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Roles
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The Electoral College
Administration
100
In this role, it is the president's responsibility to see that government programs are carried out and that the laws passed by Congress are implemented.
What is the chief executive?
100
This is how long the president's term is in office.
What is four years?
100
A formal rule or regulation instructing executive branch officials on how to carry out their jobs.
What are executive orders?
100
This is who elects the president of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
100
Made up of separate offices, including the White House Office, National Security council, the Council of Economic Advisers, and the Office of Management & Budget, that help the president formulate policy.
What is the Executive Office of the President (EOP)?
200
When President Woodrow Wilson signed the Treaty of Versailles with Germany, he was fulfilling which of the presidential roles.
What is the foreign policy leader?
200
This Constitutional Amendment establishes guidelines for presidential succession.
What is the 25th Amendment?
200
Identify one diplomatic power of the president.
What is the power to negotiate treaties?

What is the power to make executive agreements?

What is the power of diplomatic recognition?

200
This is how many delegates a state has in the Electoral College.
What is the number of representatives plus the number of senators?  OR What is the number of congress members?
200
This position is appointed by the president to manage the White House Office.
What is the chief of staff?
300
In January, President Trump delivered the State of the Union Address, which fulfills which presidential role.
What is the chief agenda setter?
300
These are the written qualifications to be president of the United States.
What is 35 years old, lived in the country for 14 years, and be a natural born citizen?
300
The two main sources of a president's informal powers.
What is access to the media and the president's position as party leader?
300
All but two states, Maine and Nebraska, use this rule to determine the presidential candidate for their state.
What is the winner-take-all rule?
300
Responsible for carrying out laws, administering programs, and making regulations in their particular area of responsibility.
What are executive departments?
400
List the three unofficial roles of the president.
What is the chief of state, party leader, and chief citizen?
400
These are the benefits of serving as president of the United States.
What is a travel allowance, staff, tax deductions for 2 residencies, and health/retirement benefits?
400
These are FOUR ways that the president can check the power of the other two branches of government.
What is propose legislation, veto, nominate judges, and alter sentences of convicted criminals?
400
This is the original purpose of the Electoral College.
What is having more enlightened people select the president?
400
This is the current number of official cabinet positions.
What is 16?
500
List the five official roles of the president.
What is the chief executive, chief administrator, commander in chief, foreign policy leader, and chief agenda setter?
500
These are the two informal qualifications to become president.
What is experience and personal qualities?
500
These are four ways in which the presidents' power is checked.
What is a veto override, judicial review, nomination approval, treaty approval, media, and public approval?  Four of these must be listed to earn credit.
500
This is a disadvantage of the Electoral College system.
What is unequal representation? What is having a president who lost the popular vote?
500
These are the three major duties assigned to the Vice President.
What is presiding over the Senate, opening and counting the electoral votes in presidential elections, and serving as president if the president cannot do the job?