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Basics of the Executive
All about the President
All about the Governor
Electoral College
Departments & Agencies
100
The main job of the Executive Branch is to...
What is Enforce the Laws
100
Which Article of the Constitution gives the President his power?
What is Article ll
100
Who is the Governor of NC?
Who is Pat McCrory
100
How is each state's electors determined?
What is the sum of their representatives. # of House + 2 senators
100
How many cabinet departments are there?
What is 15
200
He/She is the head of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President
200
What are the three qualifications to be President?
What is - 35 years old - American citizen from birth - lived in U.S. 14 years
200
Which of these is not a requirement of NC's governor? - U.S. Citizen 5 years - Native to NC - 30 years of age
What is Native to NC. The governor has to have lived in NC 2 years prior to election but that is the only stipulation.
200
To win the majority of the Electoral College, what number is needed?
What is 270. On election night, each candidate is racing to get to 270 first! Remember, 2000 election, Al Gore won Popular Vote, but Bush got 271 of the Electoral Votes. Bush Wins
200
This Department maintains the Army & Navy
What is The Department of Defense (DOD)
300
The Executive Leader at the State level is called...
What is the Governor
300
When the President appoints a Supreme Court Justice, who must approve it?
What is the Senate
300
What is a line-item veto?
What is where the Governor can pick and choose which parts of the bill he does and does not want to pass
300
North Carolina has how many Electoral Votes?
What is 15 13 House Representatives + 2 Senators = 15
300
The Department of Homeland Security was created after what incident?
What is 9/11 terrorist attacks
400
Executive leaders must make a plan for money. What do we call this?
What is a budget
400
The Speech the President gives before Congress every January is called what?
What is The State of the Union Address
400
How long is a governor's term and what are his term limits?
What is 4 years, no limits, can only serve 2 consecutive terms
400
Who won the electoral vote in the 2000 election?
Who is George W. Bush
400
Government corporations run as though they were a profit business. Name one of two we discussed.
What is -the U.S. Post Office - AMTRAK
500
Who elects a strong mayor?
Who are the voters (citizens/people)
500
List 3 of the President's Roles
What is - Chief Executive - Head of State - Chief Diplomat - Legislative Leader - Economic Leader - Party Leader
500
The Lt. Governor is also what?
What is the President of the Senate
500
The Electoral college shows the shared power between the national and state governments. What is this called?
What is Federalism
500
What is one federal agency under the direct control of the President.
What is - NASA - CIA - EPA - Small Business Administration - Commission on Civil Rights - National Foundation of the Arts