Presidential Famous
The President is head of the military in this role
What is the Commander-in-Chief?
The group of presidential advisors that includes the heads of the 15 executive departments.
What is the Cabinet?
The Vice President's main constitutional duty in the Legislative Branch, where they can cast a tie-breaking vote.
What is President of the Senate?
The three separate branches of the U.S. government established to prevent one from gaining too much power.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches?
George Washington set this of only serving this many terms as President.
What are two terms?
This power allows the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
This person leads the Department of Justice.
Who is the Attorney General?
The position immediately following the Vice President in the line of presidential succession.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
This is the check Congress has on the President's power to veto a bill.
What is overriding the veto?
Thomas Jefferson made this major land acquisition in 1803, greatly expanding the size of the country.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
A presidential rule or command that has the force of law without needing Congress.
What is an Executive Order?
The title given to the head of a Cabinet department, such as the Secretary of Defense.
What is Secretary?
This Constitutional Amendment clarifies that the Vice President becomes President upon the President's death or resignation.
What is the 25th Amendment?
The Judicial Branch performs this check when it declares a law or executive action unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
Abraham Lincoln issued this 1863 executive order to free slaves in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The President's power to forgive a person convicted of a federal crime.
What is a pardon?
The Cabinet department responsible for foreign policy and relations with other countries.
What is the Department of State?
Before the 25th Amendment, the office of Vice President would remain this if the VP succeeded to the Presidency.
What is empty/vacant
The two ways the Legislative Branch can check the President's power over federal judges and other high officials.
What are confirmation (Senate approval) and impeachment (and removal)?
Franklin D. Roosevelt started many government programs, known as this overall domestic plan, during the Great Depression.
What is the New Deal?
This annual, constitutional requirement is often given by the President as a major address to Congress.
What is the State of the Union?
All Cabinet appointments made by the President must be confirmed by a majority vote in this body of Congress.
What is the Senate?
The Cabinet department whose head is next in the line of succession after the President
What is the Department of State?
This check allows the President to appoint federal judges, which influences the judicial branch.
What is nomination (or appointment)?
The one-word decision Gerald Ford made shortly after taking office regarding his predecessor, Richard Nixon.
What is a pardon?