Study Sheet for Test Three
Chapter 8: The Presidency
Section 1: President and Vice President
President's Term and Salary
The 22nd Amendment
Salary and Benefits
Presidential Qualifications
Constitutional Requirements
Government Experience
Importance of Money
Political Beliefs
Personal Characteristics
Personal Growth
Presidential Succession
Order of Succession
25th Amendment
Presidential Disability
The Vice President's Role
Modern Responsibilities
Section 2: Electing the President
The Original System
The Impact of Political Parties
The System Today
Electoral College Issues
Winner Take All
Third-Party Candidates
Election by the House
Ideas for Reform
Direct Popular Election
The Inauguration
Section 3: The Cabinet
The Selection of the Cabinet
Major Factors in Making Appointments
Background of Cabinet Members
Nomination and Confirmation
The Role of the Cabinet
Cabinet in History
The Modern Cabinet
Influence of Cabinet Members
Factors Limiting the Cabinet's Role
Conflicting Loyalties
Secrecy and Trust
Section 4: The Executive Office
Executive Office Agencies
Organization and Growth
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
The National Security Council (NSC)
The Council of Economic Advisors
Other EOP Agencies
The White House Office
Organization and Growth
Duties of the White House Staff
Chapter 9: Presidential Leadership
Section 1: Presidential Powers
Constitutional Powers
Need for a Strong Executive
Presidential Powers in Article II
Informal Sources of Power
Personal Exercise of Power
Immediate Needs of the Nation
Mandate of the People
Limits on Presidential Power
Congressional Limitations
Limitation by the Federal Courts
Limitation by the Bureaucracy
Public Opinion
Section 2: Roles of the President
Head of State
Chief Executive
Tools of Influence
Executive Orders
Impoundment
Reprieves and Pardons
Amnesty
Chief Legislator
The President's Legislative Program
Tools of Presidential Lawmaking
Economic Planner
Party Leader
Patronage
Chief Diplomat
Treaties
Executive Agreements
Recognition
Commander in Chief
Power to Make War
Military Strategy
Section 3: You Only Need to Know...
The Use of Executive Privilege
Limits
United States v. Nixon (1974)
Chapter 10: The Federal Bureaucracy
Section 1: Bureaucratic Organization
Discretionary v. Non-discretionary functions (not in the book, but you should know it anyway)
The Cabinet Departments
**KNOW ALL FIFTEEN CABINET DEPARTMENTS**
Independent Agencies
Assisting the Executive Branch
Government Corporations
Regulatory Commissions
Purpose
Problems
Deregulation
Cutting the Federal Workforce
Promoting Competition
Section 2: The Civil Service System
Origins
The Spoils System
Calls for Reform
The Pendleton Act
The Civil Service System Today
Getting a Job
Benefits and Problems
The Hatch Act
Political Appointees in Government
People at the Top
Short Tenure
Section 3: The Bureaucracy and Public-Policy Decisions
Influencing Policy
Making Rules
Paperwork
Involvement in Lawmaking
Settling Disputes
Providing Advice
Why Bureaucracy Makes Policy
National Growth and Technology
International Crises
Economic Problems
Citizen Demands
The Nature of Bureaucracy
Influencing Bureaucratic Decisions
The Influence of Congress
Liaison officers
budget powers
The Influence of the Courts
Success in Court Cases
The Influence of Client Groups
Iron Triangles
Agencies Influencing one another
ALSO: Know all articles assigned since the last test.