Study
Guide for Chapter 12 and 13 Quiz
22nd
Amendment: two-term (or ten-year) limit 1951
Impeachment
process: Majority vote of the House to impeach, 2/3 vote of Senate to commit
25th
Amendment: provides for the succession of the President by the Vice President
Office
of Management and Budget (OMB): Presidential staff agency that serves as a
clearing house for budgetary requests and management improvements.
War
Powers Resolution (1973): President must notify congress of military commitment
within 48 hours. Greater than 60 days requires congressional approval.
Senior
White House Staff Members, where do they come from? Campaign staff, governor’s
staff (all loyal supporters)
President’s
and Press Conferences: declined
Honeymoon
effect: Congressional support during days following Presidents inauguration
(usually lasts 6 months)
US
vs. Nixon i.e. executive privilege: Nixon claimed executive privilege allowed
him to refuse to release his recorded conversations.
Persuasive
techniques that Presidents can use: threat of veto
Press
Secretary: Schedules press conferences and takes questions for the President
Commander
in Chief Function why? Civilian control of the military
Great
presidents who are they? Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Jefferson, FDR,
Jackson, Truman, Reagan, Eisenhower, Polk
Relationship
between Congress and the President: ebb and flow of power, congress defers to
president on foreign policy
Powers
of the Presidency that are mentioned in the Constitution: Treaty, appointment,
enforcement of laws
Presidential
Succession: VP, Speaker, President Pro Tempore, Secretary of State, Sec.
Treasury, Sec. Defense, Attorney General
Formal
and informal sources of presidential power: Constitution, public, crisis
Using
the bully pulpit: Using the Presidential office to get things done. Ted
Roosevelt, Bull Moose.
Executive
agreement: Pact between president and leaders of foreign countries that does
not require Senate ratification
State
of the Union Message: Used by president to inform congress and set the agenda