Exam 13: The Presidency

In 2004, the Supreme Court's _________ decision rejected attempts to deny habeas corpus protections to an enemy combatant who was a U.S. citizen because federal law prohibits such denial to U.S. citizens.

In 1792, Congress passed the _________ Act, which designated the president pro tempore of the Senate as next in line to become president after the vice president and the Speaker of the House.

The loosely knit unit of key organizations that report directly to the president is known as the

Explain how the State of the Union address has evolved as a tool for the president.

A presidential _________ is usually expressed as the percentage of the American public who say the president is doing a good job.

Explain how the president can use what Theodore Roosevelt called "the bully pulpit. "

_________, the hero of the Revolutionary War, whom the Framers had in mind for the office of the presidency, helped shape the idea of what a president should be.

State the constitutional qualifications and succession requirements for the presidency.

Dwight D. Eisenhower instituted a more formal staff structure in the White House, starting with the appointment of the first _________, Sherman Adams.

President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) described the office of the president as a(n) _________, where presidents could use the attention associated with the office to make a public argument in favor of or against a policy.

Federal programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, which pay out benefits to individuals based on specified set of eligibility criteria, are known as

The presidential appointment process has two steps: nomination and approval by

Although necessary, ________ are risky for presidents because they do not control the content or the process.

Characterize the presidential power of commander in chief.

When President Harry S. Truman integrated the U.S. military, he did so by utilizing

Which president's fourth term in office prompted the Senate to propose the Twenty-Second Amendment that limits the president to two terms?

After his resignation, President Richard Nixon was succeeded by

Detail the impeachment process from start to finish. Make sure to include historical examples  from the text.

Instead of providing the president with enumerated powers, the Framers _______ the president with a general grant of "executive power."

As ________, the president directs all war efforts and military conflict.