Vocab.
Rejecting a proposed law
Veto
How many departments are in the Cabinet?
15
What is the main goal of the U.S. Foreign Policy?
Keeping the country safe
Name the age you have to be to run for U.S. President
At least 35 years old.
What can you hold without ever touching it?
Your Breath
The list of items the President wants to achieve during their term of presidency
Presidential Agenda
Who directly elects the president?
Electoral College
What are two examples of giving aid to a foreign country?
Advice
Military (Troops and Supplies)
The President's main job is to.....
Enforce Laws
What is yours, but everyone else you know uses it?
Your name.
Forgiveness and freedom from punishment issued by the president.
Pardon
Only this person can order troops into battle (not the same thing as declaring war)
The President
How much of the Senate needs to approve treaties signed by the President?
2/3 of the Senate
True or False- The President has the power to declare war.
A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays for two nights and leaves on Friday. How is this possible?
His horse was named Friday.
A nation's plan for dealing with other countries
Foreign Policy
The Secretary of the Treasury deals with what?
Money
Why is advancing democracy around the world one of the foreign policy goals of the United States.
To promote other democratic governments and to keep the U.S. and other countries safe from the threat of dictators or oppressive governments.
Who is the only President to ever serve more than two terms?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Why did the woman push her car to a hotel and tell its owner she's bankrupt?
She was playing Monopoly.
President's power to temporarily delay punishment
Reprieve
Name the first three people in line to take over the Presidency if the President can no longer serve.
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
Name the 6 branches of the military from the iCivics Worksheet
Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, Air Force, Space Force
You and your group will try to name as many Presidents as you can without cheating! List as many as you can think of on your whiteboard.
Answers will vary
Turn me on my side and I'm everything. Cut me in half and I'm nothing. What am I?
The number 8.