AP Gov Executive Branch (Extra-Credit)

AP Gov Executive Branch (Extra-Credit) Twenty-second Amendment - ANS-Passed in 1951, the amendment that limits presidents to two terms of office. Impeachment - ANS-., Formal accusation by the lower house of a legislature against a public official, the first step in removal from office. Watergate - ANS-The events and scandal surrounding a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972 and the subsequent cover-up of White House involvement, leading to the eventual resignation of President Nixon under the threat of impeachment. Twenty-fifth Amendment - ANS-A 1967 amendment to the Constitution that establishes procedures for filling presidential and vice presidential vacancies and makes provisions for presidential disability. Cabinet - ANS-Persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers. National Security Council (NSC) - ANS-An agency in the Executive Office of the President that advises the president on national security. Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) - ANS-A three-member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - ANS-Presidential staff the agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies. Veto - ANS-Vote against. Pocket Veto - ANS-A bill fails to become law because the president did not sign it within ten days before Congress adjourns. Line-Item Veto - A