This is the role the president is performing when he hosts banquets or gives awards.
What is chief of state?
100
As part of his _______ powers, the president can issue pardons and commutations.
What is judicial?
100
The age you must be to run for the presidency
What is 35?
100
This president avoided impeachment by resigning
Who is Nixon?
100
This makes someone's sentence for a crime less severe
What is a commutation?
200
This role requires the president to help members of his party get elected to office and for him to set the focus for his party
What is political party leader?
200
Appointing ambassadors and making treaties falls under the president's _________ powers.
What is diplomatic?
200
The number of years you must have lived in the United States before running for the presidency
What is 14?
200
This body has the power to impeach
What is the House of Representatives?
200
This is a set of instructions to the executive branch about how to enforce a law passed by Congress
What is an executive order?
300
When the president negotiates a treaty or he discusses important issues with the leader of another country, he is performing this role
What is foreign policy leader?
300
When the president vetos a law or proposes a budget, he is exercising one of his __________ powers
What is legislative?
300
This is how long you must be a citizen before you can run to be president
What is your whole life (native-born)?
300
Impeachment trials are held here
What is the Senate?
300
The president makes these with leaders of other nations, but he does not have to get Senate approval for them.
What is executive agreements?
400
In this role, the president proposes legislation to Congress and identifies priorities for the nation in his State of the Union Address
What is chief agenda setter?
400
Issuing executive orders and claiming executive privilege fall under the president's ____________ powers
What is executive?
400
All of our presidents have been...
What is male, college-educated, experienced? (Other answers may be acceptable and will be judged by Mrs. B.)
400
To file charges against an official the House must pass them by a ___________ vote
What is a majority?
400
If the president excuses you from all responsibility for a crime, that is a __________.
What is a pardon?
500
This role requries the president to make sure individuals and businesses are following the laws
What is chief executive?
500
Calling Congress into special session is a ________ power of the president.
What is legislative?
500
Name at least three characteristics we expect presidents to have.
What is college-educated, no criminal background, previous political experience? (Other answers may be acceptable and will be judged by Mrs. B.)
500
This portion of the Senate must agree in order to remove an official from office
What is 2/3?
500
The president can give someone more time to prepare for a trial or given them more time before they have to start serving their sentence. This is known as a _________.