Constitutional Structure of President
According to the Constitution, you need to be this age in order to qualify for the president?
What is 35
These are referred to powers outlined in the Constitution.
What are formal powers.
What is one of the 3 main parts of the federal bureaucracy?
What is the Executive Office of the President, 15 Cabinet Departments, Independent Agencies.
What are the responsibilities of the federal bureaucracy?
What is implement and enforce government policy.
Federalist No. 70 was written by whom?
Who is Alexander Hamilton
True or False: A person running for president needs to have political experience?
What is false.
Identify three ways a president can govern?
Party leadership
Administrative strategies-executive orders, appointment to the bureaucracy
Going public
Name one type of independent executive agencies?
What are the CIA, FBI, NASA, Peace Corps, etc
What is one of the reasons for discretionary authority?
What is saves time, compromise, expertise.
Identify a group which would regulate the airline industry
What is the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.
What is the maximum number of years a person can serve as president?
What is 10 years
This informal power of the president allows the president to create "laws" without the approval of Congress?
What are executive orders.
This part of the fedural bureaucracy is responsible for handling the major areas of concern for the federal government?
What are the cabinet departments
The idea that the bureaucracy is allowed to make further policy decisions on a law is...
What is discretionary authority
Which body of Congress confirms both federal judge nominations and federal department and agency heads?
What is the Senate
This amendment outlines succession procedures for the President and VP?
What is the 25th Amendment
Identify two presidential powers over legislation.
Signs bills into laws
Veto
Executive orders
This part of the federal bureaucracy provide the President with support and are some of his closest day-to-day advisors.
Who are the White House Office Staff, EOP
Refers to the idea of there are excessive rules and regulations in a bureaucracy that lead to inefficiency?
What is red tap?
Hamilton advocating for a single chief executive can be found where?
Federalist Paper #70
Amendment that restricts the president to two terms or less than 10 years in office?
What is the 22nd Amendment.
The right to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to national security.
What is executive privilege.
Name one regulatory commission that is responsible for: regulating the issue money, regulating television and radio broadcast, or regulating the stock market.
Who are the Federal Reserve, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This branch of gov't can create and disband agencies.
What is the legislative branch
Independent regulatory commissions do What?
What is place rules on industries which effect public interest