Amendments/Succession
This amendment limits a president to two terms.
The president acts as the ceremonial head of the nation in this role
What is Chief of State
This type of power is used in times of national crisis, like war or natural disaster.
What are emergency powers
This term means when the president communicates directly to the public to influence Congress.
What is going Public?
This informal group of advisers dates back to Andrew Jackson’s presidency.
What is the kitchen cabinet
Name the order of succession if the president can no longer serve (first 4)
VP-> Speaker of the house-> President Pro Temp -> Secretary of State
This role involves enforcing laws and overseeing the executive branch.
What is Chief Executive
This is a rule or regulation issued by the president that has the force of law.
What is an executive order
The first president to use radio to reach citizens with “fireside chats.”
Who is FDR?
The president’s closest and most trusted aides are part of this.
What is the White House Office?
This amendment outlines the order of presidential succession.
What is the 25th Amendment
As Commander in Chief, the president leads this institution.
What are US Armed Forces, Military, etc.
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was meant to limit this presidential power.
What is the power to send troops into combat?
Modern presidents use this medium most often to communicate instantly with the public.
What is social media?
This council helps the president with national security and foreign policy decisions.
What is the National Security Council (NSC)?
The first president to break the two-term tradition.
Who is FDR?
In this role, the president handles foreign relations and makes treaties.
What is Chief Diplomat
the right of executive officials to refuse to appear before, or to withhold information from, a legislative
committee
What is executive privileges?
Early presidents were seen as distant and elite, but the power to choose presidential electors eventually shifted to this group of people.
Who are the people/Voters?
When the president’s party controls Congress, we call it a _______ government; when it doesn’t, we call it _______.
What are unified and divided government?
This amendment also allows the vice president and cabinet to declare the president unfit to serve.
What is the 25th Amendment?
This role involves leading the president’s political organization and helping others get elected.
What is Chief of Party?
The Constitution doesn’t mention this advisory group, but every president has one.
What is the Presidential Cabinet?
This president used television to appear calm and confident during the first nationally televised debates, helping him win the 1960 election.
Who is JFK
These two congressional support agencies—one that provides nonpartisan policy research and another that audits how federal money is spent—help keep the executive branch accountable.
What are the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO)?