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| Twenty-Second Amendment | Passed in 1951, it set the limits on how many terms he president can serve. |
| Twenty-Fifth Amendment | Adopted in 1967 states that if the president is disabled or is unable to continue in office the vice president will take over. Also lays out the order of succession and procedures for replacing VP. |
| Cabinet | A group of presidential advisors not mentioned in the Constitution, although every president has had one. Today it is composed of 14 secretaries, the attorney general and others designated by the president. |
| CEA (Council of Economic Advisors) | a three-member body appointed by the president to advise the president on economic policy. |
| Impeachment | The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the Constitution. The House of Representatives may impeach the president by a majority vote for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." The Senate carries out the trial and votes for removal. |
| Legislative Veto | A vote in Congress to override a presidential decision. Although the War Powers Resolution asserts this authority, there is reason to believe that, if challenged, the Supreme Court would find the legislative veto in violation of the doctrine of separation of powers. |
| NSC (National Security Council) | the committee that links the president's foreign and military policy advisors. Its formal members are the president, vice president, Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, and it is managed by the president's national security assistant |
| OMB (Office of Management and Budget) | An office that prepares the president's budget and also advises presidents on proposals from departments and agencies and helps review their proposed regulations. |
| Pocket veto | A type of veto occurring when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president and the president simply lets the bill die by neither signing nor vetoing it. |
| Presidential coattails | These occur when voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president's party because they support the president. Recent studies show that few races are won this way. |
| Veto | The constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to Congress with reasons for rejecting it. A two-thirds vote in each house can override a veto. |
| War Powers Act/Resolution | A law passed in 1973, in reaction to American fighting in Vietnam and Cambodia, that requires presidents to consult with Congress whenever possible prior to using military forces after 60 days unless Congress declares war or grants an extension. However, presidents have viewed the resolution as unconstitutional. |
| Watergate | 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. |
