"Executive"
Checks and Balances
Terms
Line of Succession
Processes
100

The President is in charge of which branch?

Executive

100

How could a President informally amend the Constitution?

They could declare a new Executive Order or change how laws will be enforced.

100

How many terms may a President serve thanks to the 22nd Amendment?

2

100

Who is our current President

Donald Trump
100

How long is a Presidential Term?

4 Years

200

Who/What does the President swear their allegiance to when they are sworn in?

The Constitution

200

What is the President's main job?

To enforce (or execute) laws

200

How a President may be removed from office by the House and Senate

Impeachment

200

Who is first in line to be President?

Vice-President

200

Each year the President gives a speech to Congress. What is that speech?

State of the Union

300

A formal announcement from the President that reshapes how the government will enforce laws

Executive Order

300

The President has the power of __________ and the senate has the power of Approval

Appointment

300

The title given to the President signifying they are in charge of the military

Commander in Chief

300

Who is second in line to be President?

Speaker of the House

300

How are the votes for states determined in the Electoral College?

A state's senators plus representatives
400

A compact between the President and another head of state

Executive Agreement

400

When the President does not sign a bill passed by Congress

Veto

400

The President's ability to free someone once they have been charged with a crime

A pardon

400

Who is third in line to be President?

President Pro-Tempore of the Senate

400

If a no candidate gets a majority of electoral votes, who decides the President?

It goes to the House of Representatives, each state gets one vote

500

The President's right to withhold sensitive information

Executive Priveledge

500

How is a treaty confirmed?

Voted on and agreed to by 2/3 of the Senate
500

What is the formal group of advisors made up of heads of various departments?

Cabinet

500

Who is fourth in line to be President?

Secretary of State

500

What is the name for the process which we determine/vote for President?

Electoral College

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