Chapter 5
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Court Cases:
- US v R.Nixon(1974)-a landmark US Supreme Court decision it resulted in a unanimous 8-0 ruling against Prsident Richard Nixon and was important to the late stages of the Watergate Scandal. It is considered a crucial precedent limiting the power of any US President
Vocab Terms:
- Honeymoon-the first bit of time a president is in office and people really like him till he screws something up
- 25th Amendment-radified in 1967, this amendment permit the vice president to become acting president if the vice president 2nd the president's cabinet determined that the president is disabled, and it outlines how a recuperated president can reclaim the job
- Inpeachment-the political eaquivalent of an indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the consitution, the House of Representatives may inpeach the president by a majority vote for "Treason, Bribery, or other high crimes and Misdemeanors"
- 22nd Amendment-ratified in 1951, this amendment limits presidents to two terms in office
- Bully-Pulpit-a public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with an outstanding opportunity to speak out on any issue
- Article 2-the presidents qualifications, responsabilities, and limitations
- Independent Counselan attoney appointed by the federal government to investivate and prosecute federal governmement officials
- Office of Managment and Budget-an office that prepares the president's budget and also advises presidents on proposals form departments and agencies and helps review their proposed regulations
- Cabinet-a group of presidental advisers not mentoned in the constution although every president has one, today the cabinet is composed of 14 secreatories, the attorney general, and others designated by the president
- Inherent Executive Power-inherent powers are those powers that congress and the president need in order to get the job done right, all though not specified in the constution, they are reasonable powers that are a logical part of the powers delegated to congress and the president
- Chief of Staff-the senior staff officer of a service or command
- Commander-In-Chief-the president is the commander of the military branches
- Divided Government-the situation in which one party controls the presidnecy while the other party controls congress
- Presidental Approval Rating-introduced by George Gallup in the late 1930s to gauge public support for the president durign his term
- Executive Office of the President-the immediate staff of the current president of the US and multiple levels of the support staff reporting to the President, and is headed by the White House Cheif of Staff
- State of the Union Address-a yearly address delievered in January by the president of the President of the US to Congress giving the administration's view of the state of the nation and plans for legislation
- Executive Order-regulations originating with the executive brance, one method of presidents can use to control bureaucracy
- Executive Privilege-the privilege, claiming by the president for the executive branch of the US government of with holding information in the public interest
- Executive Action-something the executive branch does
- Council of Economic Advisors-a three-member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy
- White House Office-entity within the Executive Office of the president of the US headed by the White House Chied of Staff, who is also the head of the Executive Office
- National Security Council-the committee that links the president's foreign and military policy advisers, its formal members are the president, vice president, secretary of state, and secretary of defense, and it is managed by the President's national security assistant
- War Powers Resolution-a law passed in 1973, in reacton to American fighting in Vietnam and Cambodia, that requires Presidents to consult with Congress when ever possible prior to using military force and to withdraw forces after 60 days unless Congress declares war or grants an extention, however presidents hae viewed the resolution as unconstutional
- Presidential Coattails-these occur when voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president's party because they support the president, recent studies show that few races are won this way
- Watergate-the events and scandal surrounding a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquaters in 1972 and the subsequent cover-up of the White House involvement, leading to the eventual resignation of President Nixon under the threat of Impeachment