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Ch. 8
The Presidency
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an implied presidential power that allows the president to refuse to disclose info. regarding confidential conversations or nat'l. security to Congress or the judiciary. | executive privilege |
| ruled that there is no absolute const. executive privilege to allow a pres. to refuse to comply w/ a court ourder to produce info. needed in a criminal trial (Supreme Court Case) | US v Nixon (1974) |
| Ratified to establish procedures for filling vacancies in the office of pres. and VP as well as providing for procedures to deal w/ the disability of a pres. | 25th Amendment (1967) |
| Ratified to prevent a president from serving >2 terms, or >10 years if he came to office via death or impeachment of hispredecessor | 22nd Amendment (1951) |
| Act that states in order the succession of the president | Presidential Succession Act (1947) |
| Who is 3rd in line to become president? | Speaker of the House |
| Who is 4th in line to become president? | President pro tempore of the Senate |
| Who is 5th in line to become president? And who is line after that? | Secretary of State, then the secretary of every dept. in order of creation |
| Which cabinet department was created most recently | Dept. of Homeland Security |
| When was Homeland Security created? | After 9/11 |
| informal advisory group selected by pres. who are the heads of various depts. | Cabinet |
| Whar is the purpose of various cabinet depts? | Created in order for the pres. to act in areas that were initially not concerned w/ the nat'l. gov't. |
| Does the Cabinet have any basis in the Constitution? | No |
| get back to this | "fast tracking" |
| formal gov't. agreement entered into by the pres. that does NOT require the advice & consent of the Senate | Executive Agreement |
| the authority of a chief executive to delete part of a bill passed by the legislature that involves taxing or spending | line-item veto |
| How much of a majority does a legislature need to override a veto? | 2/3 majority of each chamber |
| when a legislature chooses to go against a veto w/ 2/3 vote of each chamber | veto override |
| the president is limited in the deployment of troops overseas to a 60 day period in peacetime unless Congress give its approval for a longer period | War Powers Act |
| establishment created in 1939 to help the president oversee the executive branch bureaucracy | Executive Office of the President (EOP) |
| Jobs, grants, or other special favors that are given as rewards to friends and political allies for their support | patronage |
| the office that prepares the president's annual budget proposal, reviews the budget/programs of the exec. depts, supplies econ. forecasts, and conducts detailed analyses of proposed bills and agency rules | Office of Management and Budget (OMB) |
| a rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law. | executive order |
| example of an EOP | National Security Council, National Economic Council |
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