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What does it mean that the president is the chief of state? |
The ceremonial head of the government of the U.S. |
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What are the 3 qualifications for a president? |
1) natural born citizen 2) over 35 years old 3) 14 years a resident of the U.S. |
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Why did the Framers agree on a four year term for the president? |
It was long enough for them to gain experience and demonstrate his abilities and established stable policies |
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How many years can a president be in office total? |
10 years |
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How much does a president make each year? |
$400,000 + a $50,000 per year allowance from the congress. |
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What are the three conditions in which a Vice President succeeds to the office of the president? |
If a president dies, resigns, or is removed from office by impeachment |
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How must the president inform congress that he is unable to fulfill the duties of his office? |
That he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office |
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How many times have the disability provisions of the 25th amendment come into play? |
3 times |
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What are the 2 formal duties of the Vice President according to the constitution? |
1) to preside over the senate 2 to help decided the question of presidential disability |
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Who is seen as the most influential Vice President in the nation's history? |
Dick Cheney |
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What is the electoral college? |
Is the group of people (electors) chosen from each state to formally select the president and Vice President |
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What two men tied for the presidency during the election of 1800? |
Adams & Hamilton |
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What major change did the 12th amendment make to the electoral college? |
It separated the presidential & vice presidential elections |
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What are battleground states? |
Those states in which the outcome is "too close to call" |
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How many debates took place between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama in 2012? |
3 |
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What do the elcl |
For presidential electors |
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When do the electors meet in their state capital? |
The Monday after the 2nd Wednesday in December. |
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When do the electors meet in their state capitals?? |
The Monday after the 2nd Wednesday in December |
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When do the electors meet in their state capitals? |
The Monday after the 2nd Wednesday in December |
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Who are the electors' ballots sent to? |
The president of the senate in Washington |
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How many times has the popular vote winner failed to win the presidency? |
15 times |
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On how many occasions has an elector refused to vote for their party's presidential nominee? |
11 occasions |
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What would happen to the electoral college system if direct popular election was adopted? |
The voters in all 50 state & DC would be given the power to actually choose the president and Vice President. Each vote would count equally. |
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When was the last time that the constitutional's formal grants of power to the president changed? |
Never been changed. |
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What nation did Harry Truman recognize within minutes of its creation? |
Israel (1948) |
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Why did Harry Truman quickly recognize Israel? |
It helped the nation to survive among the hostile Arab neighbors |
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What does persona non grata mean? |
An unwelcome person |
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What is the first message that the president always sends to Capitol Hill? |
The state of the union message |
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If a president neither signs nor vetoes a bill, how long does it take for that bill to become a law due to inactivity? |
Within 10 days (excluding Sunday's) |
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What did congress enact as a result of Vietnam |
The war powers act of 1973 |
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When can a pocket veto be used? |
Only at the end of a congressional session |
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What is a line-item veto? |
When presidents sought to cancel out some provisions in a measure while approving others |
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What is the only case that reprieves and pardons may not be given? |
Impeachment |
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What is amnesty? |
Is in effect a blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators |
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How does the term "imperial presidency" paint the chief executive? |
A strong willer emperor |
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What is bureaucracy? |
A system of organizations built on 3 principals |
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What are the three principals that bureaucracy is built on? |
Hierarchal authority, job specialization, formalized rules |
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What departments does articles 2 of the constitution anticipate? |
Military and foreign affairs |
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Why is the public More aware of line agencies than it is of staff units? |
Line agencies |
Those preform acts of organizations |
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What are the executive departments often called? |
Cabinet departments |
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Which departments were created by congress in 1789? |
Departments of state, treasury, and war. |
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Who demands the work of the department of justice? |
Attorney general |
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Which department is most prestigious? |
Department of state |
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The largest department is, |
The department of defense |
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Which department has the largest budget? |
Human & health services |
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According to the constitution if the president does not like the law does he have to execute the law? |
Yes he does. |
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What department has the smallest budget? |
Department of commerce |
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What is the newest department? |
The department of homeland security |
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What 4 executive posts did congress create in 1789? |
Secretary of State, treasury, war, And attorney general |
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What are the 2 major responsibilities of the cabinet? |
Each is the administrative head of one of the executive departments and they are advisors to the president. |
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What are executive orders? |
Directives, rules, or regulations that have the effect of law. |
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Where does the ordinance power come from? |
The constitution & acts of congress |
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If the president names a top-ranking official, where is the nomination sent? |
The senate |
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What happens to any recess appointment that the president makes? |
Automatically expires at the end of his congressional term in which it is made |
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What does the president claim if they refuse to disclose certain information to congress? |
Executive privilege |
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What is a treaty? |
It'a a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states |
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What is an executive agreement? |
Is a pact between the president and the head of a foreign state or their subordinates |
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