Presidential Powers
The primary duty of the president
enforce the laws
Camp David's original name
Shangri-la
Presidential jet
Air Force One
The ultimate check on a president
impeachment
The White House employs at least this amount of people
400 people
The salary the president earns per year
$400,000
The first president to use Camp David
Franklin Roosevelt
The president is required by this to give Congress information from time to time about the state of the union
Constitution
Presidents generally have a more difficult time getting desired legislation through Congress during this term in office
second term
The first president to die while in office
William Henry Harrison
This position in the government is the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military forces
president
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain the importance of the power of the president to make executive agreements.
Camp David is named after this president's grandson
Dwight Eisenhower
The only president to resign
Richard Nixon
This was created as a result of the Brownlow report
Executive Office of the President
These operations are unknown to the general public and often are unknown to Congress
covert operations
A written understanding with another head of state to carry out a particular action
executive agreement
This agency was originally created to stop counterfeiting but eventually became responsible for protecting the president
Secret Service
This amendment restricts the president to two terms
22nd Amendment
This amendment outlines the process for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency
25th Amendment
This article of the Constitution deals with the restrictions and responsibilities of the executive branch
Article II
This president failed to get the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
Woodrow Wilson
This president was the first to have his State of the Union address broadcast over the Internet
George W. Bush
The only two presidents to have been impeached
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
He was appointed vice president when Spiro Agnew resigned from office
Gerald Ford