Presidential Qualifications
How old must a person be to run for President?
(What is 35 years old?)
What role allows the President to enforce laws and appoint federal officials?
(What is Chief Executive?)
What is the term for the President rejecting a bill?
(What is a veto?)
Which Cabinet department handles U.S. foreign relations?
(What is the Department of State?)
Which President completed the Louisiana Purchase, expanding federal power?
(Who is Thomas Jefferson?)
How many years must a candidate have lived in the U.S. before becoming President?
(What is 14 years?)
What role makes the President responsible for negotiating treaties and meeting foreign leaders?
(What is Chief Diplomat?)
What power allows the President to forgive federal crimes?
(What is the pardon power?)
Which department oversees the U.S. military?
(What is the Department of Defense?)
What was FDR’s economic recovery program during the Great Depression?
(What is the New Deal?)
What type of citizenship is required to be President?
(What is False?)
In what role does the President lead their political party and campaign for party members?
(What is Party Chief?)
What must the Senate do before a presidential treaty becomes official?
(What is ratify it?)
Which Cabinet department handles financial policy and the U.S. currency?
(What is the Department of the Treasury?)
What resolution limits the President’s ability to send troops into combat without Congressional approval?
(What is the War Powers Resolution of 1973?)
True or False: The President must have prior government experience.
(What is False?)
What role allows the President to command the U.S. military?
(What is Commander-in-Chief?)
What is the major limitation on the President’s appointment power?
(What is Senate approval?)
What department manages national security and border protection?
(What is the Department of Homeland Security?)
Who was the first President to be impeached?
(Who is Andrew Johnson?)
Name the two Constitutional amendments that directly affect presidential terms and succession.
(What are the 22nd and 25th Amendments?)
What role gives the President the responsibility to oversee economic policy and work with Congress on taxes and inflation?
(What is Chief Guardian of the Economy?)
What Supreme Court power can declare an executive order unconstitutional?
(What is judicial review?)
What Cabinet position is next in line after the Vice President, Speaker of the House, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate?
(What is the Secretary of State?)
What is the term for the period between a presidential election and the new president taking office?
(What is the Lame Duck Period?)