Roles of the President
Meeting with military leaders
Commander in Chief
The President may send U.S. troops to fight in combat for this period of time before needing authorization from Congress.
60 Days
This is the legal forgiveness for a crime.
Pardon
If the President has to undergo surgery what allows the Vice President to temporarily assume the mantel of President?
25th Amendment
Who has the power to approve a treaty and by how much?
Senate 2/3
Lunch at the White House with French diplomats
Chief Diplomat
In 1941, President FDR negotiated the Lend-Lease agreement giving the UK 50 destroyers in exchange for access to British Naval bases what type of deal was made?
Executive Agreement
The President may issues these as a way around the traditional law making path?
Executive orders
When President Biden gives a speech at a reelection event for a Senator the President is acting in what role?
Chief of Party
When the President refuses to disclose information to Congress or to federal courts they are invoking what?
Executive Privilege
Ceremony honoring space shuttle astronauts
Chief of State
A nation may show disapproval by calling back its ambassador and sending the other's ambassador home. The ambassador told to leave is this Latin phrase?
Persona Non Grata
This is the postponement of an execution of a sentence?
Reprieve
What are the three requirements to become President of the United States?
Natural-Born Citizen, at least 35 yrs old, and a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years.
These are the only governmental officials the President may not remove.
Federal Judges
Speech to labor union on tariffs
Chief Economist
When a President acknowledges the legal existence of a country or ruler this has happened?
Recognition
This is a general pardon for a group of law violators.
Amnesty
Who was the youngest President to ever serve?
Theodore Roosevelt
This 1947 law specifics the sequence of government officials who would fill the role of President.
Presidential Succession Act
Announce new Supreme Court justice nominee
Chief Executive
Thanks to the Vietnam War this legislation was passed to limit the President's war making powers.
War Powers Resolution
What is clemency and for what offenses can the President grant it?
Reduction or leniency only for federal offenses.
When the President of the United States is passing out food to needy citizens at a Thanksgiving Day event the President is fulfilling what role?
Chief Citizen
In 1952, to support the Korean War, this President ordered the nation's steel mills to be seized and placed under the control of the government.
Harry Truman