered the seizure of __________ to avert a strike. | steel mills. When a labor dispute threatened to shut down the nation's steel industry during the Korean war, Truman ordered the seizure and Federal operation of several steel mills. |
| A(n) __________ is a diplomat who is sent back to his or her country. | persona non grata. |
| Richard Nixon received a __________ from President Gerald Ford. | pardon. Nixon got a pardon "for all offenses against the United States" that he may have committed during his presidency. |
| The Supreme Court found that George W. Bush had overreached his power in what case? | Rasul v. Bush. In this case, the court found that it was unconstitutional when the Bush Administration held prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and elsewhere, without these safeguards. |
| The limited Line Item Veto Act of 1996 allowed a President to eliminate tax provisions that did what? | benefited fewer than 100 people |
| What new country did Harry Truman recognize in 1948, helping it to survive a war for independence? | Israel |
| The War Powers Resolution was passed in reaction to what extended conflict? | The conflict in Vietnam. This act was designed to limit the President's ability to make war and was inspired by Vietnam. |
| What has been called "the most loosely drawn chapter" in the nation's fundamental law? | Article II. The Executive Article establishes the powers of the presidency in a sketchy fashion. |
| Some of the framers believed the words of Roger Sherman, who wrote that the executive powers should amount to carrying out the will of the | legislature. |
| How does the Executive branch of government affect a law once it has been passed? | by deciding how to enforce it |
| The reprieve and the pardon are powers of | clemency. Clemency means mercy or leniency. |
| Which department is NOT headed by a secretary? | Department of Justice. The head of this department is the attorney general. |
| What is the 12-month period used by the Federal Government for financial management purposes? | fiscal year |
| Which President pushed Congress to pass civil service reform in the late 1800s? | Chester Arthur. Arthur succeeded James Garfield who was shot by a mentally unstable office-seeker that Garfield refused to appoint to a high diplomatic post. |
| The President's Cabinet was created by | custom. It is an informal advisory body brought together by the President to serve his needs. |
| What is an organization that performs the tasks for which the organization exists? | line agency. An example of a line agency is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). |
| What two agencies were created by President George W. Bush? | Office of Homeland Security and Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives |
| A(n) __________ is the reduction of a sentence or fine for a crime. | commutation. The power of commutation is the power to reduce the length of a sentence or fine imposed by a court. |
| A(n) __________ is the postponement of a criminal sentence. | reprieve. A reprieve is the postponement of the execution of a sentence. |
| A(n) __________ is the forgiveness of a federal crime by the President. | pardon. A pardon is legal forgiveness of a crime. |
| A presidential veto can only be overturned by a vote of | two-thirds of the Congress. Because it requires a two-thirds majority, the President's veto is seldom overridden. |
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