General
What formal qualifications does a presidential candidate have to meet in order to become President?
The presidential candidate has to be a natural-born citizen of the U.S., at least a 14 year resident of the U.S., and has to be at least 35 years old.
What are two checks the Senate has over the President?
The Senate ratifies treaties and confirms appointments by the President.
What is one informal power of the President that helps him influence others through the media?
Bully Pulpit
This system, where each state is allocated a certain number of votes based on its population, is used to elect the President.
Electoral College
This bureaucratic agency determines the safety of food and drug products.
FDA
This document outlines the powers and responsibilities of the Executive Branch, including the roles of the President and Vice President.
The Constitution - Article II
This amendment states the succession of the President (and Vice President) if he dies, resigns, is disabled, or is removed from office.
The 25th Amendment
This power allows the President to refuse to sign a bill into law, effectively preventing its passage.
Veto Power
The President is elected for a term of this length.
4 year terms.
What term describes the organization of executive branch agencies and departments that carry out government policies and regulations?
The Bureaucracy
This Federalist Paper calls for a unity and an energetic president.
Fed 70
22nd amendment
This is the President’s power to make binding agreements with foreign nations, though they do not require Senate approval.
Executive Agreement
The implementation of bureaucratic policies requires this process, where rules and regulations are created to enforce laws.
Rule Making Authority
State of the Union
This law, passed in 1973, restricts the President’s ability to send military forces into combat without congressional approval.
War Powers Act
The President can grant this type of relief to individuals convicted of federal crimes, releasing them from punishment.
The power to Pardon
The process in which a candidate is selected by political parties to run in the general election is called this.
Primary Election
This process refers to the power of Congress to review and monitor bureaucratic actions to ensure they are consistent with legislative intent
Congressional Oversight
An informal power of the President, that serves as a directive to the bureaucracy and holds the weight of law.
Executive Order
This Federalist Paper calls for a unity and an energetic president.
Federalist 70
This legislative body must approve treaties negotiated by the President in order for them to be legally binding.
Senate
If no candidate wins a majority of the Electoral College votes, the President is chosen by this body.
The House of Represenatives
This type of relationship exists between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees, often resulting in mutually beneficial outcomes.
Iron Triangle