Review Sheet for American Government Test (1/30/13)
PEOPLE, CONCEPTS AND POLICIES: Be able to identify each of the following and explain their importance:
Chapter 13: Presidency
THE BASICS:
· Requirements (Age, citizenship, etc.)
· Common religion
HISTORICAL:
· FDR
· Harding
· Truman
· Nixon
· Ford
· LBJ
· JFK
· Teddy Roosevelt
· Wilson
· Reagan
THE SEVEN HATS (Presidential Powers)
· Chief Executive
o Defined
o Examples
· Chief of Party
o Defined
o Examples
· Chief Legislator
o Defined
o Examples
· Head of State
o Defined
o Examples
· Chief Diplomat
o Defined
o Examples
· Commander-in-Chief
o Defined
o Examples
o Limits
o Congress/Roll-Call votes/National Security
o NSC
· Chief Financial Officer
o Defined
o Examples
o CEA
o OMB
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
READ: ARTICLE II, SECTIONS 1-4
THE VP / CABINET
o Constitutional Role
o Presidential succession
o 25th Amendment
o Cabinet roles
§ Know your departments
§ Know what they do
§ Know which ones are new / old
EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
· NSC
o Defined
o Duties
· CEA
o Defined
o Duties
· OMB
o Defined
o Duties
WHITE HOUSE STAFF:
· Chief of staff
· Press Secretary
PUBLIC APPROVAL
· Ratings / expectations
· Electoral Mandates (impact, if any)
· Honeymoon period
· Dealing with the press
· Presidential Coattails (Congress)
LEGISLATION / TROUBLE
· Vetoes
· Pocket Vetoes
· Line-item (President doesn’t have this)
· Overrides
· Impeachment
· Removal from office
WAR POWERS RESOLUTION
· Crisis management
MID TERM ELECTIONS
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING :
(In addition to stuff on other side of page)
· Do I know the historical significance (politically and policy-wise) along with the professional backgrounds of:
o Nixon,
o LBJ,
o TR,
o Wilson,
o Reagan,
o Ford,
o Truman,
o FDR,
o Harding,
o Carter and
o Eisenhower
· Do I know the difference between:
o A Pocket veto
o A regular veto?
· Do I know the difference between:
o Impeachment
o Removal from office?
· Do I know the impact / influence of public approval ratings?
· Do I know the nuances of the War Powers Resolution, and how it has been applied since its 1973 creation?
· Do I know the difference between a cabinet position and the FBI, CIA, or IRS?