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A rule issued by the president that has the force of law.
What is an executive order?
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A business owned and operated by the government to provide services to the public.
What is a government corporation?
100
The person who would assume the presidency if both the president and vice president died.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
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Troops are sent into battle.
What is Congress must give its approval?
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This states that the vice president will preside over the Senate and vote to break ties.
What is Article I of the Constitution?
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The practice of government employment based upon competitive examination and merit.
What is the civil service system?
200
A governments plan for dealing with other nations.
What is foreign policy?
200
The president that created the EOP.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
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A president dies in office.
What is the vice president becomes president?
200
Presidential Role: in charge of the armed forces.
What is Commander in Chief?
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The practice of winning politicians rewarding their followers with government jobs.
What is the spoils system?
300
Secretaries of the executive departments, the vice president, and other top officials who help the president make decisions and policy.
Who are cabinet members?
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A number equal to its total representatives and senators.
What is the number of each state's electoral vote?
300
The basic goal of foreign policy.
What is national security?
300
The law that requires the president to notify congress immediately when troops are sent into battle.
What is the War Powers Act?
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A pardon toward a group of people.
What is amnesty?
400
People chosen by the president to serve a certain post because they were important supporters of the president's election campaign.
Who are political appointees?
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This agency has the most responsibility for preparing the federal budget.
What is the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)?
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A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries.
What is a treaty?
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The first and last names of the Republican candidates for president and vice president.
Who are Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan?
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Members of a party who are chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president.
Who are electors?
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An agreement prohibiting trade.
What is an embargo?
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This is how directors of independent agencies are appointed.
What is by the president?
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Three presidential qualifications.
What are 1. Be at least 35 years old. 2. Be a native-born U.S. citizen. 3. Be a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years.
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The college President Obama attended in Massachusetts.
What is Harvard?
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