Chapter 13 | POLS 1101 - American Government, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

Download Chapter 13 | POLS 1101 - American Government and more Quizzes Local Government Studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Article II DEFINITION 1 established the office of the presidency TERM 2 State party leaders were empowered by... DEFINITION 2 the rise of national conventions to nominate the president TERM 3 What did the framers mean to accomplish by the indirect election of the president? DEFINITION 3 to make the president responsible to state and national legislatures TERM 4 What did the act of delegating powers do in the 1930s? DEFINITION 4 the national structure of government went from legislatively centered to president centered TERM 5 Inherent Powers DEFINITION 5 when the president infers powers from the "rights, duties and obligations" of the presidency TERM 6 The president's position as head of state is defined in the Constitution by what powers? DEFINITION 6 military judicial diplomatic TERM 7 Who must the president share foreign policy with? DEFINITION 7 congress TERM 8 The War Powers Resolution of 1973 DEFINITION 8 Asserted that the president could send American troops into action abroad only in the event of a declaration of war or other statutory authorization by Congress, or if any American troops were attacked or directly endangered TERM 9 Goal of the War Powers Resolution DEFINITION 9 to limit the power of the president to commit American troops to military action without authorization from Congress TERM 10 What did Eisenhower sending federal troops into Little Rock High School in 1957 demonstrate? DEFINITION 10 that the president may make unilateral use of the emergency powers to protect states against domestic disorder TERM 21 Where do the president's delegate powers come from? DEFINITION 21 Congress TERM 22 What caused an increase in the president's delegate powers? DEFINITION 22 the increasing scope and complexity of legislation TERM 23 Cabinet characterizations DEFINITION 23 has no status under the constitution does not make decision collectively Senate must approve the president's choice of Cabinet secretaries TERM 24 Cabinet DEFINITION 24 the informal designation for the heads of the major federal government departments TERM 25 National Security Council DEFINITION 25 the formal group of presidential foreign policy advisers, established in 1947 TERM 26 The Kitchen Cabinet DEFINITION 26 an informal group of advisers to the president TERM 27 2 parts of the Executive Office of the President DEFINITION 27 The Office of Management and Budget the Council of Economic Advisers TERM 28 Who have presidents come to rely on as means of managing the exec. branch? DEFINITION 28 the White House staff TERM 29 What is the National Security Council composed of? DEFINITION 29 vice president secretary of defense attorney general TERM 30 Primary constitutional task of the vice president DEFINITION 30 to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate TERM 31 Main political value of the vice president DEFINITION 31 to bring the president votes in the election from a group or a region that would not otherwise be a likely source of support TERM 32 Offices in line of succession DEFINITION 32 president vice president speaker of the house TERM 33 Why is the first lady important to the president? DEFINITION 33 she is important when it comes to his capacity as head of the state TERM 34 Hilary Clinton DEFINITION 34 first first lady to seek and win public office on her own TERM 35 Eleanor Roosevelt DEFINITION 35 first first lady to hold a government post TERM 46 According to Louis Fisher, the powers of Congress have declined dramatically in what areas? DEFINITION 46 national defense federal budget TERM 47 The last time Congress exercised its constitutional power to declare war was in... DEFINITION 47 1941 TERM 48 The Constitution's framers believed that Congress's greatest prerogative would be its... DEFINITION 48 power of the purse TERM 49 Who derives its greatest source of influence from the support of civil society? DEFINITION 49 Congress TERM 50 The State of the Union address is... DEFINITION 50 mandated by the Constitution