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American Presidency
Test terms for Ingram AM Presidency Class
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 4
11/23/2012

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How old must you be to be elected POTUS?
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25 years old
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How many years must you have been a citizen to be President??
Definition
14
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To become president, must you have been born here??
Definition
Yes
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What did the Presidential Act of 1947 establish?
Definition
The line of Presidential Secession
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Which amendment provides for the VP to take up the full term if the President Dies
Definition
20th Amendment
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What does the 25th amendment provide for?
Definition
What happens if the President if disabled and clarifies that the Vp serves the FULL term for the president if he dies
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Why was the 25th amendment significant?
Definition
Because until Nixon and JFK, there was no mechanism for replacing the Vice President until 1967
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What can Presidents do to affect Legislation?
Definition
Public addresses to Congress
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Who established the Office of Congressional Relations(OCR)
Definition
President Eisenhower
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Who were the most effective presidents in terms of legislation?
Definition
FDR, LBJ and Regan
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Who was the first President to give an address to congress since Thomas Jefferson?
Definition
Woodrow Wilson
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How many types of Veto are there?
Definition
4
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What is the regular Veto?
Definition
When the President Rejects a bill that congress puts on his desk
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What is the Line-Item Veto?
Definition
It gives the President/Govenor the ability to strike out a line from the proposed bill, rather than rejecting the entire thing
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What years did Congress give the President a Line-Item Veto?
Definition
The President was given a line-Item veto from 1996-1998 but was ultimately stripped by Supreme Court
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What is the Legislative Veto?
Definition
When Congress authorizes the Executive Branch to draft the rules and laws, subject to their rejection or modification
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What is the Pocket Veto?
Definition
When the President Kills a bill which passes congress within its last 10 days and President refuses to act on it!
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