Which of the following is NOT a constitutional requirement to run for president?
a. 35 years old
b. Natural born citizen
c. College educated
d. U.S. resident for 14 years
What is c. College educated
100
Amendment that limits the president to 2 terms
What is the 22nd amendment
100
Presidential appointment that does not require Senate approval
What is the Senior White House Aide
100
A permanent committee that deals with specific policy matters
What is a standing committee
100
checking with party members in party policy and helping the floor leader to determine if there are enough votes to pass a particular issue
What is the job description of the whips
200
The two presidents who have been impeached by the House
Who are Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
200
Cabinet level department that was created in response to Sept. 11th
What is the Dept. of Homeland Security
200
President credited with personalizing the presidency
Who is FDR
200
Temporary committee of memebers from both the House and the Senate, created to resolce the difference in the House and Senate versions of a bill
What is a conference committee
200
tries and convicts in impeachment cases
approves presidential appointments and treaties
What are specific powers of the Senate
300
The president who did the most to expand the powers of the presidency
Who is FDR?
300
House brings charges--Senate holds trial---President removed by 2/3 vote
What is the proper method for impeachment
300
Tactic used by the president to get around Senate approval of a treaty
What is an executive agreement?
300
Practice of drawing electoral districts within a state in order to favor a party
What is gerrymandering
300
presides over the House during routine business
What is the main function of the Speaker of the House
400
Amendment that resolves issues with the Electoral College
What is the 12th amendment
400
unconstitutional method used by a president to veto only parts of a bill passed by Congress
What is a line item veto
400
Tactic used ONLY in the Senate to delay a bill
What is a filibuster
400
Length of a representative's term
What is 2 years
400
Where most bills die in Congress
What is in committee
500
When would a presidential veto likely be upheld?
When two-thirds of the representatives and senators are members of the same party as the president
500
Term for the end of a president's time in office when Congress attempts to disassociate itself from the president
What is lame duck
500
Committee made up of memebers of both houses of Congress. May be a select committee or perform routine duties.