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This amendment limited the president to two terms?
22nd Amendment
A group pardon to individuals for offenses against the government is known as what?
Amnesty
This amendment changed how the electoral college functioned and made a separate vote for the president and vice president?
12th Amendment
This concept involves a president having the expressed will of the people?
Mandate
What are four benefits of being president?
Dental and Medical Care, Transportation, and the White House
This term describes a release from a legal punishment, it is a part of the president's judicial power?
Pardon
Who are the 4 presidents that have been assassinated?
Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, JFK
Who are the 4 presidents that died of natural causes while in office?
William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Warren G. Harding, FDR
Postponement of legal punishment is known as what?
Repreive
How many electoral votes does it take to become president?
270
What are the requirements to be president and vice president?
Natural Born Citizen, 14 years living in the United States, and 35 years old
This is the name of the general body of individuals and agencies that serve the president?
Executive Office of the President
This Constitutional principle allows presidents to expand their power and responsibility based on the need to ensure the expressed powers of the government and executive office are met?
Elastic Clause
This is an appointment to a political office, typically after a new president takes charge?
This term describes a president putting aside, or refusing to spend, the money Congress has appropriated for a certain purpose?
Impoundment
This president was appointed vice president by Richard Nixon and went on to make Nelson Rockefeller his vice president after being made president (Only president from Michigan).
What are two ways that Congress checks the powers of the president?
Congressional override, impeachment, confirmation power, and power of the purse.
What are 4 duties of the president?
Commander in Chief, appoints individuals (head of executive departments, federal court judges, and ambassadors), execute laws, makes treaties, meets with heads of state, host foreign officials, pardon individuals, reduce a person’s jail sentence or fine, delivers state of Union address and has lawmaking power
All presidential appointments must be approved by who?
The Senate
This is the right of the president and high ranking executive officials to refuse to provide information to Congress or a court?
Executive Privilege
These are rules made by the president that have the force of law while not being laws themselves?
Executive Orders
What event caused a major change to the electoral college and lead to the passing of the 12th amendment?
Election of 1800
The ruling in this Supreme Court case found that in the event that Congress does not exercise their power, the president is not able to step in to their place?
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company v. Sawyer
This law was created in response to the Vietnam War and stated that no president shall commit troops to combat for more than 60 days without Congressional approval?
War Powers Act
What are the three ways that a vice president can become a president?
Found to be incapable or disabled, resignation, or death of the office.