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| Chapter 13 - The Presidency |
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| Limits the president to two terms of office |
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| The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the Constitution. The House of Representatives may impeach the president by a majority vote for "Treason, Bribery, or other high crimes and Misdemeanors." |
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| 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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| Permits the VP to become acting President if both the VP and the president's cabinet determine that the president is disabled. The amendment also outlines how a recuperated president can reclaim the job. |
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| the formal body of presidential advisers who head the fifteen executive departments. Presidents often add others to this body of formal advisors |
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| National Security Council |
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| An office created in 1947 to coordinate the president's foreign and military policy advisers. |
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| Council of Economic Advisers |
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| a three-member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy |
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| Office of Management and Budget |
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| the office that prepares the presidents annual budget proposal, reviews the budget and programs of the executive departments, supplies economic forecasts, and conducts detailed analyses of proposed bills and agency rules |
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| Power of the president to send a bill back to Congress with reasons for rejecting it. a 2/3 vote in each house can override it. |
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| a bill fails to become law because the president did not sign it within 10 days before congress adjourns |
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| When voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the presidents party because they support the president |
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| in 1973, a reaction to Vietnam and Cambodia that 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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| the authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place. The supreme Court has held that Congress does not have this power |
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| a sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play a role of crisis manager |
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