Terms and Vocab
This term refers to when a president does not agree with a bill from Congress and thus does not sign it
What is a Veto
The main job of the President, after Congress does theirs
What is sign a Bill to a Law
You need to be the old to be President
What is 35
The President wants his friends to get elected to Congress! He can campaign for them because he is this
He gave the first "Annual Address", it wasn't called the State of the Union back then
Who is George Washington
This is when the President can commute or remove a sentence from someone in prison
What is a Pardon
The President has the power to appoint these, because he can't be in every country all at once
What are ambassadors
You have to be a certain age, live in the country for a certain amount of time, and then be this in order to be President
What is a Natural Born Citizen
Name 2 Cabinet Positions
What are Secretaries of: State/Treasury/Transportation/Defense/Homeland Security/ Housing and Urban Development/Education
This was on my board earlier this week...this amendment passed in 1865
What is the 13th Amendment
If the President wants to bypass Congress and enact something, he issues one of these.
What is an Executive Order
The roles of the President are clearly defined in this article of the Constitution
What is Article 2
The President can nominate one of these 9 people
Who are Supreme Court Justices
The State of the Union traditionally happens during this time (it's changed in the last couple of years)
What is late January or early February
This President is the only one to serve non-consecutive terms. Until January that is.
Who is Grover Cleveland
This refers to the President's close group of advisors, he gets to choose them of course
What is the Cabinet
"Aye Aye", Mr. President! As leader of the armed forces, the President holds this title
What is Commander in Chief
The President is required to work with Congress to write these, when they want to make peace with a country perhaps
What is write Treaties
Who attends the State of the Union
Who is a joint session of Congress, Supreme Court Justices, Joint Chiefs, Cabinet, guests
This is the number of Cabinet Level Positions the President has, although he can always add more
What is 15
President FDR coined this term, when he gave it back in 1934
What is the State of the Union
It is the duty of the President to faithfully fulfill his jobs and responsibilities, if he doesn't, Congress can file these
What are Articles of Impeachment
This is the reason why Presidents were required to live in United States for 14 years, seems kind of silly now.
What is fear of international influence or fear of treason
What is 8
He gave the first televised State of the Union address
Who is Harry S. Truman (1947)