War Powers
Presidential Influence
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The Office
100
The President can make quick military decisions because he holds this office.
What is the Commander-in-Chief?
100
The President's approval rating is usually around that percentage.
What is 50%?
100
Powers specifically given to President in Article 2 of the Constitution.
What are Enumerated Powers?
100
These are powers not mentioned in the Constitution.
What are Inherent Powers?
100
The right-hand man to the President.
What is the Chief of Staff?
200
This carries the codes to launch nuclear weapons.
What is the Nuclear Football?
200
Presidential approval is influenced most by this group of people.
Who are moderates?
200
The President use this to stop legislature.
What is a veto?
200
These are laws that the President declares without approval from Congress.
What are Executive Orders?
200
This office is a sub-unit of the Executive Office, made up of 20 different agencies.
What is the White House Office?
300
This agency has increased ability to watch email and phones during war.
What is the NSA?
300
The President influences this group of people the most.
Who is the public?
300
This allows the President to loosen sentences on criminals.
What are reprieves?
300
This allows the executive branch to keep key information from being disclosed.
What is Executive Privilege?
300
This council advises the President on policy about issues such as inflation and unemployment.
What is the Council of Economic Advisers?
400
This legislation limits Presidential military authority, making him go to Congress to have war declared.
What is the War Powers Act?
400
This President made famous using his popularity to drive legislature.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
400
This is when the President declares someone innocent of their crimes.
What is a pardon?
400
This allows the President to stop strikes.
What is an injunction?
400
This Office prepares the President's proposed federal budget.
What is the Office of Management and Budget?
500
This is the number of days the President can keep troops engaged in military conflict without a declaration of war from Congress.
What is 60 days?
500
Reagan used this technique to push for tax cuts and used his popularity to gain support.
What is Bully Pulpit?
500
The President can appoint these representatives to represent the US in other countries.
What are ambassadors?
500
The part of the Constitution that says the President "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed."
What is Article 2, Section 3?
500
This is the director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Who is Mick Mulvaney?
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