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Which role is the ceremonial head of the government?
Chief of state
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President's power to stop a law is called
Veto Power
100
What would keep Arnold Schwarzenegger, from the country of Austria, from becoming president of the U.S.? He is not a _______.
What is a natural born citizen
100
What is the term for postponement of a sentence?
reprieve
100
If the Vice President cannot become president who is next in line?
What is Speaker of the House
100
In which chamber does the impeachment process begin?
What is the House of Representatives.
200
Where is the Executive Branch found in the US Constitution? What article?
What is Article 2
200
The President's power to forgive someone for a federal crime.
pardon
200
What are two duties of the Vice President?
president of the Senate, vote to break a tie, serve as acting president if the president is unable, preside over impeachment trials, receive foreign officials, count Electoral votes, governing partner, member of National Security Council, representative of the president
200
True or False: To become president one must have previous political experience. (Being a governor of a state would be an example)
What if False
200
When is the President allowed to adjourn Congress?
When neither house can agree when to adjourn
200
Who advises the President on Foreign Policy decisions?
National Security Council, Secretary of State, the State Department
300
Who must approve a Presidential appointments?
The Senate.
300
President is the head of the U.S. military, another name for that would be?
What is Commander-in-Chief
300
This is a formal agreement between nations regarding an issue.
What is treaty
300
What is the process of charging/accusing a president of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors?
What is impeachment
300
This is a role of the President to steer Congress to create legislation?
What is Chief Legislator
300
Only happens when a legislature has adjourned and the chief executive has not made a decision on the bill.
Pocket Veto.
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What is the Ordinance Power?
The power to issue Executive Orders.
400
How long does the president have to be a resident of the U.S. before holding office?
What is 14 years
400
Identify two people/groups included in the Executive Office of the President.
President's personal and political advisors; Chief of Staff; assistants/deputy assistants, Vice President, press secretary, First Lady; 20 agencies; National Security Council; Office of Management and Budget; Council of Economic Advisors
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What are independent regulatory commissions?
Independent agencies that make rules and bring violators to court.
400
What are the two approaches to the presidency and how are they different?
Restrained (Congress leads on policy and president's powers are limited to what is expressly granted by the Constitution) and stewardship (President should be allowed to do everything except what the Constitution prohibits)
400
What are agencies that exist outside the federal executive departments (those headed by a Cabinet secretary) and the Executive Office of the President?
Independent agencies
500
The purpose of the Executive Branch is
What is enforce or execute the laws
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What benefits does the president enjoy in office?
Lifelong protection by the Secret Service, 400,000 a year, Residence at the White House, Free travel for business purposes and personal time.
500
What is Executive Privilege?
Executive Privilege is when the President is entitled to privacy in his conversations related to his role in office.
500
What act gave the President 48 hours to give Congress the information surrounding a situation in which armed forces were deployed if there was an attack on the U.S. or forces abroad?
What is War Powers Act
500
What role of the President represents that person being an ideal citizen?
What is Chief Citizen
500
Presidential directives, rules, or regulations that have the effect of the law when signed.
Executive Orders.
600
Name one of the three required messages the president must give to Congress.
State of the Union address, budget, or economic report
600
What was the 25th Amendment?
Presidential disability
600
What are the presidential powers?
Veto bills, grant reprieves and pardons, power to commission the military officers of the United States, has the power to make treaties, has the power to nominate ambassadors/judges/Cabinet
600
What is an executive agreement?
A pact between the President and head of a foreign nation or their subordinate.
600
What is power of recognition?
Acknowledging the legal existence of a country and its government by receiving its diplomats.
600
How can the U.S. government show there is a conflict with another country without declaring war?
Recall that country's ambassador and withdraw the U.S. ambassador from that country.