Powers of the President
What is the primary job of the executive branch?
the power to carry out or enforce the laws.
Which term, though not directly mentioned in the Constitution, has come to refer to the heads of the 15 executive departments?
The Cabinet
What can Congress do if it disagrees with a Presidential veto?
Override it with a 2/3 vote in both houses/chambers
What does the President's role as Chief Diplomat entail?
Meeting directly with foreign leaders.
One must be this old to run for president.
What 35 years old?
DNA is composed of 4 nucleotide bases,
adenine (A),
cytosine (C),
thymine (T) &
this (G)
What is Guanine?
This University is America's oldest.
What is Harvard?
Which Article of the constitution describes the powers of the President?
Article II
Presidential actions which have the force of law despite not being passed by Congress are know as what?
Executive Orders
What is the name for the process by which the President can be accused of wrongdoing, tried, and removed form office called?
Impeachment
When a president travels around the country to support candidates running for office, he or she is fulfilling this role.
What is party leader?
What is the name of the speech the President now delivers once a year to give the country updates and push for certain policies?
State of the Union Address
When its country reunited in 1990, so did this city, becoming the sole capital
Berlin
This is the number of ribs a human has.
What is 24?
What are the directly stated powers that are given to the President in the Constitution called?
Listed/"Expressed" Powers
During this circumstance is the inherent powers of the president most likely to expand.
What is a struggling economy?
What power does the Supreme Court have to check the President?
Declaring any Presidential action unconstitutional.
Judicial review
When a president performs ceremonial duties overseas, he is acting as...
What is Head of State?
Which President issued the most executive orders?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Bhutan is nestled between these 2 big neighbors.
What are China and India?
This is the largest country in the Western Hemisphere.
What is Canada?
Powers of the President that are not specifically listed in the Constitution.
What are inherent powers?
President Jefferson exercised his inherent powers through this act in 1803.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
At least what percentage/fraction vote in the Senate is required to approve Presidential appointments.
More than half (51%)
When the President presides over agencies such as Social Security, he is fulfilling this role.
What is Chief Executive?
If the President is impeached, who Presides over the Senate impeachment trial?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
This actor won academy award best actor in the film "Sinners" in 2026.
Who is Michael B. Jordan?
Which is the first Walt Disney animated classic, the first animated full-color movie to be produced?
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
This is the definition of "Executive Privilege"?
What is the President's right to keep some information private?
What legal writ/right did Abraham Lincoln controversially suspend during the Civil War based on implied emergency wartime powers?
the writ of habeus corpus (right to a trial when detained)
This type of veto happens after 10 days when the president takes no action on a bill when Congress is in session.
What is a pocket veto?
In this role the President helps prepare the annual budget.
What is economic planner?
At least how many years must someone have been a resident of the United States to run for President?
14
This artist has won the most grammys since 2000.
Who is Beyonce?
This constellation is formally called "Ursa Major".
What is the Big Dipper?