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If you wish to be President, you must be this many years old.
What is 35?
Information about the Executive Branch is found in this Article of the Constitution
What is the Second?
The Legislative Branch makes the Law, The Judicial Branch Rules on the Law, The Executive Branch does this
What is Enforce/Execute/Carry Out the Law
This President set a precedent by serving only two terms. Nearly every President since has only served two terms as well.
Who is President Washington?
If the President of the United States is unable to fulfill his duties, the role falls to this individual.
Who is the Vice President?
When running for President, having extreme views might appeal to the Liberals or Conservatives, but try not to alienate this group of people in the middle.
Who are the Moderates?
Most Presidents don't serve more than 2 terms, but theoretically, you can serve for as many as this number of years
What is 10?
This is the title for the leader of the Executive Branch
Who is the President?
Wearing this "hat," The president has control over all of the military.
What is "commander in chief?"
This President was the first to be elected to more than 2 terms, (leading to the 22nd amendment).
Who is FDR?
While normally known as the "Vice President," he does get to be the Big Cheese while in this Congressional Chamber.
What is the Senate?
This is an action the president can do that has the same effect as a law.
What is an executive order.
Someone running for the presidency will want to choose one of these to "balance out the ticket"
What is a running mate/vice president?
The 22nd amendment limits the number of terms someone can be elected to the presidency to this many
What is 2?
One of the perks of being president is the constant protection provided by this group of people, and this is another.
Who is the Secret Service, and $400k salary, White House, Air Force 1/Marine 1, etc.?
April 5th, 1792 as the first time this presidential power was used, when President Washington refused to sign into law a bill he believed violated the Constitution
What is the Veto?
If something should happen to the President, The Vice takes over. If something should then happen to the Vice, this person takes over
Who is the Speaker of the House?
President Ford used this Presidential power, which grants legal forgiveness, to endure that Richard Nixon would be held harmless in the Watergate issue
What is Pardon?
Presidents are not elected by popular votes of the citizens, but rather by this institution
What is the Electoral College?
Article II, Section 2, paragraph 2 states that the President can make these in regards to foreign nations with the consent of 2/3 of this Congressional house.
What are treaties, and the Senate?
These are TWO formal powers of the President?
What are Commander-in-Chief, Make Treaties, Appoint Ambassadors/Judges/Justices, State of the Union Address, Pardon, Veto, Fill Vacancies, Receive Representatives of Foreign Nations?
This address used to be provided to Congress in the form of the letter, but in 1913, Wilson delivered this in the form of a speech, which tells congress how the country is doing, and what legislation the president wants to see passed.
What is the State of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln wasn't the first to leave the office, although he was the first to do so in this way.
What is be assassinated?
When running for President of the United States the first thing you must do is this.
What is declare that you are running?
As President, you must be these three things.
What are 35 years of age, a citizen of the United States for 14 years, and a "natural born" citizen?
The number of Electoral Votes a state gets is based on the total number of these that a state has, and the amount needed to win the White House.
What are representatives and 270?
This is the President's annual salary, working out to about $45 an hour for the round the clock job.
What is $400,000
This 2nd US President was the first President to live in the White House.
Who was John Adams?
This man is our current Vice President.
Who is Mike Pence?
When looking at the Electoral College or Presidential influence, are they working or do they need to be revised? Make an argument with at least 2 supporting facts.
Answers will vary.