After the Legislative Branch is described, the powers, qualifications, and other information about the Executive Branch is found here.
What is Article 2?
100
One of the most used titles of the President, this is the title the President would put on when mobilizing troops.
What is Commander in Chief?
100
One of the most well known checks on the President involved Congress working to kick him/her out of office through this process.
What is impeachment?
100
On May 26, 2009, President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor for one of these Judicial roles and on July 28, she was approved by the Senate.
What is Supreme Court Justice?
100
As he/she is nationally elected, the President fulfills this alliterative role.
What is Chief Citizen?
200
The Constitution only specifies this process as far as the President dying or not being able to fulfill his post.
What is succession?
200
When the President addresses his or her party at their National Convention, they are acting as this important person.
What is the Party Leader?
200
The President can easily check the entire Congress by either of these two actions on a bill.
What are veto and pocket veto?
200
On February 19, 2009, President Obama practiced this when he traveled to Canada to speak with the Prime Minister about North American environmental concerns.
What is diplomacy?
200
Discussing foreign policy with another country's leader might mean that the President is making this, similar to a treaty but does not need to be ratified by the Senate.
What is an executive agreement?
300
These three qualifications for the Presidency are stated in the Constitution, but we all know a leader also must have many other qualities.
What is being 35 years of age, a natural-born citizen, and has resided in the U.S. for 14 years?
300
The President acts as this official role when he/she speaks in front of Congress and attempts to influence their agenda.
What is Chief Agenda Setter?
300
While the President can appoint these people, once in their position, they no longer have to follow Presidential instructions.
Who are Supreme Court Justices?
300
On January 22, 2009, President Obama signed one of these--this one closed the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
What is an Executive Order?
300
Access to this can greatly increases the President's image to the public but also holds him/her accountable for their actions.
What is the media?
400
This complicated process allowed for large and small states to have more equal a say in the electing of a President.
What is the electoral college?
400
This other official role of the President is fulfilled when he/she appoints a Secretary of a department or changes how a federal agency is run.
What is Chief Executive?
400
This power of the Legislative Branch guarantees that even though the President sets the budget, he or she does not have complete control of the nation's money.
What is the power of the purse?
400
On his second day in office, President Obama limited this by revoking an order that kept documents from former Presidents confidential.
What is executive privilege?
400
Across the world, people recognize the President as this symbolic figurehead of our country.