Roles
What is the main formal role of the Vice President according to the Constitution?
Presiding over the Senate and breaking ties
Which role is the President taking as the leader of their political party?
Chief of party
How many terms may a person serve as President?
It was unlimited terms until the 22nd Amendment and presidents can only now serve two terms or a total of ten years
What was the Vice President mainly expected to do during the first 150 years of U.S. history?
Wait to become president in case the president died, with little real power
What does it mean when a president vetoes a bill?
They reject the bill.
Leads the armed forces and has authority over military operations
Commander in Chief
Which role is the President taking by as the ceremonial head of the government and a symbol of the nation?
Chief of state
What is the President doing when appointing ambassadors, Cabinet members, and federal judges?
Exercising authority to nominate key federal officials
How was a vacancy handled in the role of vice president prior to the 25th Amendment?
The role of vice president stayed vacant until the next election.
The president forgiving a person convicted of a federal crime
a pardon
Enforces federal laws and manages the executive branch
Chief Executive
Supporting major causes and serving as the White House hostess
First Lady
Must be a natural born U.S. citizen
Must be at least 35 years old
Must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years
requirement to become president
When both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris selected as their vice presidential candidate a person with military experience from the midwest, this was an example of what?
Balancing the ticket
What are legally binding directives issued by the president without Congressional approval
executive orders
Which role is the President taking by influencing law-making and the legislative agenda?
Chief legislator
Directs U.S. foreign policy and represents the nation internationally
Chief Diplomat
How can Congress respond to a presidential veto?
Override it with a two-thirds vote in both houses or the bill dies.
What happens when there is a vacancy in the vice presidency today since the 25th Amendment?
The president nominates a replacement who must be approved by Congress
Although only Congress can formally declare war, what is it called when Presidents have sent U.S. forces into combat without a declaration?
Making undeclared war
Monitors and guides economic policy
chief economist
Represents the American people and upholds public interest
chief citizen
What is the power of recognition?
When the U.S. officially acknowledges a foreign government by exchanging diplomats
What does it mean to balance the ticket in presidential elections?
Choosing a running mate as vice president who complements the president by appealing to a different group of voters than the presidential nominee does.
Requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of military action and limits deployment to 60 days without congressional authorization.
War Powers Resolution of 1973
What is the role of the vice president in modern times?
One of the key presidential advisors and national leaders
Which role is the President taking by overseeing federal government operations
Chief administrator
What is the treaty process?
The President negotiates treaties with other nations, which require Senate approval by a two-thirds vote before ratification.
What happens if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office?
The vice president becomes president for the remainder of the term.
What is an informal agreement made by the president that does not need Senate approval
an executive agreement