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Chapter 13 Key Terms

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show Ratified in 1951, this amendment limits presidents to two terms of office  
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Twenty-fifth Amendment   show
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show The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the Constitution.  
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show 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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show A group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the Constitution, although every president has had one.  
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show The committee that links the president's foreign and military advisers.  
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show A three-member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy.  
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Office of Management and Budget   show
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show The constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to Congress with reasons for rejecting it.  
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show A type of veto occurring when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president and the president simply lets the bill die by neither signing nor vetoing it  
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presidential coattails   show
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show 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.  
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show A vote in Congress to override a presidential decision.  
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show A sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play the role of crisis manager.  
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