Executive Branch Overview
A candidate needs to win this many votes in the Electoral College in order to become President
What is 270?
The word 'bureau' means this in French
What is "Rule by desks"?
This group of people advises the President
What is the Cabinet?
In the federal budget, this kind of spending is required each fiscal year
What is mandatory spending?
This city was Utah's capital before Salt Lake City
What is Fillmore?
This man is the only President to serve longer than 2 terms in office
Who is FDR?
This federal department has the largest number of government employees
What is the Department of Defense?
This executive office was created in 1939 to assist the President and is located next to the White House
What is the Executive Office of the President (EOP)?
This expense is the largest share of the federal budget
What is Social Security?
This town is where the original Bingham High School was located
What is Bingham Canyon?
This is the percentage of both houses of Congress that are needed to overturn a presidential veto
What is a 2/3 majority?
This department is the newest within the Executive Branch
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
This is the total number of Cabinet secretaries
What is 15?
This kind of spending refers to Congressmen getting money for their home districts
What is pork barrel spending?
This city has been Bingham's home for the longest amount of time
What is South Jordan?
This constitutional amendment can be invoked to remove the President from office
What is the 25th Amendment?
This independent regulatory commission (IRC) regulates the nation's money supply
What is the Federal Reserve?
This President established the first Cabinet
Who is George Washington?
This is the minimum age to receive full Social Security benefits
What is 65?
The name of this city in central Utah is a play on words for the word 'belly button'
What is Levan?
These 3 Presidents have been impeached by Congress
Who are Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump?
This concept explains the relationship between Congress, the bureaucracy, and interest groups
What is the Iron Triangle?
Besides the President, this is the most important job position in the White House
What is the Chief of Staff?
This is the year when Social Security is estimated to run out
What is 2037?
The original name for Bingham's school newspapers (now called The Prospector)
What is The Apocalypse?