Presidential
What is one of the requirements to be elected as president?
Who is…
- natural born citizen of the United States
- at least 35 years old
- a resident of the United States for 14 years
Who is the leader of the executive branch?
Who is the president?
What is the judicial branch responsible for, and which document gave the judicial branch its power?
What is interpreting the laws, making sure the law is constitutional and fair
What is the Constitution
What parts are the legislative branches of the U.S. government split into?
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives
What was our country’s first constitution called?
What is the Declaration of Independence, the emancipation proclamation, the article of confederation or the “Federalist Papers”
What are 2 powers that are granted to the President?
What is the…
- right to serve as the Commander in Chief.
- right to veto or sign legislation.
- power to create treaties.
- power of appointing officials.
-They have the power of commanding armed forces.
What powers does the president employ as commander-in-chief?
What is the head of the arms forces?
What power does the judicial review give?
What is to examine and ensure that laws don’t violate the constitution, and invalidate the actions by the executive and legislative branch
What aspect is debating on bills between the House of Representatives and the Senate different?
What is
- debate time (house is longer)
- following procedures (house is stricter)
What is one power granted to the federal government by the constitution?
what is…
- regulate interstate and international commerce
- declare war
- coin money
- collecting taxes
- supporting army and navy
What are two examples of the Executive Office of the President (EOP)?
What is the
-White House Office
-Office of Management and Budget
-Council of Economic Advisers
-National Security Council
-President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
-Office of National Drug Control Policy
What legislative powers does the president employ, according to the Constitution (name 2)?
What is the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of their Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, or receive ambassadors?
How did the Supreme Court avoid abusing the power of judicial review?
What is being careful and using it sparingly
- only two pieces of legislation were stuck down in 75 years
What is the party in the Committee that has leverage over the votes to pass bills in their favor?
What is the majority party
What is the bill of rights?
What are the first 10 amendments of the constitution?
Which amendment limits presidents to only serve for two terms in office?
What is the 22nd Amendment
What is an executive order? Name an example from history and explain it.
What is a signed, written, and published directive from the President of the United States that manages operations of the federal?
What is Take Your Child to Work Day, Breast Cancer Month, Desegregation of the Armed Forces, or Japanese Internment during WWII?
What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 do?
What is giving the Supreme Court the power to reverse state constitutional and laws whenever they are in conflict with the constitution, federal laws, and treaties
What is it called when congressmen attempt to make deals with other members for their vote on a bill?
What is log rolling
What is the 4th amendment?
What is the amendment that protects against unreasonable searches and seizures?
What is executive privilege? Give an example.
What is a privilege allowing the president to withhold information from the Congress, courts, and the public. They would do so by claiming that the disclosure will harm the national security and executive branch
An example was the Watergate scandal, where Nixon tried to prevent investigators from accessing the White House tapes as evidence.
What are two ways the president’s power can be limited by the legislative or judicial branches?
What are impeachment and judicial review by the Supreme Court?
How is the judicial review a greater power than the writ of mandamus?
What is the judicial review allowed the nulling of laws as a whole if it violated the constitution, while the writ of mandamus only allowed courts to order government officials to perform their duties
What is the process of creating a bill from start to finish, starting in the House, vetoed by the president?
What is drafting the bill —> introducing the bill —> Committee —> Subcommittee —> other chamber (senate) —> President —> (vetoed) —> Congress
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
What is the Supreme Court case that established the principle that federal law is supreme over state law?