Terms
To bring formal charges against a public official
Impeach
A nation's relationships with other countries
Foreign Affairs
What is one advantage to presidential term limits? What is one disadvantage?
A President withholding information from the public, courts, and Congress is an example of which Executive Action?
Executive Privilege
A man with a troubled past becomes a legendary boxer and fights his way to the top, overcoming numerous obstacles along the way.
Rocky
Release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime by the President or Governor
Pardon
How might it be possible for a President to serve more than eight years in office today?
words
Charles Dawes, Vice President under Calvin Coolidge, commented that he had little to do as Vice President but “look at newspapers every morning to see how the President's health is." Based on this quotation, what was Dawes' point of view about the vice presidency?
VP has little roles except for filling the presidency
A computer hacker learns about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
A man is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, a maverick scientist.
Back to the Future
Power of the President to issue executive orders
Ordinance Power
When a president like Obama goes to a state after a natural disaster like a hurricane, what role is he fulfilling?
Chief Citizen
When looking at Executive Actions the President can do a couple different things. When President Jefferson purchased Louisiana from France, this is an example of.....
Executive Agreements
A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
Guardians of the Galaxy
A young woman disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army and becomes one of China's greatest heroines.
The President's power to refuse to disclose information
Executive Privilege
Requirements for Presidency
14 year residency
Natural born citizen
Which of the following statements about the President's judicial powers is FALSE?
a. The president's power of amnesty is a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators
b. A president's power to pardon is absolute except in the case of impeachment
c. The president's power allows him to reduce fines and the length of a sentence
d. The president's power of clemency may be used in cases involving federal cases and not state cases
c. The president's power allows him to reduce fines and the length of a sentence
A group of friends embarks on a journey to destroy a powerful ring that could bring about the end of the world if it falls into the wrong hands.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
A young wizard discovers his magical heritage on his 11th birthday and attends a school for witchcraft and wizardry, where he makes friends and enemies and uncovers a dark secret about his past
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Directive, rule, or regulation issued by a Chief Executive or subordinates, based upon constitutional or statutory authority and having the force of law
Executive Order
A pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state
Executive Agreement
Article 2, Section 1, Clause 1 set the four year term limit for a president in the USA. Which individual that wrote Federalist 71 influenced that rule?
Alexander Hamilton
A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space, but the government wants to destroy it.
The Iron Giant
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
The Shawshank Redemption