Executive Branch 1
Name the three constitutional requirements to run for President?
35 years old, natural born citizen, resident of the US for 14 years
When the President is fundraising what role are they performing?
Head of Political Party
An incumbent President is what?
In office and seeking reelection
Who officially chooses the President of the United States?
Electoral College
A Presidential term in office is what?
4 years
To win a Presidential election, a candidate must win what?
The electoral vote (college)
Who presides over the Senate?
Vice-President
What amendment limits the President to two terms in office?
22nd Amendment
What is it called when the President doesn't sign a bill and Congress is in recess within 10 days
Pocket Veto
The separation of powers describes the executive branch as the branch that
Enforces the laws
Whoever wins the popular vote within a state receives all of the state’s electoral votes in the Electoral College system. What is this called?
Winner take all
What is the total number of electors in the Electoral College?
538
How many electoral votes does it take to win the Presidency?
270
This part of the bureaucracy is not directly under a department because it carries out a job that requires a certain level of independence from the executive branch and the President
Independent Agencies
What are the President’s group of advisors called?
Cabinet
Approving treaties and appointments and conducting impeachment trials are checks on the executive branch by who?
Senate
If both the President and Vice-President die in office, who is next in line?
Speaker of the House
Executive Order
Businesses that could be independent, but provide vital services that need support from the government to continue.
Government Corporations
Even though the President is the Commander-In-Chief, what responsibility is denied them when they are performing their duties in this role?
Declare War
What must the President give to Congress "information on from time to time"
What is the set of complex hierarchical departments, agencies, commissions, and their staffs that exist to help the President fulfill their duties called?
The bureaucracy
What is the newest cabinet-level department in the government?
Department of Homeland Security
What role is the President exercising when they are leading the armed forces?
Commander-In-Chief
These are created to oversee and regulate sectors of the economy
Regulatory Commissions