Presidential Powers
White House
Electoral College
Presidential Responsibilities
Federal Bureaucracy
100
A way for the president to issue commands without approval from congress.
What is an executive order?
100
The President's advisers
What is the White House Staff
100
How does a candidate win if both candidates have equal electoral votes?
House of Reps vote.
100
This branch of government has the ability to impeach the president.
What is the Legislative Branch?
100
What is the federal bureaucracy is composed of?
Agencies, People, Operations
200
The type of power allowing president to nominate ambassadors.
What is administrative power?
200
Group of presidential advisers composed of 14 secretaries , the attorney general, and others chosen by the president.
What is the cabinet?
200
States whose electoral votes may go to either candidate.
What is a swing state?
200
It takes this amount of votes, by who, to override a presidential veto.
What is 2/3rd's vote from both houses of Congress?
200
How was the spoils system resolved?
The Pendleton Act
300
List 2 constitutional military or foreign policy powers of the president
Can deploy troops, treaties, nominate ambassadors, receive ambassadors, recognize other nations
300
Creates president's budget
What is the office of budget and management?
300
Number of electors in the electoral college.
538
300
How may the judicial branch stop the president from declaring a law?
What is Declaring the law Unconstitutional?
300
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Federal Reserve Board, and Securities and Exchange Commission are examples of this part of bureaucracy.
What is an independent regulatory agency?
400
4 categories of presidential powers.
What are executive, legislative, diplomatic, military, judicial, and party powers?
400
President's main political adviser
What is the chief of staff?
400
Amendment clarifying procedure for electoral college
What is the 12th amendment ?
400
What are three of the enumerated duties of the president?
What is Uphold the Constitution, Enforce Federal Law, Command the Armed Forces, Provide Congress and Occasional update.
400
The three main parts of an 'Iron Triangle'
What is a congressional subcommittees, interest group, and bureaucracy(or executive agencies).
500
Name a way the 1973 War Powers Act limited presidential power.
President can send troops to another country, but must inform Congress within 48 hours - Forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war.
500
What are the formal roles of the Vice President?
Vice President votes in Senate deadlock and certifies the vote count of the U.S. Electoral College.
500
Which parts of US have no electoral representation? Name Three.
Puerto rico, guam, virgin islands, northern marinara islands.
500
They control the President's budget?
What is Congress?
500
The four primary influences on the federal bureaucracy
What are Executive influences, congressional influences, iron triangles, and issue networks?
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