Presidential Requirements
What is the minimum age a person must be to hold the Office of the President of the United States?
35 years old
The President has the power to reject a bill passed by Congress using which action?
Veto
How many departments are in the executive branch?
15
Which branch has the power to impeach the president?
Legislative Branch
What is the youngest department, established in 2001?
To be eligible for the presidency, a person must have this type of citizenship?
Natural-born citizenship
According to Article II, the President "shall take care that the laws..." what?
Be faithfully executed
What agreements can the president make with foreign countries?
Treaties
This piece of legislation, ratified in 1951, limits US presidents to 2 terms in office.
22nd Amendment
Which president served more than 2 terms?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
What is the minimum length of time one must reside in the United States prior to running for president?
14 years
This power allows the President to forgive federal offenses, an official reprieve from punishment.
Executive Pardon
The leader of the Department of Justice holds this title?
Attorney General
Which body must confirm any Cabinet nominee the president picks?
Senate
What two presidents were assassinated in the 20th century?
JFK (11/22/1963)
McKinley (9/14/1901)
What are the minimum job experience requirements a person has to meet to run for President?
None- you could have zero!
What power allows the president to keep certain communications private, generally for national security reasons?
Executive privilege
Which department handles international diplomacy?
The Department of State
What are the 3 possible charges to impeach a president?
Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors
The following quote, "the President shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union" is found in this section
Section 3
Everyone get ready! All groups are playing.
On your whiteboard write down the oath the president must take when swearing into office. Closest to exact words and phrasing earns the points.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
The President's power to issue these regulations to run the government and direct the bureaucracy. Informal power.
Executive order
The Treasury Department includes this agency, which was originally created to combat counterfeiting but now primarily protects national leaders.
Secret Service
This Supreme Court case established that the President is not above the law and must comply with subpoenas.
United States v. Nixon
What well-known terrorist did President Obama's administration catch and kill? (Must tell me his name AND the terrorist group's name).
Osama bin Laden - Al Qaeda