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Question 1

What are the qualifactions for presidency?

Answer 1

You must be: at least 35 years old, lived in the US for 14 years, and a natural-born US citizen. Each term is 4 years long, and you can’t serve more than 2 terms.

Question 2

What is the main power of the Executive Branch?

Answer 2

To enforce the laws.

Question 3

What is the President’s job when he wore the Chief of Party hat?

Answer 3

Leading his/her political party.

Question 4

What is the President’s job when he wore the Chief Executive hat?

Answer 4

To oversee the Executive Branch and help enforce the laws.

Question 5

What is the President’s job when he wore the Chief Foreign Policy Maker hat?

Answer 5

To create/edit foreign policies and decide how the US will interact with other countries.

Question 6

What is the President’s job when he wore the Head of State hat?

Answer 6

To be the living symbol of the US and set a strong example for the people of the country.

Question 7

What is the President’s job when he wore the Chief Legislator hat?

Answer 7

To approve or veto bills.

Question 8

What is the President’s job when he wore the Watcher of the Economy hat?

Answer 8

To create the nation’s budget and work toward a stronger economy.

Question 9

What is the President’s job when he wore the Commander in Chief hat?

Answer 9

To oversee the US armed forces.

Question 10

What is the President’s Cabinet?

Answer 10

A group of people that advise the President.

Question 11

What does the State Department do and who is the head of it?

Answer 11

It is in charge of foreign relations and worldwide issues, and the head is John Karry.

Question 12

What does the Treasury Department do and who is the head of it?

Answer 12

It manages government money and makes currency, and the head is the Jacob Lew.

Question 13

What does the Secretary of Defense do and who is the head of it?

Answer 13

It manages all branches of the armed forces and the head is Ashton Carter.

Question 14

What does the Department of Justice do and who is the head of it?

Answer 14

It investigates and persecutes violations of federal laws, and the head is Loretta Lynch.

Question 15

What is the order of succession for President?

Answer 15

The Vice President (Joseph Biden), the Speaker of the House (Paul Ryan), the President Pro Tempore (Orrin Hatch), and the cabinet in the order the department was created (John Kerry, Ashton Carter, Jacob Lew, etc.).

Question 16

How can the President “check” the Legislative Branch?

Answer 16

By vetoing power over Congressional bills, however Congress can override a Presidential veto.

Question 17

How can the President “check” the Judicial Branch?

Answer 17

By appointing judges in the Judicial Branch, however they must be approved by the Senate.

Question 18

What is the electoral college? Why was it created?

Answer 18

The electoral college is the group of Representatives and Senators (plus 3 delegates from Washington DC) that decide the President. These Delegates are elected by the people. The electoral college was created because the framers of the Constitution wanted: the states to have a role in the national elections, to protect the country from ill-informed voters, and to ensure that one part of the country wouldn’t have the power to choose the President over the wishes of the rest of the country.

Question 19

What determines how many electors each state gets?

Answer 19

It’s determined by adding the number of Representatives a state has to the number of Senators a state has. That’s the exact number a state gets. Washington DC also has 3 electors, as it’s the lowest amount a state can have.

Question 20

How does the candidate win presidency under the electoral college?

Answer 20

The people vote on who the electors should be, and the electors vote on who the President should be. If a president reaches 270 votes, they become the President.