A _______is the expressed will of the people or strong popular support.
Mandate
100
______is the president's refusal to allow a federal department to spend money Congress has already appropriated.
Impoundment
100
_______, the "Great Communicator" did not tolerate serious dissension among his staff (probably because the noise interrupted his nap time).
Ronald Reagan
100
To reduce a person's jail sentence is an example of a _________ power held by the President.
judicial
100
The _______ is the head of the Executive Branch.
President
200
______is a group pardon.
Amnesty
200
A _______is the power to reject part of a bill.
line-item veto
200
Former President, ________ had been nominated seven times for the Nobel Peace Prize before eventually winning in 2002.
Jimmy Carter
200
Mass media, as well as ________, support the checks and balances that limit the power of the President.
public opinion
200
_______is a formal charge of misconduct made against a holder of a public office, but does not necessarily mean that the public official will be removed from office...unless found guilty.
Impeachment
300
______ are rules that have the force of law.
Executive orders
300
DAILY DOUBLE!! The ________ program allows young people to help society and earn money for training or college.
Americorps
300
Because _______failed to understand the moods and fears of the people, he lost the 1932 presidential election.
Herbert Hoover
300
_______ represents one of the greatest sources of power for the President.
Strong popular support
300
______ is the right of the president to refuse to testify before Congress or a court.
Executive privilege
400
Politicians support other politicians through_________ and sometimes are rewarded with an appointment to a political office or any number of other political "favors."
patronage
400
A_______grants a postponement of legal punishment.
reprieve
400
On the Internets and in a speech,_______said that he wanted to use Nuculear Strategery to take out the evildoers over there.
Bush II
400
A president's effectiveness in carrying out a legislative program or using executive powers may be limited by _______.
congressional override
400
________ was a major Supreme Court case and was one of the first to question executive privilege.
United States vs. Nixon
500
An _________has the same legal status as a treaty but does not require the consent of the Senate.
executive agreement
500
Failure to ________can be disasterous to a president.
understand the mood of the public
500
In the 1970's_________ impounded funds to eliminate social programs, he did not favor, such as Head Start.
Richard Nixon
500
The War Powers Act prevents the president from committing troops to combat for more than ____days without ______approval.
60 days / congressional approval
500
DAILY DOUBLE!! ________ was never the President, but he acted as though he was.