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59 Cards in this Set
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The Executive branch is only for the pres. |
False |
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Each government department has a leader called a secretary |
True |
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The 15 department heads are all part of the presidents cabinet |
True |
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The presidents cabinet is a group of people who guard the president |
false |
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Government agencies only make rules, the cant enforce rules |
false |
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Some parts of the executive branch are businesses the government owns called government corporations |
true |
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the president has total control over independent agencies |
false |
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enforcing laws can include educating the public, catching lawbreakers, and taking people to court |
true |
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when congress passes a law, the law includes every detail about how it must be carried out |
false |
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most of the work done in the executive branch is done by the president |
false |
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regulations are executive rules that have the power of laws |
true |
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a big role of the executive branch is to keep the nation safe |
true |
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DEA |
Drug Enforcement Administration |
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DOD |
Department of Defense |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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DoJ |
Department of Justice |
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DoED |
Department of Education |
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CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
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DoE |
Department of Energy |
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Does the Pres. have the power to do these things? |
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Defend and protect the constitution |
Yes |
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Draft laws and pass them |
no |
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commander in chief of the armen forces |
yes |
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decide who wins court cases |
no |
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execute laws that have been passed |
yes |
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tell congress what laws it must pass |
no |
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recommend laws for congress to consider |
yes |
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Ask for advice from tdepartment heads |
yes |
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make treaties without approval |
No |
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Nominate supreme court judges |
yes |
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nominate ambassadors |
yes |
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appoint a governor for each state |
no |
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approve of reject laws that have been passed |
yes |
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pardon a politician who has been impeached |
no |
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receive ambassadors from other countries |
yes |
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give a speech to congress about the state of the union |
Yes |
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Foreign Policy - |
Countrys actions, words, and beliefs towards other countries |
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Foreign Aid- |
The help or assistance that we give to other countries, usually through our departtment of state |
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Military- |
countrys troops, led by our president who is called the commander in cheif |
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Treaties- |
Formal agreements between countries that, like laws, must be followed. |
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who does the president work with to carry out foreign policy? |
The legislative branch |
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What is the main goal of foreign aid? |
The main goal of our foreign aid is to create friendships abroad and foster future trading partners |
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what is the main goal of the military? |
the main goal of the military is to prevent war and protect the us |
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who must approve the presidents treaties that he negotiates and signs? |
The Senate with a 2/3rds vote |
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Secretary |
head of the departments |
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Cabinet |
the departments make up the presidents cabinet. the cabinet acts as a group of advisors to the president |
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Departments |
The main organizations in the executive branch. there are 15 departments, and each one focuses on a specific type of activity |
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independent agency |
government organization that also focus on specific issues, but they are different from departments because they are independent of the presidents control |
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What is the main job of the executive branch? |
to carry out the laws that the legislative branch passes. |
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what was the original plan for the electoral college? it was proposed by alexander hamilton |
-The president and VP were to be chosen by presidential electors -these elecots would each cast two electoral votes, each for a different candidate -the candidate with the most votes would become president -The candidate with the second most votes, would be vice president |
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why were the framers hesitant to allow congress to choose the president? |
they did not want to give congresss too much power |
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to the framers, what was the logistical reasoning for not allowing the people to choose the president? |
there was no way for the people of the us to be well informed about who was running for president due to lack of technology. |
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be familiar with the election of 1800 |
the house chose Jefferson to win
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define electoral college |
electoral college- the group of people chosen from each stat and the district of columbia to formally select the president and vice president |
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WHen did problems start to arise with the introduction of political parties? |
Flaws began to appear in the 1796 election when John Adams, the Federalist candidate, was elected to the presidency and thomas jefferson, and arch rival and democratic republican, lost to Adams by just three votes in the electoral balloting. Jefferson the became Adams' vice president. |
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what did the 12 amendment do? |
provides a procedure for electing president and vice president. it replaced the old procedure that is outlined in the constitution. |
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when you vote for president on election day, who are you also voting for? |
electors |
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Be familiar with the three defects of the electoral college |
the winner of the popular vote is not guaranteed the presidency
Electors are not required to vote in accord with the popular vote
any election might have to be decided in the house of representatives |
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Why are people hesitant to let the house of reps choose the next pres? |
-the voting in such cases is by states not by individual member
-if the representatives from a state were so divided that no candidate was favored by a majority that state would lost its vote
the constitution requires a majority of the states for election in the house = today 26 states. if a strong third party candidate in involved there is a real chance that the house could not make a decision by inauguration day. |
