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.