1. _____________________ is roughly the political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law.

2. _______________ ______________ was the only president to resign his office.

3. The __________________________ Amendment clarifies what happens if the president becomes disabled and also created a means for selecting a new vice

president when the office becomes vacant.

4. Americans want to believe in a powerful president, but on the other hand Americans dislike a concentration of _______________.

5. Political scientist Richard Neustadt has argued that presidents were generally in a weak position to command, so they had to rely on ___________________.

6. _______________ _______________ is considered one of the least illustrious American presidents.

7. _________________ was the scandal surrounding Nixon’s administration that led to impeachment hearings.

8. ________________ _______________ was a well-known actor and governor of California before becoming president.

9. The ______________________ Amendment (1951) limited presidents to 2 terms of office.

10.The HoR, with a majority vote, may impeach the president and then he/she is tried by the _________________ (2/3 vote to convict & remove).

11. All presidents but one (Kennedy) have been of the ______________________ religion.

12.Only two presidents have been impeached: _______________ _______________ and Bill Clinton.

13.The most accidental president was _______________ ____________ who did not run for either the vice-presidency or the presidency before taking of fice (V-P

Agnew resigned, then Nixon resigned).

14.All presidents come to the job through one of two basic routes: _________________ or succession and impeachment.

15.Americans expect the chief executive to ensure ______________, ________________, and ___________________.

16.What are the three formal requirements stated by the Constitution to become President?

17.________________ _______________ was the only political scientist ever to become president.

18.President ______________ _______________ pardoned Richard Nixon.

19.In order to preserve the balance of power in government without jeopardizing the independence of the separate branches, the framers checked those powers that they believed to be most ___________________.

20.The Constitution framers generally wanted a president with limited ________________ , fewer responsibilities, and much less organizational structure

than today’s presidency.

21.Some _____________________ powers of the President include: Commander & Chief of Armed Forces, sign or veto legislation, appoint federal judges with advice

& consent of a majority of Senate, grant reprieves & pardons for federal offenses.

22.The Founders feared both __________________ and ____________________.

23.___________ _____________ was the first leader of a mass political party.

12.Only two presidents have been impeached: _______________ _______________ and Bill Clinton.

13.The most accidental president was _______________ ____________ who did not run for either the vice-presidency or the presidency before taking of fice (V-P Agnew resigned, then Nixon resigned).

14.All presidents come to the job through one of two basic routes: _________________ or succession and impeachment.

15.Americans expect the chief executive to ensure ______________, ________________, and ___________________.

16.What are the three formal requirements stated by the Constitution to become President?

17.________________ _______________ was the only political scientist ever to become president.

18.President ______________ _______________ pardoned Richard Nixon.

19.In order to preserve the balance of power in government without jeopardizing the independence of the separate branches, the framers checked those powers that they

believed to be most ___________________.

20.The Constitution framers generally wanted a president with limited ________________ , fewer responsibilities, and much less organizational structure than today’s presidency.

21.Some _____________________ powers of the President include: Commander & Chief of Armed Forces, sign or veto legislation, appoint federal judges with advice& consent of a majority of Senate, grant reprieves & pardons for federal offenses.

22.The Founders feared both __________________ and ____________________.

23.___________ _____________ was the first leader of a mass political party.

24.The role of the president has changed as America has increased in prominence on the ____________ ____________; also __________________ has reshaped the presidency.

25.The _____________________ says remarkably little about presidential power.

26.Theodore Roosevelt and ______________ ______________ set a precedent for presidents to serve as world leaders.

27.Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War made people reassess the role of Presidential power, and Nixon & the Watergate scandal heightened public __________________.

28.Today 14 secretaries and the ______________ ________________ head executive departments and constitute the cabinet.

29.__________________ __________________ is the newest cabinet department.

30.The Office of Management & Budget (OMB) prepares the president’s ________________.

31.Constitutionally, Vice Presidents are assigned the minor tasks of presiding over the_______________ & voting in case of a tie.

32.One of the resources for controlling the bureaucracy is the presidential power to _______________ top-level administrators.

33.The ______________ _______________ has no official government position, yet she is often at the center of national attention.

34.Today, the _____________ ____________________ spends more than $4 trillion a year and numbers about 4 million civilian and military employees.

35.The ________________ ________________ ________________ (NSC) links the president’s key foreign and military policy advisors.

36.The ________________ is a group of presidential advisors, not mentioned in the Constitution.

37.The two oldest cabinet departments are ____________ and ________________.

38.Before the mid-1970s, vice presidents usually found that their main job was ________________.

39.The term ______________ ___________________ is frequently used to emphasize the executive’s importance in the legislative process (Constitutionally:

State of the Union & veto).

40.___________________ _______________ refers to voters casting their ballots for congressional candidates of the president’s party because they support the

president (today it is a diminishing connection).

41.A _____________ ____________ is the situation in which the president lets a bill die by neither signing nor vetoing it after Congress has adjourned.

42.Congress can override a presidential veto by a _________________ vote in both houses.

43.Presidents who enjoy the backing of the _______________ have an easier time influencing Congress.

44.The primary obstacle to party unity is the lack of ____________________ on policies among party members.

45.Once Congress passes a bill, the President may _________ _____, ___________ ____, or let it become law after 10 working days by not doing anything.

46.______________ _______________ gives the president leverage, not command.

47.Unlike most governors, the president does not have ___________________ ____________ that allows them to veto a portion of a bill.

48.When constituency opinion and the president’s proposals conflict, members of

Congress are more likely to vote with their _____________________, whom they rely on for reelection.

49.__________________ ________________ consists of the perception that the voters strongly support the presidents’ character and policies.

50.Presidents remain highly dependent on their _____________ to move their legislative programs.