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The roles that Obama may participate in such as: honoring teacher of the year, meet winners of essay contest, or prepare speeches is referred to as
What is Chief of State
100
The theory that the president couldn't exercise any power unless it is based on a specific constitutional provision or legislative grant
What is constitutional theory
100
This Cabinet is made up of the Secretaries of: commerce, labor, interior, agriculture
What is the outer cabinet
100
Their job is to analyze economic issues, make economic forecasts, and prepare the presidents annual economic report for congress
What is the Council of Economic Advisers
100
This cabinet handles issues of broad importance such as: National defense or the Economy
What is the Inner cabinet
200
This role has Obama as the head of the government
What is chief executive
200
An expansive theory of presidential power that holds that the president can undertake any act as long as it is not prohibited by a specific provision of the constitution or statutory law
What is stewardship theory
200
This office is responsible for: helping president develop a budget to submit to congress, clearinghouse for legislative proposals and assuring they are consistent with presidential objectives & monitoring implementation of presidents programs and they are operating efficiently
What is Office of Management and Budget
200
Ratified in 1967, this amendment allows the vice president to assume the presidency and appoint a new VP in the event the president is incapacitated
What is 25th amendment
200
After the president receives legislation and before the 10 day waiting period expires; Congress announces its adjournment and the president does nothing
What is the pocket veto
300
This amendment was ratified in 1951 and limits the president to 2 terms
What is 22nd amendment
300
This Cabinet is made up of the Secretaries of state, defense, treasury & the attorney general
What is inner cabinet
300
If the president chooses to do nothing and legislation is subject to a pocket veto. Can congress overturn this?
No
300
Agreements between heads of state & foreign countries that do not require approval by the senate
What is executive agreement
300
What charges did the House of Representatives impeach President Clinton?
Lying under oath & obstruction of justice
400
This president was quoted saying, "do anything that the needs of the nation demanded unless such action was forbidden by the constitution or by the laws."
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
400
This president was QUOTED, "The president can exercise no power which cannot fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of constitutional or legislative power."
Who is William Howard Taft
400
Created in 1947, they provide the president with advice and policy coordination on questions of national security
What is the National Security Council
400
Theoretically, this Document involves a legal relationship between nations.
What is a treaty
400
Criticisms against Ca plural executive
Responsibility is fragmented, inefficient, political rivalry, challenge incumbents in statewide elections and blaming
500
age 35, 14 year residency & natural born citizen is
The constitutional requirements for becoming president
500
The secretaries of: Commerce, Treasury, Defense, Labor, Interior, Agriculture, State & chair, counsel of economic advisers are known collectively as
What is the presidents cabinet
500
This executive position has the power of "line item veto"
What is the CA Governor
500
Congress was anxious to recapture its war-making authority by passing legislation that stated the president could not commit troops to combat beyond 60 days unless authorized
What is the war powers resolution of 1973
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What 3 actions does the president have at his discretion after receiving legislation from congress
What is Sign, Veto & Do nothing (pocket veto)