The White House
The number one job of the President's Cabinet is to do what?
Advise the President
To be qualified to be a member of the House of Representatives you must be/do what?
How to Senators become members of committees?
They are assigned by the party leaders
What is the purpose of the complex rules of debate in the House of Representatives?
You must be a __________ ____________ citizen to become president of the United States.
Natural Born
The Cabinet member who is in charge of counter-terrorism is?
Gerrymandering
Which two people are in charge of the Senate?
The Vice President and the President Pro Tempore
The House _________ Committee has the greatest powers over the movement of a bill through congress.
The House Rules Committee
What role is the president fueling when he/she travels around the country to support candidates running for office from their own party?
Party Leader
What body of government approves presidential cabinet members?
The Senate
Why is it so hard for a bill to become law?
The system is created to make sure we do not have "Stupid or Bad" laws being created
Why is a seat in the Senate more prestigious than a seat in the House of Representatives?
The Senate is Varsity The House of Reps is JV. Senators run for office every 6 years Reps are every 2 years.
A _________ power of congress is specifically written out in the constitution. A _________ power is a power congress has but is not specifically written in the constitution.
Expressed and Implied
What "role" is the president playing when they are negotiating a treaty with another country?
Chief Diplomat
With this specific power, congress has the ability to check the power of the president.
Congressional Oversite
Speaker of the House
No government agency can spend money without congress approving it. This is commonly called what?
The "Power of the Purse"
If a bill is Vetod, what two things happen to it next?
1. It dies or 2. it may be revised and passed with a 2/3 vote in both houses.
When studying presidents it would be fair to say that until the last 30 years, most presidents grew up in what economic class?
Middle Class
What does the 22nd Amendment do?
Limits the president to two terms or 10 years in office.
The House of Reps has the power to _____________ a government official. Hint official term for removal from office.
Impeach
To eliminate the threat of a filibuster the Senate would need ______ number of Senators from one party to move forward from debating to voting.
60
By reducing Taxation and Business regulation Congress can encourage _____________ and ____________ to boost the economy
Spending and Business Expansion
What power of the president can make a major change to the country, but it is NOT an expressed power of the office of the president? Hint this was done by Thomas Jefferson with a thirteen-million-dollar deal with France.
Purchasing territory for the Nation