AG: Chapter 12 review
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- Constitutional requirements
- In order to be President, one must be a native-born U.S. citizen (or born to parents who are both U.S. citizens abroad), be thirty five years of age or older, and have lived in the United States for at least fourteen years, although the Constitution does not explicitly state that these years have to be consecutive, or what defines residency.
- Appointment power
- Power of the president to appoint office positions
- Electoral College
- Electors in a state meet together at the state capital and cast a vote for a vice president and a president. The smallest states would have a minimum of 3 electors. If no majority then the house of representatives decides.
- Insiders and Outsiders
- Most Presidents are outsiders to Washington, being mainly Governors (i.e. Carter). Some are insiders (John McCain) .
- Ad hoc style
- The style of organization of the white house where the president has an open office where interest groups and committees can meet with the president.
- Amnesty
- Ability of the president to forgive anyone who may have been guilty of a specific crime. (usually large groups i.e. Draft Dodgers)
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- Amendment which set a 2 term, or eight year limit on holding the presidency.
- Civil servant
- A civilian working for the government (i.e. Peace Corps)
- Impoundment
- The Power of the president to hold money designated for a specific use.
- Other offices
- White House Office, White House Military Office, Office of the Vice President, Council on Economic Advisers, Council on environmental Quality, National Security council, Office of Management and the Budget, Office of National Aids Policy, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Office of Trade Representatives, Presidents Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, Presidents Foreign Intelligence Board
- Impeachment
- The first stage of removing a government official, an indictment.
- Executive order
- An order given by the president that ensures "that the laws by faithfully executed" , (Executive power)
- Kitchen cabinet
- A close member of the cabinet specifically the cabinet of Andrew Jackson
- Emergency power
- The power given to the president in a state of emergency
- Advice and consent
- The power of the Senate to consult and approve the presidents treaties and appointments
- Vice President
- The president of the senate and whom breaks a tie vote in the senate? Also the successor to the presidency, and considered a worthless job by many.
- Veto
- The power of the president to deny passage of a bill
- Pyramid style
- Report to president through chief of Staff, hierarchy. (Used by Nixon, Regan Bush)
- Lame duck
- A politician whose power has diminished because he or she is about to leave office as a result of defeat or term limits.
- Inherent powers
- Powers inferred by the constitution that are required to carry out a job, but not expressly written.
- Presidential rating
- System rating presidents on values, morals and other aspects.
- War Powers Act
- A president can only send troops abroad if authorized by congress. (to stop wars like Vietnam and Korean)
- Cabinet
- By custom, the leaders of the 14 major executive departments. The president appoints or directly controls most members of these offices.
- Commutation
- The power to remove or lessen a punishment issued by a court.
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- Amendment which allows the District of Columbia to choose three electors for the Electoral College.
- Roles (a bunch)
- Chief/Head of State, Chief Executive, Chief Administrator, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Judicial powers (amnesty, reprieve, appointment), Party Chief, Chief Citizen
- Executive agreement
- Secret treaties/agreements made with other nations only by the president.
- Pardon
- Ability of the president to forgive a crime and penalty, to particular person.
- Circular style
- Where the president assigns certain people to gather information and report back to the president (Used by Carter)
- Gridlock
- When nothing is accomplished because both sides of a debate cannot come to an agreement on issues.
- President's power
- Opinion of the people of a certain president
- Pocket veto
- When the president does not sign a bill within 10 days and the congress is not in session the bill is automatically vetoed.
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- Amendment that said that the President and Vice President ballots must be cast separately.
- Express powers
- The powers directly delegated by the constitution
- Pay and benefits
- President gets paid $400,000 and gets all services free including secret service for life, and around $139,000 after presidency. The Wife gets $20,000 upon the president's death.
- Executive privilege
- The privilege of the president to resist searches and the giving away of information on the grounds of national security.
- Reprieve
- Postponement of a sentence, usually the death penalty
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- Amendment which set up the line of succession for the president.
- N.S.C.
- The National Security Council, that is attended by the president, vice president, joint chiefs of staff, secretary of the state, secretary of Defense and the assistant to the N.S.C. Makes decisions about National security.
- Presidential character
- The impact a president's individual personality has on the administration, it affects the management style of government as well as public perception and how the president is remembered.
- Line item veto
- The former power of the president to veto certain items from a bill without vetoing the entire bill. (Was ruled unconstitutional)