Presidential Problems
This presidential role is most important during war-time.
What is the Commander-in-Chief?
The president’s power to grant a convicted criminal official forgiveness for a crime called.
What is a pardon?
When this occurs, the President has decided not to sign a bill into law from Congress.
What is a VETO?
This Executive Department focuses on the nation’s policies towards other countries and advises the President on International situations.
What is the State Department?
The longest someone could serve as President, in accordance with the 22nd Amendment.
What is 10 years?
Besides Congress writing a bill negating working it, this is the only way an Executive Order can be stopped.
What is judicial review/being struck down by the Courts?
This elects the President of the United States, in elections every four years.
What is the Electoral College?
This requires that the federal government give Jobs to Most Qualified candidates as opposed to whoever is simply connected to the President.
What is the civil service system?
How many US Presidents have been removed from office by the Senate after impeachment?
What is ZERO? (although four have been impeached by the House; A. Johnson, B. Clinton, D. Trump x2 and Nixon would have been if he hadn't resigned)
This officially established our current line of succession and says V-P and majority of Cabinet can declare presidential incapacity.
What is the 25th Amendment?
These are FIVE of the 15 Executive Departments that advise the President in his Cabinet.
What are (must have FIVE from the list below):
This MUST happen to a bill before the President can sign it to become a law, with no exceptions.
What is completing the legislative process in BOTH houses?
These are two responsibilities a Cabinet Secretary has (MUST get both).
What are Advising the President on Issues Related to their Departments and Carrying Out the President’s Policy Decisions?
In addition to Commander-In-Chief, these are
FOUR POTUS roles and what they mean.
What are Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Legislative Leader, Head-of-State, or Party Leader (with definitions)?
Besides a pardon, the President has these two checks & balances to use against the Judicial Branch for people accused of Federal crimes. (Define these terms too).
A commutation (lessening of the criminal penalty) and the power to issue a reprieve (also called a stay of execution or a "respite") to temporarily delay the imposition of a death sentence.