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12 Cards in this Set
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What things do Presients deal with today that never would have been imagined by the framers?
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internet, space travel, steroids
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What three groups of people is the President concerned with persuading?
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members of congress, the american people, foreign leaders
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Colonial executives appointed by the king were called ___________ __________.
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royal governors
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At the _________ ________ the framers eventually agreed that the nation should have a singular executive.
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constitutional convention
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The framers decided to create the _________ __________ to choose the president.
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electoral college
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The president has the power to make over 6000 appointments.
how many of them require senate confirmation? |
1125
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How can a presisential veto be "checked" by congress?
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Congress can overide a presisential veto with a 2/3 majority in both houses
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What is the only crime that the presidential "check" cannot be used on?
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cases of impeachment
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What is it called when a president pardons a group for a more general offense?
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amnesty
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What four major precedents did president washington establish?
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he asserted the supreme authority of the federal government over other levels of government
he established the cabinet he asserted the prominence of the role of the president in conducting foreign policy he asserted the existence of the presidents inherent powers such as in foreign policy |
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changes in ________ and speed of _________ have probably been the most important factor in changing the role and expectations of presidents.
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technology; communication
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Which president changed the role of the president and the federal government forever?
What conditions allowed this change? What was his plan called? How was his plan a major departure from the norm? |
FDR
the great depression the new deal it dramatically increased the size and scope of the federal government and the president took the initiative in formulating a rsponse to a major problem. |
