Lesson 1: The President and Vice President
What is the United States President's salary?
$400,000 a year.
Which presidential role involves directing the armed forces?
Commander in Chief
What is the main goal of American foreign policy?
National Security
How many departments of the cabinet are there?
15
What is the name of the system we use to elect the President/Vice President?
Electoral College
As Chief Diplomat, what can the President make with other countries?
Treaties
What are agreements between the President and another country's leader called?
Executive Agreeements
The agencies and employees of the executive branch are called what?
The Federal Bureaucracy
What is the group of advisers who help the president called?
The Cabinet
What is the President's speech to congress called?
The State of the Union.
What is the term for a group of countries stopping trade with a targeted nation?
Embargo
Rewarding people with government jobs on the basis of their political support is called what?
The Spoils System
What year was the 25th Amendment passed setting the rules for Presidential Succession?
19....... 67
When the president wants to pass a law without going through congress what does he make?
An executive order
What consists of money, food, military help, or other supplies being given to other countries?
Foreign Aid
Who oversees the Executive Office of the President?
The Chief of Staff
Vice President
Speaker of the House
Pro Tempore
Secretary of the State
Secretary of the Treasury