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39 Cards in this Set
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The qualifications to be a president are
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Be a native born us citizen
35 years old Resident of the USA for 14 years |
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The executive branch
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Carries out countries laws
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How long is term for president
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4 years they can be reflected for a second term
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Which amendment limited presidential ters
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22
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Who determines salary and benefits
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Congress
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Presidential salary
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400,000 dollars
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Who takes over if the president dies
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Vice president
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Vice president job
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Preside over the senate
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What is the 25 amendment
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Provides that the new president nominates a new vice president
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The order in which the office of president is to be filled
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Presidental succession
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What does the president delivers a message to congress in January
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State of the union address
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Who can declare war
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Congress not the president
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What are the presidents responsibilities
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Approves or vetoes bills
Prepares the budget Commander of armed forces Proposes laws Keeps congress informed of economy Appointments cabinet members Foreign ambassador Can pardon people guilty of crimes |
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What forgives a person convicted of a crime and frees him from serving out sentence
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Pardon
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What postpones the carrying out of a persons sentence
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Reprieve
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What is making a convicted persons sentence less severe
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Commutation
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The official residence and offices of an ambassador in a foreign country is called what
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Embassy
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Who is the head of the department of justice
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Attorney general
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What is the plan of income and spending
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Budget
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What is the title of most cabinet members
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Secretary
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What is the distributing of fake money
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Counterfeiting
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Who are the highest ranking us representives in foreign countries
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Ambassadore
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What allows foreigners to come to the us
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Visa
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A non military person
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Civilian
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Who heads the department of defense
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A civilian
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A formal document that allows us citizens to study abroad
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Passport
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Written communication with leaders of foreign governments is called
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Diplomatic note
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The president can grant this to free a person from a crime
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Pardon
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The president makes this written agreement with foreign countries
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Treaties
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The governments plan for interacting with other countries of the world is called
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Diplomacy
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What postpones a persons sentence
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Repreave
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In the state of the union address the president makes recommendations involving what
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Foreign policy
Economics Legislation |
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What title does the president hold
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Comander and chief
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Does the president make treaties with other nations
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No he assigns people the responsibility of doing this
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Does the president deal with economic concerns
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Yes
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Does the constitution require that the president make suggestions to congress
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True
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These agencies were created by congress to perform a specific job
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Independent agencies
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This agency has the power to make rules and bring violators to court
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Regulatory commissions
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What is the federal bureaucracy
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The department and agencies in the executive branch includes lawyers, secretaries clerks. Anyone who works in the executive branch
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