Powers of the President
This allows a president to cancel a proposed bill.
What is a veto?
What are the two formal duties of the Vice President?
To preside over the Senate (President of the Senate) and to help decide the question of presidential disability.
Congress can override a presidential veto with this.
What is a two-thirds vote in both houses?
The President negotiates these agreements with other countries, but they must be approved by the Senate.
What is treaties
This term refers to media outlets influencing public perception of the President.
What is agenda-setting
This releases a convicted person from having to fulfill a sentence
What is a pardon
This Cabinet member is responsible for foreign relations and diplomacy.
Who is the Secretary of State?
The President can make treaties with other countries, but they need approval from this group.
What is the Senate?
This executive department handles international diplomacy.
What is the Department of State
The President’s press secretary holds these to communicate with journalists.
What is press briefings
This postpones the carrying out of a criminal sentence
What is a reprieve
The cabinet is made up of how many executive departments?
What is fifteen (15)
The President can reject a bill passed by Congress by using this power.
What is a veto?
The President can issue these agreements with foreign leaders without Senate approval.
What are executive agreements?
This term refers to news coverage that favors or criticizes a political figure.
What is media bias
This is a reduction in a person's criminal sentence
What is a commute
Why do most Vice Presidents get nominated for the position nowadays?
Because they balance the ticket, i.e. the presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen their chance of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographic, racial, ethnic, gender, or other characteristics.
The Supreme Court can check the president's power by declaring executive orders to be this.
What is unconstitutional?
The military is controlled by the President, but only this body can officially declare war.
What is Congress?
This televised event allows the President to address the nation directly on major issues.
What is a presidential address
This is a formal rule or regulation of the president.
What is Executive Order?
Which amendment allows for the Vice President to succeed to the role of President?
The 25th Ammendment
This process can be used by Congress to remove a president from office for wrongdoing.
What is impeachment and removal?
The United States is a member of this international organization that works to maintain global peace.
What is the United Nations
How is the press mentioned in the First Ammendment?
What is Freedom of Press