A pocket veto occurs when the president does not sign a bill for ten days while Congress is adjourned.

While the president's diplomatic power is shared with Congress, he still has great influence and can make executive agreements with other heads of state.

A VP who succeeds a president cannot serve as president for more than ten years.

The president represents America at home and abroad by hosting or visiting foreign dignitaries and participating in ceremonial events.

The line-item veto was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1998.

Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because it was likely he was going to be impeached.

The president's legislative powers grew during times of crisis such as the World Wars and the Great Depression.

An executive agreement is a written "understanding" with another head of state to take a particular action

The president enforces the law through various departments under his control and administers a vast bureaucracy of two million employees.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) oversees the security of the nation.

Andrew Johnson was impeached during Reconstruction but acquitted by one vote.

The cabinet offices of the executive branch were developed to assist the president in his constitutional duties.