Military Powers
Judicial Powers
Legislative Powers
Diplomatic
Limiting the Power
100
Formal term for the president sending troops in to a foreign country
What is deployment
100
Legal forgiveness of a crime
What is a pardon
100
An ability every president would like to have that allows them to veto individual parts of a bill.
What is a line-item veto
100
A person who deals with foreign government relations
What is a Diplomat
100
The power of the president to refuse to disclose certain information to Congress
What is executive privilege
200
Can be used by the president to commit troops without declaring war
What are joint resolutions
200
Postponement of the execution of a sentence
What is a reprieve
200
Mr. President, Congress adjourns next week. We should hold off on any action and just let matters take care of themselves with these ridiculous "Chicken hats."
What is a Pocket Veto
200
A formal agreement between two or more countries.
What is a treaty.
200
Name a court case that limited the power of the president.
What is ?
300
Name of the undeclared war that led to a limit on presidential military powers
What is the Vietnam War
300
Power to reduce a fine or the length of a sentence imposed by a court.
What is commutation
300
Written by the president to direct the manner in which a new law will be enforced.
What is a Signing Statement
300
This chamber of Congress approves a formal agreement between two or more countries.
What is the Senate
300
The court case that established executive privilege.
What is the United States v. Nixon
400
Name of the president in office when a limit was placed on presidential power pertaining to the military
Who is Richard Nixon
400
The president may only grant pardons in these cases
What are federal cases
400
This is what opponents and proponents of the presidents ability to veto individuals parts of a bill would say.
What is it would end wasteful spending in Washington, but give the president far too much power.
400
FDR agreed to give battle cruisers to Winston Churchill to help fight the Nazis in the Atlantic, and in return the United States received 99 year leases on air strips and naval bases.
What is an executive agreement.
400
This is the formal name for this part of the Constitution that grants the president his power.
What is Article II: The Executive Article
500
Name of the law limiting presidential military power AND the limits placed on those powers.
What is War Powers Resolution Troops may only be deployed if... 1. Congress declared war 2. Congress has authorized action 3. If the nation or military is attacked Must inform Congress within 48 hours of sending troops. Any such commitment must end within 60 unless approved by Congress.
500
This court case made this decision on whether a pardon must be accepted in order to be effective.
What is Burdick v. United States Yes a pardon must be accepted in order for it to be accepted.
500
Number of vetoes that George Washington had during his presidency.
What is two
500
Name for a diplomat withdrawn from a nation, and the main reason this might happen.
What is persona non grata. The president is showing that the United States does not approve of the actions or behavior of that nation.
500
Name of the court case that struck down a recent attempt to expand this legislative power of the president.
What is Clinton v. New York City and the presidents veto power.
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