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Presidency Test 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Under Article II, Section I of the Constitution it is stated that the president of the US must? | A natural born citizen |
| What does article II, Section 1 of the Consitution say? | "no person except a natural born citizen shall be eligible to the office of president..." |
| What is the minimum age that the president can be? | 35 |
| What is the average age of the presidents at the time of inaugutration? | 54 |
| (Under the Process of Becoming President)Major and minor parties nominate candidates at _______ every _______ | National Conventions, 4 years |
| (Under the Process of Becoming President) The nation's voters cast ballots for _______, who then vote for _______ and _______ in the electoral college | Presidentail electors, president, vice president |
| (Under the Process of Becoming President)If the electoral college fails to give any candidate a majority of the votes, the _______elects the president | House |
| (Under the Process of Becoming President) What does the 12th Amendment require if the electoral college does not elect a president? | That the president and vice president be chosen separately (president = House) (VP = Senate) |
| What are the roles of the president? | Chief of State, Chief Executive, Commander in Chief, Chief Diplomat |
| (Under Roles of President) _______is the cermonial head od state | Chief of State |
| (Under Roles of President) What are some examples of the things that would fall under Chief of State? | Throwing the first pitch to open baseball season, going on offical state visits to other countries |
| (Under Roles of President) _______: the president is constitutionally bound to enforce the acts of congess, the judgements of federal courts and treaties signed by the US | Chief Executive |
| (Under Roles of President) What powers are listed under Chief Executive? | The power to appointment and removal, the power to grant reprieves and pardons |
| (Under Roles of President: Chief Executive)_______ is the authority vested in the president to fill a government office or position | Appointment power |
| (Under Roles of President: Chief Executive) What are some of the positions filled by presidental appointments? | Those in the executive branch and the federal judicary, commissioned officers in armed forces and member of the independent regulatory commissions. |
| (Under Roles of President: Chief Executive) There are _______ agencies whose directors the president can remove at anytime. (examples?) | 10, EPA and SBA |
| (Under Roles of President: Chief Executive) Who can the president remove? | All heads of cabinet departments, all individuals in the executive department and all political appointees |
| (Under Roles of President: Chief Executive) Where in the consititution does the president get the power to grant reprieves and pardons? | Article II, Section 2 |
| (Under Roles of President: Chief Executive) _______ is the presidential power to postpone the execution of a sentence imposed by a court of law. | Reprieve |
| (Under Roles of President: Chief Executive) Why are reprieves done? | Ususually for humanitarian reasons or to wait for new edivence. |
| (Under Roles of President: Chief Executive) ________ is the granting of a release from punishment or legal consquences of a crime. | Pardon |
| (Under Roles of President: Chief Executive) When can a pardon be granted? | Before or after a conviction |
| Under Roles of President) _______: the role of the president as supreme commander of teh military forces of the US and of the state National Guard units when they are called into federal service? | Commander in Chief |
| (Under Roles of President: Commander in Chief) ________: the president is the ultimate decision maker in military matters | Wartime Powers |
| (Under Roles of President: Commander in Chief) ________ is a law passed in 1973 spelling out the conditions under which the president can commit troops without congressional approval. | The War Powers Resolution |
| (Under Role of President) ________: the role of the president in recognizing foreign governements, making treaties and making executive agreements | Chief Diplomat |
| (Under The President as party chief and superpoltican) The president is the actual leader of its ________ | Party |
| (Under The President as party chief and superpoltican) _______ is the rewarding of faithful party workers and followers with government employment and contracts | Patronage |
| (Under Special Uses of Presidential Power) What are the special uses of president power? | Emergency power, Executive order, Executive Priviledge |
| (Under Special Uses of Presidential Power) _______: An inherent power excerised by the president during a period of national crisis, particularly in foregin affairs | Emergency power |
| (Under Special Uses of Presidential Power) _______: rules or regulations issued by the presidents that has the effect of law | Executive Order |
| (Under Special Uses of Presidential Power) What is the only body that can overtake the president's executive order? | Supreme Court |
| (Under Special Uses of Presidential Power) Executive oders can be implemented and give administrative affect to _______, ______ and _______ | Provisions in the consitution, to treaties and statutes |
| (Under Special Uses of Presidential Power) What is an example of an excutive order? | Regulating wages and prices under emergency conditions |
| (Under Special Uses of Presidential Power) _______: The right of executive officals to refuse to appear before or to withold information from a legislative committee. | Executive Priviledge |
| (Under Special Uses of Presidential Power) Who is executive privledge enjoyed by? | The president and those executive officals accorded the right by the president |
| (Under Abuses of Executive Power and Impeachment) _______: as authorized by Article 1 and 2 of the constitution, an action by the House and the Senate to remove the president, vice presidnet or civil officers of the US from office | Impeachment |
| (Under Abuses of Executive Power and Impeachment) What does the consitution say can be the reason to impeach someone? | For committing "treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors" |
| (Under The Executive Organization) _______: an advisory group slected by the president to aid in making decisions | The Cabinet |
| (Under The Executive Organization) The cabinet currently has what? | 14 department secretaries and the attorney general |
| (Under The Executive Organization) Depending on the president, the cabinet can? | Be highly influential or relatively insignificant in its advisory role |
| (Under The Executive Organization) _______: The informal advisors to the President | Kitchen Cabinet |
| (Under The Executive Organization: Executive Office of the President) The EOP was establised by _______ by executive order under the _______ and currently consists of _______ staff agencies that assist the president in carrying out major duties | FDR; Reorganization Act of 1939; 11 |
| (Under The Executive Organization: Executive Office of the President) _______: the personal office of the president which tends to presidential political needs and manages media | The White House Office |
| (Under The Executive Organization: Executive Office of the President) _______ is the person who is named to direct the White House Office and advise the president? | Chief of Staff |
| (Under The Executive Organization: Executive Office of the President) _______: staff agency that advises the president or measures to maintain stability in the Nation's economy; established in 1946 | The Council of Economic Advisor (CEA) |
| (Under The Executive Org: Executive Office of the Pres)__: main functions are to assist the pres in preparing the annual bud,to clear and cooridinate all departmental agency budgets,to help set fiscal policy and to supervise the administration of fed bud. | The Office of Management and Budget |
| (Under The Executive Organization: Executive Office of the President) _______: Established by the National Security Act of 1947, advises the presidnet on domestic and foreign matters involving national security | The National Security Council (NSC) |
| (Under the Vice Presidency) The only formal duty of the VP is to _______? | Preside over the senate-ewhich is rarely necassary |
| (Under the Vice Presidency) What is the Vice President's Job? | Typically VPs spend their time supporting the president's activities |
| (Under the Vice Presidency) _______: if the president becomes disabled or dies in office the VP becomes president? | Presidential Succession |
| (Under the Vice Presidency) How many VP have become president becuase of the death of the presidnet? | 8 |
| (Under the Vice Presidency) Which amendment established procedures for filling vacancies in two top executive offices and that makes provisions for situations involving presidentual disability? | 25 |
| (Under the Vice Presidency: Presidential Succession) The president but inform _______ in writing if he believes that he will be incapable of carrying his duties? If he can't not communicate, _______ can do it for him? | Congress; Cabinet |
| (Under the Vice Presidency) If there is a dispute over the president's ability to serve a _______ votes of congress is required to decide whether the VP shall remain acting as president of whether the presidnet shall resume him duties? | 2/3 |
| (Under the Vice Presidency) What does section 2 of the 25 Amendment say happens when the Vice Presidency becomes vacant? | "Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the VP, the president shall nominate a VP who shall take office upon confirmation b"y a majority vote of both houses of congress. |
| (Under the Vice Presidency) _______: was created by the Succession Act of 1947 | Line of Succession |
| (Under the Vice Presidency) What is the line of Seccession? | 1. VP 2. Speaker of the House 3. President Pro Tempore 4. Department heads |
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