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ap gov chapter 13
chapter 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| War Powers Resolution | Law passed in 1973 in reaction to american fighting in Vietnam and Cambodia, requiring presidents to consult wiht Congress whenever possible prior to using miitary force and to withdraw forces after 60 days unless congress declares war or grants extension |
| Cabinet | Group of residential advisors not mentioned in the Constitution, although every president has had one. |
| Crisis | A sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play the role of manager |
| Office of management and Budget (OMB) | an office that grew out of the Bureau of the budget, created in 1921, consisting of a handful of political appointees and hundreds of skilled professionals. Performs both managerial and budgetary functions. Pres is boss |
| 25 th amendment | Passed in 1951, the amendment that permits the vice president to become acting president if both vice president and the president's cabinet determine that the president is disabled |
| Press Secretary | Person on he White House staff who most often deals directly with the press, serving as a conduit of info. Press secretaries conduct daily press briefings. |
| Legislative Veto | Abiity of Congress to override a presidential decision. Although the War powers Resolution asserts this authority, there is reason to believe that, if challenged, the Supreme Court would find this in violatin of the doctrine of seperated powers. |
| Veto | Constitutional power of president to send back a bill. House can override with a 2/3 vote. |
| Presidential Approval | An evaluation of the president based on many factors, but especially on the predisposition of many people to support the president. One measure is provided b the Gallup Poll |
| Pocket Veto | Veto taken place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of having submitted a bill to the president, who simply lets die by neither signing nor vetoing it. |
| Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) | A three-member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy. |
| National Security Council | Office created in 1947 to coordinate the president's foreign and military policy advisors. Its formal members are the president, vice president, secretary of state, and secretary of defense, and it is managed by the president's national security advisor. |
| Presidential Coattails | Situation occuring when voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president's part because they support the president. Recent studies show that few races are won this way |
| watergate | Events and scandal surrounding break in at the demo. national committee headquarters in 1972 and the subsequent cover-up of White House involvement, leading to impeachment of pres. Nixon |
| 22nd amendment | Passed in 1951, amendment that limits presidents to two terms in office. |
| circular model | cabinet secretaries reporting to the president. Get first hand knowledge. Micromanage everything. May promote stagnation. |
| inner cabinet | four original cabinet positions: state, defense, treasury, attorney general. |
| electoral college | group of electors selected by the state would meet to vote. Political parties nominate electors. Voters in state select which group of electors goes. |
| pyramidal model | report through hierarchy to chief of staff. Frees the president. Creates very powerful asistants. |
| legal approach | follow the letter of the law. |
| bully pulpit | ability to access the media to reach everyone. |
| white house office | orders appointed by the president without the consent of congress. |
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