Roles of the President
Formal Characteristics of the President
Powers of the President
President's Administration
Executive Branch
100
As leader of the U.S. military forces, the president plays this role.
What is commander in chief
100
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What is the minimage age requirement for the president?
100
This allows a president to cancel a proposed bill.
What is a veto?
100
This department manages the armed forces and and conducts wars overseas.
What is the Department of Defense?
100
This person takes office as president if the current president dies, resigns, or is unable to do the job.
Who is the Vice-President?
200
The president swears to "preserve, protect and defend" this document, also known as the supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
200
The president gives this annual speech to Congress to give them information about the country
What is the State of the Union address?
200
This releases a convicted person from having to fulfill a sentence.
What is a pardon?
200
This department manages the money.
What is the Department of the Treasury?
200
To make these agreements to stop war or fighting with foreign countries, the president needs the Senate's approval.
What is a treaty?
300
In this role, the president carries out the laws passed by Congress.
What is chief executive?
300
The executive branch executes, or carries out, laws passed by this branch of the government.
What is the legislative branch?
300
The president is known by this title because he is in charge of the armed forces.
What is the Commander in Chief?
300
This department's focus is foreign policy.
What is the Department of State?
300
This member of the executive branch is the president of the Senate and casts the tie-breaking vote in the event of a tie.
Who is the Vice-President?
400
The 22nd amendment, passed in 1951, limited the time a person can be president to this many terms.
What are two terms?
400
How often the nation has a presidential election.
What is every four years?
400
The president nominates judges, also known as justices, to this court.
What is the Supreme Court?
400
There are 16 official positions in this group that advises the President.
What is the Cabinet?
400
An organized group of people who share similar views and work to influence the government in support of those views.
What is a political party?
500
Political candidates often argue about the issues facing the nation in this public discussion, which is usually televised.
What is a debate?
500
He served the most terms in office as president.
Who is FDR?
500
This is a formal rule or regulation of the president.
What is an Executive Order?
500
This department is the newest one, created after 9/11 to fight terrorism.
What is Department of Homeland Security?
500
These are the two main political parties in the United States.
Who are the Republicans and Democrats?
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