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In the president's role as Chief Executive, what specific job is he completing?
Enforcing/carrying out all of the laws of the country
Making treaties and formally recognizing other countries are what powers of the President?
Foreign Policy Powers
What is the purpose of the President's Cabinet?
To provide guidance and support on a wide variety of different topics.
Immigration, border security, and responding to national disasters are apart of what department?
The Department of Homeland Security
What is the MAIN purpose of the Executive Branch?
Carryout and enforce the laws of the United States
How many terms are presidents allowed to serve, and how many years is each term?
-2 terms total
-4 years per term
How many total electors are there in the United States?
538
What title is given to all leaders of the presidents cabinet?
Secretaries
How are the number of electors for each state determined?
House of Representatives members + Senate Members
What is the name of principle used to ensure that one branch does not become too powerful?
Checks and Balances
What are the 3 qualifications to be President of the United States?
-35 years old
-14 years living in the United States
-A natural born citizen of the United States
How many votes must a candidate get to be elected president?
270
This person presides over the Senate, is second in line to become president, represents the president and white house.
The Vice President
What kind of economy does North Korea have?
Communist Economy
What type of economy does the United States have?
Capitalist Economy
Proposing laws to congress and vetoing laws are examples of what?
Legislative Powers of the President
This system elects the president and vice president of the United States.
The Electoral College
What department is responsible for manufacturing coins, postage stamps, and they recommend economic, tax, and fiscal policy.
Department of Treasury
What is the Federal Bureacracy?
400+ agencies that carryout the work of the government
The 16th Amendment of the United States did what?
Created a national income tax
What is the presidential line succession?
What is the order of succession?
This is the process for determining who will be president in the event of death or removal from office.
-Vice President
-Speaker of the House
-President Pro Tempore
Define the following terms:
Party Platform
Party Plank
Platform- A party's belief on many different issues
Plank- Individual issues that make up an entire platform
Prior to the Spanish-American War, what was the United States foreign policy known as?
After World War II, what was the United States foreign policy known as?
Isolationism
Internationalism
What is the Civil Service System?
What is the Spoils System?
When jobs are given based on qualifications and merit
When jobs are given to supports
What is the main difference between federal and state budgets?
State budgets have to be balanced, federal budgets do not