The Presidency - Overview
What are the 3 qualifications to be President of the United States?
the president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years old, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
What is the term for issuing federal directives in the United States, used by the President of the United States, that manages operations of the federal government.
Executive Order
Government offices/departments that handle the “everyday” work of the government
Bureau or Bureaucracy
Some aspects of foreign policy remains unchanged for the United States. Resisting the ambitions of the Soviet Union (maintaining a democracy) and freedom of... what....?
Freedom of the Seas
Ranked first among the members of the President's cabinet.
Secretary of State
What Constitutional Amendment limits the number of terms for a President?
22nd Amendment
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
What two political theories have been used to define the Presidents growth of power from the founding fathers to present day?
Whig Theory and Stewardship Theory
Name TWO bureaus with their full name and abbreviation AND describe what they do.
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term: a purposeful refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world.
isolationism
Term: The right to send and receive diplomatic representatives.
Right of Legation
If a President dies, resigns, or is impeached, what 1947 act establishes who takes over?
Presidential Succession Act of 1947
What is the power the President has that grants reprieve and pardons.
Power of Clemency
Name 3 main jobs of the Federal Bureaucracy.
Carry out Laws, Provide Services, Issue rules and Regulations.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
a foreign policy of the United States, proclaimed in 1823 that said that European powers do not belong in The Americas, or in the western hemisphere in general.
The Monroe Doctrine
Ambassadors are not subject to the laws of the state to which they are accredited is called?
Diplomatic Immunity
What is the term called where the President chooses their Vice President to strengthen his or her chance of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographic, racial, ethnic, gender, or other characteristics.
"Balancing the Ticket"
An indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.
Pocket Veto
What are the 4 classifications of bureaucratic agencies?
Cabinet Departments
Government Corporations
Regulatory Agencies
Independent Agencies
Following World War II, the United States and most of the rest of the war-weary world looked to what principle that means to keep international peace and order.
Collective Security
What is NATO and why was it made?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The alliance was formed initially to promote the collective defense of Western Europe, particularly against the threat of Soviet aggression.
What are the 9 roles that a President takes on when assuming the office?
Chief of State, Chief Executive, Chief Administrator , Chief Diplomat, Chief Legislator, Commander in Chief, Chief Economist, Chief of Party, Chief Citizen
What are the four roles that a First Lady plays during a President's term?
Campaigner, Hostess, Policy Advocate, Public Face
What award is given as a tongue-in-cheek award to public officials in the United States for their squandering of public money.
Golden Fleece Awards
What foreign policy did the United States follow from mid-1947 to the 1980s that was rooted in the belief that if communism could be kept within its existing boundaries, it would collapse under the weight of its own internal weaknesses.
Containment (Truman Doctrine)
What are the 4 goals of the State Department?
Protect the United States and Americans;
Advance democracy, human rights, and other global interests;
Promote international understanding of American values and policies; and
Support U.S. diplomats, government officials, and all other personnel at home and abroad who make these goals a reality