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How many electoral votes are there?
What is 538?
100
President's power to stop a law is called
Veto Power
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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 civil service system?
What are government employees and administrative workers who carry out laws?
100
If the Vice President cannot become president who is next in line?
What is Speaker of the House
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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
What does the 22nd Amendment do?
What is limiting the president to two terms in office?
200
What are two duties of the Vice President?
What is president of the Senate, vote to break a tie, serve as acting president if the president is unable, determine the President's disability?
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
How many electoral votes are needed to win?
What is 270?
200
Which presidential role is being demonstrated: The president grants a pardon to a federal prisoner.
What is the Chief Executive?
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
What are bureaucrats?
What are civil service workers who implement laws in agencies?
300
What must happen before Cabinet secretaries can officially take office?
What is senate confirmation?
300
What does the Office of Management and Budget do?
What is prepare the national budget?
300
Identify which department would handle this situation: The government negotiates a peace treaty.
What is the State Department?
400
What are inherent powers?
What are powers not explicitly listed in the Constitution but claimed by presidents.
400
How long does the president have to be a resident of the U.S. before holding office?
What is 14 years
400
What is the role of the Council of Economic Advisors?
What is economic policy advice?
400
What are independent regulatory commissions?
Independent agencies that make rules and bring violators to court.
400
Why did the framers create the Electoral College?
What are states having an active role in electing the POTUS?
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
500
What is the Cabinet?
What are the President's closest advisors who head executive departments?
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 does the 25th Amendment address?
What are procedures for presidential disability and succession?
500
Which department would handle this situation: A company violates federal drug laws.
What is Justice Department?
500
Presidential directives, rules, or regulations that have the effect of the law when signed.
Executive Orders.
600
What are government corporations? Give one example.
What are Government-run businesses and the FDIC?
600
Which presidential role is being demonstrated by this action: The president deploys troops overseas.
What is Commander in Chief?
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
How many Cabinet departments are there?
What are 15?
600
How can the Supreme Court limit presidential power?
What is the Supreme Court can declare executive actions unconstitutional?
600
What does the National Security Council focus on?
What is national security and foreign policy advice?