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Government 8,9,10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Candidates for the office of the president must have these qualifications | Born a U.S. citizen Live in U.S for 14 yrs At least 35 yrs old |
| Candidates for office of the president must also have these assets and qualifications on top of the first three | Expirence the government Moderate political beliefs Inner strenght and character Access to a lot of money |
| Office of the president requires a commitment of how many minimum years? Howmany mazimum years? | 4, and 8 |
| office of the president have a around the lock guard who is also known as who? | Secret Service |
| office of the president get to use what airplane? | Air Force One |
| Where does the president live? | White House |
| Does the president get free health care? Yes or No? | Yes |
| The presidents salary is what? | $200,000 |
| How much money doea the president get for extra expenses? | $50,000 |
| When the president retire how much money is their pension plan? | $99,500 |
| Unpon entering ofice the president must perfrom certain duties. What are they? | Appoint judges and top officials Ensure that the laws of the U.S. are enforced Organize staff Appoint a cabinet Propse policy changes Oversee the military |
| Out of all the duties that the president must perform before he enters office, which one is the most important? | Enureing that the laws of the U.S. are enforced |
| If the president is unable to fulfil his duties, who will take over? (list in the right order) | Vice President Speaker of the house president pro tempore of senate Cabinet officers starting with the secratary of state |
| to become president the candidate must go throught what steps? | Be nominated at a convention perticipate in an election campaign recieve 270 electoral votes |
| To succeed in office as the president, candidates must must show willingness to work with others, especially members of which groups? | National security council the cabinet council of economic advisors Office of management and budget White house staff |
| The 25th amendment spealls out what ? | how vacancies in the presidency and vice presidency are to be filled out |
| The cabinet is head of how many major departments? | 15 |
| A leak does what to the media? | deliberate discosure of information to the media |
| The office of management and budget used this process to make recommendations | Central clearance |
| National security council helps corrdinate what? | military are foregin policy |
| Council of Economic advisors helps make what? | assesments, predictions, and plans ceonerning business and industry |
| The White House gathers what? | information, advises the president, and sees that directives are carried out |
| The press secretaey does what? | issues public statements in the president's name |
| What are three formal requirments? | age citizenship residency |
| What are four informal requirments? | expirence money peronal characteristics moderate political beliefs |
| What have presidents justified under the principles of "immediate needs of the nation" and "a mandate for the people? | Broad use of executive powers |
| What are the three consitutional safeguards against abuse of presidential powers? | Congressional veto impeachment judicial review |
| what term descrides presidential rules that have teh force of law? | executive orders |
| What term refers to realease of an individual for of punishment | pardon |
| What term means "acknowledge the legal existence of another government and authorizing deals with it? | Recongnition |
| What do we call a pact between the president and the head of another state? | Executive Agreement |
| what is the name for the president's right to refuse to testify before, or provide information to, congress or a court? | executive privledge |
| What are the presidents roles? | Serving as headof state cheif executive cheif legislature chief diplomat commander in chief economic planner political party planner |
| What are three skills that the president has? | ability to compromise openness to new ideas ability to communicate |
| What are three qualities that the president has? | understand the public sense of timing political courage |
| Is responsible for swift action in a national emergency involving foregn affairs; can negotiate and sign treaties; and ahd the authority to make executive agreemrnts with other countries | Cheif diplomat |
| responsible for that preparation of the federal budget every year | Economic planner |
| Hosts visiting heads of oregn governments; lights the national christmas tree' makes public statements on important issues | Head of State |
| Provides ideas for bills and laws aimed at solving the country's key problems | Cheif Legislature |
| Attends fund-rasiers and gives speeches to support candidates | Party Leader |
| Shares with congress the power to make war; it responsible for key military decisions; and has the authority to order the use of atomic weapons | Commander in Chief |
| Is in charge of government employees and their departments and agencies; can appoint federal judges; and can grant reprieves , pardons, and amnesty | Cheif Executive |
| The tennesse valley authority supplies what power to rual areas in the south? | electric power |
| the federal deposit insurace corporation insures what up to a certain amount? | bank accounts |
| in recent years the government has taken steps to what> otherwise known as reduce the powers of regulatory agencies | peregulate |
| Who are the individuals who report wrongdoing be federal agancies? | Whistle blowers |
| The office of personal management and the merit system protection board replaed what? | Civil service commission |
| What are individuals and groups who work with and are most affected by a federal agency's decisions | Clients Groups |
| What term describes a powerful alliance among congressinal committees, client groups, and federal agency officials? | Iron triangle |
| The interior cabinet department does what? | conducts tour of independece hall |
| The treasury cabinet department does what? | prints paper money |
| What does the statecabinet department do? | has staff embassies in foregin countries |
| The health and human services cabinet department does waht? | operates the centers for disese control |
| The justice department does what? | administers the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) |
| what does the agriulture department do? | administers school lunch programs |
| what does the labor department do? | implements imnimum wage limits |
| This department is responsible for the overal foregin policy of the U.S. | Department of State |
| This department protects public lands and oversees relationships with Native Americans | Department of Interior |
| This department oversees the Bureau o Labor statistics and the office of Labor management standards | Department of Labor |
| This department manages medicare and medicaid programs | Department of Health and Human services |
| This agency gathers information about activities in other countries, evaluates it, and passes it on to the president | CIA |
| This act was passed in 1883, this act created the civil service act | Pendleton Act |
| The act was passes in 1939, this act limits federal government emplopyees involvement in election and political activities | Hatch Act |
| The act was passes in 1935, this act made it possible for disabled workers ti recieve payments for the government | social security act |
| Cause: Regulatory commission were created to make rules for large businesses that affect the intersts of the public. What is the effect? | Lobbyists exert pressure on these agencies to make decision that favor their client's causes |
| Cause: Presidential apointess to non-civil services positions are often in office too short a time to learn their jobs well. What is the effect? | Career service officials are responsible for the daily operations of government |
| Cause: Lawmakers can pass laws that limit the power of federal agency and can also cut or eliminate its budget. What it the effect | Liaison officers promote good relations with congress. |
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