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Article II
Powers
Elections
Departments
Grab Bag
100
To run for president, a person must satisfy these three requirements.
What is be 35 years old, a natural born citizen, and lived in the country for 14 years.
100
The difference between formal and informal presidential powers is this.
What is formal powers come explicitly from Constitution; informal powers are inferred.
100
If a candidate wants to run for president, he or she must first do this.
What is "declare."
100
This department oversees the military.
What is Defense?
100
Each state's electoral votes are based on this calculation.
What is # house representatives plus the number of senators?
200
The first power listed in the Article II is about this.
What is commander in chief?
200
Formally, the president is commander in chief of the army and navy. Informally, he is also in charge of this.
What is air force?
200
A field of candidates is narrowed and a front-running emerges following this part of the election process.
What is primary elections and caucuses?
200
This department conducts foreign policy.
What is State?
200
The executive branch employs this many people.
What is over 4 million?
300
When Congress empowers the executive branch, it is called this.
What is Congressional delegation of power?
300
The president can bypass Congress and make rules with the force of law through these.
What are executive orders?
300
The "ticket" includes a top nominee and this.
What is his/her running mate (for VP)?
300
This department has the largest budget.
What is health and human services?
300
This is one of two departments created during the 1960s.
What is Housing and Urban Development or Transportation.
400
These four presidential powers require senate advice and consent.
What is treaties, and appointment of ambassadors, judges, and cabinet positions.
400
Formally, the president appoints cabinet level positions. Informally, he also does this.
What is supervise, oversee the executive branch (directing their work).
400
These two states are NOT winner-take-all
What are Maine and Nebraska?
400
This department was established in 2002.
What is Homeland Security?
400
This is a president's power to remain silent on sensitive issues.
What is "Executive Privilege"?
500
The president carries out his/her role as chief legislator through these two Article II powers.
What is veto power, and what is voicing legislation through State of the Union?
500
Formally, the president can make treaties with foreign nations. Informally, and more often, he makes these.
What are executive agreements?
500
This outcome from the election of 2000 demonstrates the challenges of the electoral college.
What is Gore won the popular vote, but Bush became president with a majority of electoral votes.
500
This department manages the IRS.
What is Treasury?
500
The general election is always scheduled for this date.
What is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, every four years (2012, 2016, 2020, etc.)?