Chapter 13
Across
- 1. constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to Congress, a 2/3 vote in each house can override the veto
- 4. body of advisers to the president which is comprised of the heads of executive departments within the government
- 5. sudden and potentially dangerous event that requires the president to become the crisis manager
- 9. break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972, eventually lead to the resignation of President Nixon and his threat of impeachment
- 10. staff agency in the Executive Office that advises the president on national security issues
- 13. Congress's ability to override a presidential decision
- 14. veto that takes place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill and the President lets the bill simply die by neither signing nor vetoing it
Down
- 2. a division within the Executive Office that assist the president in preparing the annual budget, clear and coordinate all department agency budgets, help set fiscal policy, and supervise the administration of the federal budget
- 3. resolution that was passed in 1973 that required president to notify Congress before committing armed forces to military action
- 6. when voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president's party because these voters support the president
- 7. amendment that establishes procedures for filling vacancies in the two top executive offices and makes provisions for situations that involve presidential disability
- 8. Advisers (CEA) staff agency in the Executive Office that advises the president on what measures he should take to grow/stabilize the economy
- 11. amendment that limits presidents to two terms of office
- 12. an action by both houses to remove the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the United States from office for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors"