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executive branch
executive branch study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What offices make up the branch? | president, vice president, department of, state, agricultur, education, commerce, energy, transportation, health and human services, labor, interior, justice, defense, homeland security, veteran affairs, housing and urban development, treasury |
| Who chooses the member(s) of each office? | president-elected by the popular and electoral voting system vice president- elected by the popular and electoral voting system cabinet- appointed by the president and approved by the senate |
| What are the qualifications to be president? | 35 years or older, natural born citizen of the US, has to have lived in the US for at least 14 years |
| How long are the terms for each office? | president- 2, 4 year terms vice president- 2, 4 year terms Cabinet- New cabinet is issued once the presidents term is over |
| What are 5 powers the president has? | commander in chief of the military, grants, repreives, and pardons, make treaties, fill vacancies during the recess of the senate, take care that the laws be faithfully executed |
| What are the roles and duties of the president and vice president? | president roles- chief of sstate, chief executive, chief diplomat, commander in chief, chief legislator, chief of party, chief gaurdian of the economy duties- carry out or enforce laws, and his powers vice president- presides over the senate, break a... |
| what are some ways to remove the president from office? | impeachment, remove himself, death, expiration of term, becomes unable to fulfill his duties, does not get reelected |
| What happens if a member leaves office? | president- the vice president takes over vice president- the speaker of the house takes over cabinet- president would appoint another member |
| What is 1 way the executive branch checks itself, one way the judicial branch checks the executive, 3 ways the legislative branch checks the executive | executive- independent agencies within the executive branch judicial- supreme court can declare a law signed by the president or acts done by the presidnet unconstitutional legislative- Can override presidential veto with 2/3... rest in next question |
| checks and balances continued | majority in both houses, president needs approval to appoint cabinet members, ambassadors, judges, officers, etc, senate must ratify any treatises or other agreements made by the president, |
| What article outlines the functions and duties | article 2 |
| roles and duties of the VP continued | tie in the senate, acts as the presdient in his/her absence, serves as the ceremonial assistant to the president |
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