The Presidency
Powers of the President
The Federal Bureaucracy
State and Local Government
Extra
100
The age someone must be at least in order to be president of the United States.
What is 35 years old?
100
This is the president's ability to prevent bills passed by both houses of Congress from turning into law.
What is a veto?
100
This is the group of people closest to the president. These 15 individuals advise the president.
What is the Cabinet?
100
This person is responsible for enforcing laws at the state level in NC.
Who is the Governor?
100
Whenever the president makes an appointment, such a judge to a federal court or an ambassador to a foreign country, this governing institution must approve or reject all presidential appointments.
What is the Senate?
200
This is a role of the president that allows the president to order military action in foreign countries.
Who is the Commander in Chief?
200
This is the president's ability to put out a directive or action that has the force of law, without the approval of Congress.
What is an executive order?
200
This federal agency is responsible for helping those impacted by national emergencies.
What is FEMA?
200
The main responsibility of this governing institution in the state of NC is to pass laws.
What is the NC General Assembly?
200
This individual is second in line of succession to the presidency. In the event the president dies, then something incapacitates the Vice President as well, this individual becomes president.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
300
This is a role of the president that allows the president to enforce laws and issue executive orders.
Who is the Chief Executive?
300
This is the president's statement that an individual is forgiven and free from any punishment levied by a court of law.
What is a pardon?
300
This cabinet department is responsible for supporting Americans who served in our Military.
What is the Department of Veterans Affairs?
300
These people are responsible for passing laws in most cities.
What is the City Council?
300
If the electoral college ends in a tie, this governing institution selects the next president.
What are the House of Representatives?
400
This is a role of the president that allows the president to make treaties and craft our nation's foreign policy.
Who is the Chief Diplomat?
400
The president put this on Russia in response to their invasion of Ukraine in 2022. These are economic punishments which limited what Russia can import and export.
What are sanctions?
400
This regulatory commission is responsible for setting federal regulations on pollution and protect human health and the environment.
What is the EPA?
400
NC can pass laws pertaining to marriage, school funding, and drivers' licenses, because the Constitution has given NC these type of powers.
What are reserved powers?
400
Donald Trump is our 47th president, but only 45 men have been president. Which two individuals have served as president in two non-consecutive terms.
Who are Grover Cleveland and Donald J. Trump?
500
This is how many electoral votes it takes to secure the presidency.
What are 270 electoral votes?
500
The president can delay the punishment of a convicted individual by issuing this.
What is a reprieve?
500
This department is responsible for coordinating and maintaining the government's foreign policy. It is currently led by Secretary Marco Rubio.
What is the Department of State?
500
If something happens to the governor of NC, this individual takes over. They are elected separately from the governor of NC.
Who is the Lt. Governor?
500
This executive agency arrests individuals for money laundering and tax evasion. This organization also once wiretapped the phones used by Bonnie and Clyde to track their movements.
What is the FBI?