Terms and Qualifications
The President
War Powers Act
Numbers
Miscellaneous
100
Does the President need to be a natural born citizen? Define natural born citizen.
Yes. A person born abroad to American citizen parents or someone born in the United States. (Someone who is an American at birth)
100
The President is the commander in chief. What does that mean?
It means the armed forces are subject to the President's direct and immediate control.
100
During what year was this act passed?
1973
100
The average score this class will receive on the AP exam.
1
100
What time is the musical this Friday and Saturday
7
200
What is the age requirement to be president?
35 years of age
200
Describe the President's role as chief administrator. What does the President do in this role?
The President is the director of the executive branch. He directs and manages the executive branch, getting people in that branch to do their jobs they way they are supposed to be done.
200
The president must report in writing to Congress within how many hours of introducing U.S. troops into areas where hostilities have occurred or are imminent?
48 hours
200
The case of US vs Curtis-Wright ended in a ______ decision.
7-1
200
This person *definitely* voted for Gary Johnson in the 2016 election.
Jordan
300
How long does someone have to reside in the United States in order to be President? Do they need to be consecutive?
14 years and no, they can be any 14 years.
300
If the president has all of this power, but it was not explicitly given to him in the Constitution, then from where does he derive such immense power?
Loose interpretation
300
The president must report in writing to Congress within how many hours of introducing U.S. troops to hostile situations?
60 hours
300
After 9/11, Bush's approval ratings went from around _____% to roughly _____%
50% to 90%
300
Who was the 20th president
James Garfield
400
Name the first 10 presidents in order.
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, JQA, Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler
400
In the modern era, Congress has the ability to fund and label war, while the president has control over the ______ _______?
Actual fighting.
400
Congress must, by _____ ______ _____ or other specific statutory authorization, provide for the continuation of hostile action by U.S. troops.
declaration of war
400
Only _____ of the more than one dozen major wars that this country has fought have followed a formal declaration of war by Congress.
5
400
Danny Baggs waited in the pouring rain for _____ to take out his senior assassin target
2 hours
500
Who was Benjamin Harrison's Vice President?
Levi P. Morton
500
Every president _____ the power of the presidency.
Expands
500
If Congress passes a ________ _____ (which the president may not veto) directing the removal of U.S. troops, the president must comply.
concurrent resolution
500
The president has signed over ______ treaties with foreign nations by the use of executive power, while the senate has signed just over ______.
7,000; 1,000
500
Che Guevara shares a birthday with this prominent political figure
Donald Trump
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