EXECUTIVE POWERS
What is the main power of the Executive Branch?
What is Enforce Laws?
This branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws nationwide.
What is the Executive Branch?
This idea means no one, including leaders, is above the law.
What is rule of law?
How long are the President and Governor Elected for?
What is four years?
What is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
Who is Max?
A president uses this authority when officially rejecting a bill passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
This executive leader enforces laws at the state level.
What is the governor?
This principle prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful by having powers over one another.
What is checks and balances?
The Founders created this system because they worried voters might not always have enough information.
What is the Electoral College?
Which popular holiday beverage is also called “milk punch?”
What is Eggnog?
Which executive leader is responsible for making treaties between countries?
Who is the President?
This name is given to the president and governor to control over the military forces
What is Commander in Chief/ Chief Executive?
This constitutional system divides power among branches so that enforcing laws, making laws, and interpreting laws are handled by different groups.
What is separation of powers?
A state’s number of Electoral College votes depends on this.
What is representation in Congress?
What country does the holiday drink Coquito originate from?
Where is Puerto Rico?
This executive role allows the president to forgive crimes or reduce punishments.
What is granting pardons?
Who has the final power to approve or veto a law when the US Congress has proposed one?
Who is the president?
Principle of Rule of Law
- Everyone is under the law and must be responsible for their actions.
What is accountable to the law?
This amendment changed how presidents and vice presidents are elected. (Separate Ballots for President and Vice President)
What is the 12th Amendment?
In the movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch was described with three words. What are they?
What is Stink, Stank, Stunk?
When the president creates something that acts as a law without congress approval
What is Executive Order?
This presidential power allows the leader to choose people to serve as cabinet members, judges, and ambassadors.
What is the power to appoint officials?
Principle of Rule of Law
- Government decisions should be made open to the public
What is Transparency?
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
270
How many gifts in total were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?
What is 364?