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Constitutional Law-The Presidency
Mr. Davies
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11th Grade
02/01/2011

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22nd Amendment
Definition

prevents a president from serving more than two terms, or more than ten years if he came to office via the death or impeachment of his predecessor

FDR (ran in 4 elections)

checks and balances Congress has on executive branch

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impeachment
Definition

power delegated to the House to charge the president, vice president, or other "civil officers" including federal judges, with "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors"

first step in the constitutional process of removing such government official from office

Nixon

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executive privilege
Definition

An implied power that allows the president to refuse to disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security to Congress or the judiciary

Nixon/Watergate Scandal

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U.S. v. Nixon
Definition
Supreme Court ruling on the power of the president, finding that there is no absolute constitutional executive privilege to allow a president to refuse to comply with a court order to produce information needed in a criminal trial
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25th Amendment
Definition

established procedures for filing vacancies in the office of president and vice president as well as providing for procedures to deal with the disability of a president

rules of succession

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Cabinet
Definition

formal body of presidentail advisers who head the fifteen executive departments

presidents often add others to this body of formal advisers

senate approval to fill any position in cabinet

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executive agreement
Definition

formal government agreement entered into by the president that does not require that advice and consent of the U.S. Senate

not official and doesn't need Senate approval

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veto power
Definition

formal, constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress, thus preventing their becoming law without further congressional action

can be overridden if 3/4 of Congress votes to do so

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War Powers Act
Definition

president is limited in the deployment of troops overseas to a 60-day period in peacetime (which can be extended for an extra 30 days to permit withdrawal) unless Congress explicitly gives its approval for a longer period

check and balance to the executive branch over president

Nixon--infringement of presidents executive power

Nixon vetoed it--Congress overrode Nixon's veto

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pardon
Definition

executive grant providing restoration of all rights and privileges of citizenship to a specific individual charged or convicted of a crime

Ford pardoned Nixon

usually at the end of a term

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inherent powers
Definition
powers of the president that can be derived or inferred from specific powers in the Constitution
Term
New Deal
Definition

FDR's plan for national recovery

expanded executive power

add cabinet members (programs)

Term

Executive Office of the President

(EOP)

Definition

help the president oversee the executive branch

est. to oversee FDR's New Deal programs

Term
patronage
Definition

Jobs, grants, or other special favors are given as rewards to friends and political allies for their support

White House staff positions (no Senate approval)

Term
executive order
Definition

rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law

gentlement's agreement

Term
Rules of Succession
Definition

1. Vice President

2. Speaker of the House of Representatives

3. President pro tempore of the Senate

4. Secretaries of state, treasury, and defense, and other Cabinet heads in order of the creation of their department

Term
Advisors to the president
Definition

Vice President

Cabinet

First Lady

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

White House Staff

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Senate Approval

v.

NOT

Definition

Treaties, Laws, Ambassadors, Cabinet Members, Supreme Court Justices

 

Executive agreements, Executive orders, White House Staff

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Power to Convene Congress
Definition
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