President Obama appoints General David Petraeus as top commander of the U.S. forces after the former commander resigned.
What is the power to appoint?
100
When the Senate confirms members of the Cabinet, we are witnessing an example of...
What is checks and balances?
100
Runs FEMA and TSA
What is Department of Homeland Security?
100
People who promise to cast votes for the candidate selected by voters
What is a delegate?
200
the President leads the armed forces and visits the troops
What is commander in chief?
200
In August 2010, President Obama calls the House and Senate into session. He wanted to pass a $26 billion bail-out bill to save thousands of teacher jobs.
What is the power to call a special session?
200
The White House Staff, the Vice President, and Special Advisory Groups (such as the OMB)
What is the executive office?
200
Maintains the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force
What is the Department of Defense?
200
All electoral votes in a state go the candidate who wins a majority of them in that state
What is a "winner take all" system?
300
the President meets with two foreign leaders to create a treaty
What is chief diplomat?
300
President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a major nuclear arms treaty that reduces the nuclear stockpiles of both nations.
What is the power to make treaties?
300
Term used to describe the organization of government departments, agencies, and offices
What is bureaucracy?
300
Collects taxes and prints money
What is the Department of Treasury?
300
Magic number needed to win the electoral college
What is 270?
400
the President acts as a symbol for all U.S. citizens
What is chief of state?
400
Civil war breaks out in Libya. The President sends U.S. troops to protect civilians in the country.
What is the power to send troops for 60 days?
400
The heads of each executive department (secretaries), such as the Secretary of State, make up a group of policy advisors to the President called the ______________________.
What is the cabinet?
400
Protects fish, wildlife, and other natural resources
What is the Department of the Interior?
400
Number of delegates per state in the electoral college
What is representatives + senators?
500
the President appoints 4,000 executive branch officials
What is chief executive?
500
Terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is located in Pakistan. The President gives the order to carry out Operation Neptune Spear, an operation by Navy Seals that resulted in the assassination of bin Laden.
What is the power to command the armed forces?
500
Number of terms a president can serve
What is two?
500
Carries out foreign policy and represents the U.S. at the United Nations
What is the Department of State?
500
major flaw in the electoral college system
What is electors are not required to vote for the candidate who wins the popular vote?