Powers of the Prez
Powers of the Prez II
Chief _____
The Cabinet
Miscellaneous
100

This makes a president's power "formal."

What is "be written in the Constitution?"

100

While the president needs Senate approval to appoint the Cabinet, they need nobody's permission to do this to Cabinet members.

What is fire them?

100

When the president acts as the leader of the armed forces, they are acting as the _____ in _____.

What is the Commander in Chief?

100
This cabinet member oversees the military and the armed forces of the United States, though they are still under the president's control.

Who is the Secretary of Defense?

100

What the president can do to a bill they do not like.

What is veto?

200

As long as the Senate approves them, the president has the power to negotiate these with other countries.

What are treaties?

200
So long as the Senate approves, the president may do this to judges and other key officials.

What is appoint?

200

When the president interacts with foreign leaders or tries to make a trade deal, they are acting as the Chief _____.

What is the Chief Diplomat?

200
This number represents how many members of the president's cabinet there are.

What is 15?

200

Other than waiting for the president to die, this is the vice president's only other true responsibility.

What is lead the Senate?

300

A formal power the president has to set someone free from prison, even if a court found them guilty.

What is a pardon?

300

The president is required by the Constitution to give this speech at least once a year in front of Congress.

What is the State of the Union Address?

300

When the president does purely ceremonial roles, like organizing the annual White House Easter Egg hunt, they are acting as the Head of _____.

What is the Head of State?

300

This member of the cabinet handles foreign countries, issues passports and visas, and sends diplomats to represent us abroad.

Who is the Secretary of State?

300

Donald Trump has recently used this informal power a lot, raising these on goods being imported from foreign countries.

What are tariffs?

400

The president may be in charge of the military, but only Congress can officially do this.

What is declare war?

400

This informal power allows the president to keep things top secret, and out of the public's eye.

What is executive privilage?

400

When the president leads the federal government by trying and firing people, they are acting as the Chief _____.

What is the Chief Executive?

400
This cabinet official handles the money - printing it, banking it, and collecting it through taxes.

What is the Department of the Treasury?

400
This agency of the Department of the Treasury is responsible for collecting income and other taxes from people living or working in the United States.

What is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)?

500
The president's most important informal power. It allows them to tell the government to make new rules and regulations so long as they do not go against Congress's laws or the Constitution.

What is an executive order?

500

The president may be the Commander in Chief, but this law passed by Congress in 1973 places limits and restrictions on how the president may use soldiers in foreign countries.

What is the War Powers Act of 1973?

500

When the president influences laws that are going through Congress, they are acting as the Chief _____.

What is the Chief Legislator?

500

This member of the cabinet oversees the Department of Justice, which uses organizations such as the FBI to investigate crimes.

Who is the Attorney General?

500

This amendment to the Constitution made it so that no president may serve more than 2 terms, or 10 years total if they were vice president.

What is the Twenty-Second Amendment?

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