Bureaucracy
A presidential advisory group whose members are confirmed by the Senate and that helps the president make decisions and execute laws
What is the Cabinet?
Place in the Constitution where you would find the qualifications and powers of the office of the President
What is Article II?
Main job of the executive branch
What is to enforce the law?
Department that directs foreign policy
What is the Department of State
All cabinet departments except Justice are headed by a person with this title.
What is Secretary?
NASA and the CIA are examples are this category of executive supports
What is independent executive agencies?
Minimum age requirement to be President
What is at least 35 years old?
Check the President has against the Legislative branch that prevents a bill from becoming law.
What is a veto?
Department that houses the IRS
What is the Department of the Treasury?
Role the President plays when waging war.
What is Commander in Chief?
Type of executive support carries out certain businesslike activities (e.g., Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Amtrak or United States Postal Service (USPS))
What is a Government Corporation?
Number of Cabinet Departments
What is 15?
Becomes President if the President is unable to serve
Who is the Vice President?
Department that is in charge of immigration and border control
What is Department of Homeland Security?
This body must approve a Treaty by a 2/3rds vote for it to "ratified"
What is the Senate?
Organizations that exist outside the major cabinet departments and whose job is to monitor and regulate specific sectors of the economy
What is an independent regulatory commission?
Number of full terms a President may serve following the 22nd amendment.
What is two?
Formal agreement the President makes with another nation that requires Senate ratification
What is a treaty?
Department in charge of the National Weather Service and Census.
What is the Department of Commerce?
Informal pact between the chief executives of different countries that does NOT require Senate approval
What is an executive agreement?
The group of executive staff members closest to the President (they do NOT require Senate confirmation)
What is the White House Office?
Amendment that granted DC 3 electoral college votes
What is the 23rd?
Informal power of the President to make rules that act as "law" during their term in office.
Department that controls National forests and coordinates school lunches
What is the Department of Agriculture?
The implied power of the president to keep communications confidential
What is executive privilege?