The order in which the office of president is to
be filled if it becomes vacant
What is presidential succession
100
Televised speech the President delivers to Congress, that sets forth the programs and policies the President wants Congress to focus on
What is the State of the Union Address
100
What is the title given to members of the President's Cabinet?
What is secretary
100
The official residence and offices of an ambassador in a foreign country
What is an embassy
100
What President won four terms?
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt
200
How long is the President's term and how many terms can the President serve?
What is four years, and can serve only two terms
200
The president has the power to nominate? (2 answers here)
What are Supreme Court Justices and Cabinet Members
200
What department is in charge of the United States armed forces?
What is Department of Defense
200
Independent agency with the power to make
rules and bring violators to court
What are regulatory commissions
200
What President resigned from office but was then given a pardon for his involvement in the Watergate Scandal?
Who is Richard Nixon
300
What are the three qualifications to become President?
What is be at least 35 years old, be a native-born US citizen, and Be a resident of the US for at least 14 years
300
President's have the power to issue pardons. What is a pardon?
What is forgiveness for that person and elimination of the punishment.
300
What department is in charge of US foreign policy?
What is the Department of State
300
What is the federal bureaucracy?
What is the departments and agencies in the Executive Branch of government.
300
What President was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963?
Who is John F. Kennedy
400
After the Vice President, who are the next three people in the line of Presidential succession?
What is 1) Speaker of the House, 2) President Pro Tempore, 3) Cabinet Members in order of their department. (Ex: Secretary of State)
400
As ________________ the President cannot declare war but can send troops wherever US military interests are threatened?
What is Commander in Chief
400
Name the two forms of documentation that relate to travel-leaving and entering the United States.
What are passports and visas
400
Give 2 examples of independent agencies or regulatory commissions.
What are 1) NASA, 2) CIA, 3) SEC, 4) FEC, 5) IRS, 6) FDA
400
What President gave the speech "The Gettysburg Address"
Who is Abraham Lincoln
500
Name the President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House.
Who is Barack Obama (President), Joe Biden (Vice President), John Boehner-(Speaker of the House)
500
What are the three primary roles or powers of the President?
What is 1) Legislative leader, 2) Commander in Chief, 3) Foreign policy leader
500
What purpose do the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and Treasury serve?
What is Dept. of Homeland Security- protects the US from terrorist attacks, Dept. of Justice- enforces the law, Dept. of Treasury- control's the nation's economy.
500
Cabinet appointments and those for independent agencies and regulatory commissions are confirmed by who? (House of Congress)
What is the Senate
500
What President used the power of the pardon to eliminate the crimes against Richard Nixon?