Amendments & Signif. Docs
Important Roles
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Qualifications
Various Extras
100

Alexander Hamilton argued for what in Federalist Paper No. 70

What is a single, strong executive to respond quickly to crises?

100

The name for the role of the president to mobilize the army

What is Commander in Chief?

100

The vote needed to override a presidential veto

What is two/thirds in the House and Senate?

100

A House and Senate Term are this long

What is 2 and 6 years?

100

This refers to the period when the incumbent presidents successor has already been elected

What is a lame duck?

200

This amendment creates a clear line of succession in case the president is unable to serve in office

What is the 25th amendment?

200

This is a member in the House or Senate who keeps track of their party's voting and organizes party members in votes, role call, etc

What is a Party Whip?

200

This acts as a law, but is only good during the president's term in office and does not have to be approved by Congress

What is an Executive Order?

200

State one of the requirements to be a senator

What is 30 years old, U.S. citizen for nine years, or residency in the state for which they intend to represent?

200

In Congress, this allows a Bill to move out of a Committee, directly to the floor

What is a Discharge Petition?

300

Prior to this amendment, the presidential inauguration date was in March instead of January

What is the 20th amendment?

300

The name of the role in the senate in which the seat is usually empty, except for tie breaker votes

What is the President of the Senate?

300

The term for a President having a platform for the people to advocate for and create an impact on public opinion

What is Bully Pulpit?

300

The minimum age requirement for president

What is 35 years old?

300

The difference between trustee and delegate models of representation

What is voting on your beliefs system and voting on your constituent's beliefs?

400

This section of Article 2 outlines the power of appointment for the president.

What is Section 2 of Article 2?

400

This role of the president makes the him the symbol of the US


What is Chief of State?

400

The difference between Mandatory Spending and Discretionary Spending

What is spending mandated by existing laws in the govt and government spending implemented by an appropriations bill?

400

The vote required by the senate to convict the president in impeachment trials

What is a Two/Thirds Vote?

400

The number of votes needed for cloture in the senate

What is 60 votes?

500

The 22nd Amendment was enacted in response to this past president

What is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

500

The role of the president which makes him a national agenda setter

What is Chief Legislator?

500

Give five enumerated powers of Congress

What is Raise money through taxes, Regulate Commerce, Coin Money, Raise and support an army, pay debts and borrow money, establish post offices, declare war, conduct foreign policy, etc. ?

500

State the number of years of residency to be president in the US

What is 14 years residency?

500

This now prohibited power allowed the president to freeze money appropriated by congress if they did not agree with it

What is Impoundment?