Article II
Presidential Power
War Powers
The General and the President
The Executive Branch
100

Article II's vesting clause places this power in a President of the United States.

What is the executive power? 

100
Reading that the Constitution requires that the President "from time to time" update the Congress, modern presidents make this speech. 

What is the "State of the Union"?

100

President Johnson's request for military authorization in 1964 led to this largest undeclared war in United States history.

What is the Vietnam War? 

100

The Korean War began when this country invaded this country.

What is North Korea invaded South Korea? 

100

Presidents conduct the Executive Branch via this tool.

What are executive orders? 

200

Article II says that the President shall be this of the Army and Navy.

What is commander in chief? 

200

Congress and the President share appointment power through this clause.

What is "advise and consent"? 

200

While this branch has the authority to prosecute war, this branch has the authority to declare it.

What is the Executive and Congress? 

200

This group coordinated the multilateral defense of South Korea.

What is the United Nations? 

200

The president's appoints, and the Senate confirms (or not), these key executive branch officials.

What is the Cabinet? 

300

This academic sounding group elects the president: not the people.

What is the electoral college? 

300

This SAT word, and the title of a chapter in The Second Treatise on Government, refers to executive action outside, or in violation, of the law.

What is prerogative? 
300

This 21st Century legislation, still in effect, has authorized the president to conduct military operations in dozens of countries.

What is the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF)?

300

Humanitarians reacted with horror at General MacArthur's proposal to spread this across the enemy's supply lines.

What is radioactive waste/material? 

300

This rulemaking part of the Executive Branch, not mentioned in the Constitution, is sometimes called the fourth branch.

What is bureaucracy? 

400

This is the only legislative power granted to the president.

What is the veto? 

400

Fans of a strong executive take part of their case from the clause saying the president do this, so that "the laws be faithfully executed." 

What is take care? 

400

This president waged the first undeclared war in American history.

Who is Harry Truman? 

400

Truman vs. MacArthur is a classic example of this kind of dispute. 

What is civil-military relations/civilian control of the military? 

400

This department solves problems with words; this with guns.

What is the Department of State and the Department of Defense? 

500

Creating much controversy, President Ford used this power on his predecessor. 

What is the pardon? 

500

Fans of a strong executive take part of their case from the part of the President's oath requiring that he execute this.

What is the "Office of President of the United States"?

500

There have been four impeachments in history. Who are the presidents? 

Who are Johnson, Nixon, and Trump? 

500
In his farewell address to Congress, General MacArthur invoked this West Point ballad.

What is "old soldiers never die"? 

500

He was the first president to issue executive orders.

Who is George Washington? 

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