Constitutional Basics
This article of the U.S. Constitution describes the structure of the executive branch..
What is Article II?
This role involves leading the armed forces during times of war.
What is Commander-in-Chief?
This power allows the president to forgive federal crimes.
What is granting pardons?
This system determines the winner of presidential elections in the U.S.
What is the Electoral College?
This Supreme Court case ruled that the president is held accountable for breaking the law.
Answer: What is United States v. Nixon?
This article gives Congress the power to declare war.
What is Article I?
This role involves representing the U.S. at official ceremonies, like pardoning a turkey.
What is Head of State?
This power allows the president to reject bills passed by Congress.
What is the veto power?
This is one criticism of the Electoral College system.
What is a president can lose the popular vote but win the presidency?
his is the minimum age to serve as President, and how does it compare to the minimum age to serve as Governor of Florida?
\What is 35 years old for President and 30 years old for Governor of Florida?
This phrase means the government must follow fair rules and procedures when dealing with people.
What is due process of law?
This role involves planning the federal budget.
What is Economic Leader?
This power allows the president to appoint federal judges, but only with Senate approval.
What is appointing judges?
This amendment gave Washington, D.C. three electoral votes.
What is the 23rd Amendment?
This agency investigates transportation accidents.
What is the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)?
This principle means the law applies to everyone equally, even the president.
What is rule of law?
This role involves suggesting laws that need to be passed.
What is Legislative Leader?
This executive action has the same force as a law but does not go through Congress.
What is an executive order?
This is one advantage of the Electoral College system.
What is it gives smaller states more of a say?
What are the constitutional qualifications to become Governor of Florida?
What is :Must be at least 30 years old and have lived in Florida for the past seven years?
This amendment was passed after the Election of 1800 ended in a tie and changed how electors vote.
What is the 12th Amendment?
This role involves leading the president’s political party.
What is Party Leader?
This presidential responsibility involves giving Congress an annual update on national priorities and conditions.
What is delivering the State of the Union address?
This number equals a state’s electoral votes.
What is the number of its House members plus Senators?
Leo was born in Puerto Rico, he is 11, and has lived in Oregon his whole life. What is the one qualification that Leo DOES have to become president. (EXPLAIN)
What is he was born in the US.
Explanation may vary