Section 1
What Article states "The executive powers shall be vested in a President of the United States"?
What is Article II
What is it called when the President swears to faithfully execute the office of the President and protect and defend the Constitution?
What is Oath of Office
What is a person whose job is to manage relations between nations?
What is a diplomat
What is a method of killing a bill at the end of a congressional session by not acting on it before Congress adjourns?
What is pocket veto
What court case decided that executive privilege couldn't be used when a president is being tried as a criminal?
What is United Statesvs. Nixon
What limits the military action the President can use?
What is War Powers Act
What are rules and regulations that have the same power as a law that only the president can make?
What is executive order
What is the term for a person who is unwelcome in a country?
Persona non grata
What is the delay in carrying out a criminal sentence?
What is reprieve
When was the last time congress declared war?
What is World War II
Which President felt that they would only exercise powers that they were granted?
What is William Howard Taft
What does a presidential appointee need to be given the job they were appointed for?
What is majority vote in the Senate
What is a formal agreement between two or more countries about trade, peace, or other matters?
What is Treaty
What is a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators?
What is amnesty
Which President issued a record number of Signing Statements?
What is George W. Bush
Which President was one of the first to use more power than what they were granted?
What is Teddy Roosevelt
When appointing someone, what allows the President to bypass the senate confirmation process?
What is Recess appointment
If the United States recognizes a new nation, what does this do for the new nation?
What is help ensure success
What is impoundment?
What is a refusal by the president to spend funds allocated by a specific purpose by congress.
What is needed for a veto to be overrode?
2/3 vote in the Senate
What is a court or a forum of justice?
What is Tribunal
What allows the President to refuse to reveal certain information?
Without a declaration of war, what does Congress pass to let the President use force abroad?
What is joint resolution
What President gave amnesty to all Vietnam draft evaders?
What is President Jimmy Carter
How are appointed officer removed?
What is the President removes them