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| Passed in 1951, the amendment that limits presidents 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. |
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| Passed in 1967, this amendment permits the vice president to become acting president if both the vice president and the president's cabinet determine that the president is disabled. |
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| A group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the Constitution. Today it is composed of 14 secretaries and the attorney general. |
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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. Members: the president, vice president, secretary of state, and secretary of defense. |
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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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| An office created in 1921, consisting of political appointees and skilled professionals. It performs both managerial and budgetary functions. |
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| Power of the president to send a bill back to Congress with reasons for rejecting it. A two-thirds vote in each house can override it. |
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| a veto taking place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it. |
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| When voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president's 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 ability of Congress to override a presidential decision. |
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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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