Presidential Powers
What are the three constitutional qualifications to be president?
What are 35 years old, natural born citizen, and 14 years of residency?
Which role involves appointing officials and leading the executive branch?
What is Chief Executive?
What tool allows the president to pass domestic policies without Congress?
What is an Executive Order?
What part of the bureaucracy is appointed solely by the president?
What is the White House Staff?
Name two ways the executive branch checks other branches.
What are vetoing laws and appointing Supreme Court justices?
Name two formal powers of the president.
What are veto laws and create treaties?
Which role involves negotiating treaties and recognizing nations?
What is Chief Diplomat?
What tool allows arrangements with other nations without Senate approval?
What are Executive Agreements?
What department would the president consult during a terrorist threat?
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
What are the three elements of an iron triangle?
What are an agency, a committee, and an interest group?
Name two informal powers of the president.
What are issuing executive orders and using the bully pulpit?
Which role involves vetoing bills and promoting laws?
What is Chief Legislator?
What is the term for influencing decision-making without introducing legislation?
What is the Bully Pulpit?
NASA is part of which type of agency?
What are Independent Executive Agencies?
Name two government corporations.
What are AmTrak and the USPS?
What act created a federal civil service based on merit?
What is the Pendleton Act?
Who does the president work with to prepare the budget?
What is the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)?
What happens if a bill isn’t signed and Congress adjourns within 10 days?
What is a Pocket Veto?
What term describes the bureaucracy’s ability to implement policy not set by law?
What is Discretionary Authority?
Who manages the flow of information to the White House?
What is the Chief of Staff?
What are three positions the president appoints?
What are federal judges, ambassadors, and department heads?
What is the term for a president who has lost re-election or reached term limit?
What is a Lame Duck?
What office hires civil service employees?
What is the Office of Personnel Management?
Name three independent regulatory commissions.
What are the Federal Reserve, FTC, and FCC?
What panel advises the president on economic issues?
What is the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA)?