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Article 2- The President Flashcards

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What is the 20th amendment about?

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It moves the Presidential inauguration date up to January 20 to prevent Lame Duck (Nick and Peter ran over a duck amendment)

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What does article 2 deal with?

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The executive branch/presidency

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What is the Nick and Peter ran over a duck amendment?

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20th

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Which amendment moved the inauguration date?

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20th amendment

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What is a lame duck?

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Incumbent not reelected who has no power in the office but is still the elected official

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What does the 12th amendment concern?

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It assures the President and VP are from the same party and run separately

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Which amendment assures the President and VP are from the same party?

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12th

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What does the 22nd amendment concern?

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It states the VP can serve 10 years in office (as VP and then President) or no more than 2 terms

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Which amendment says the VP can serve 10 years or 2 terms?

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22nd

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9
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What is NASA?

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An independent regulatory agency

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Who are the President’s top advisors?

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Joint chiefs of staff

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Who speaks to press for the President?

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Press secretary

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What executive group is closest to the President?

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The White House Office

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Who is called th “gatekeeper”?

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Chief of staff

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What are the heads of executive departments called?

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Secretaries

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What is the head of the justice department called?

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Attorney general

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Which section of the executive branch writes proposals?

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The OMB or office of management and budget

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17
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How many presidents have been impeached?

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2

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18
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How many presidents have resigned?

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1

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19
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What is a custom for the presidency?

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They’re always civilians

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20
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Who has become the president and the vice president?

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Gerald Ford

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21
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Who pardoned Nixon?

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Gerald Ford

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Who pardoned Reagan’s national Security Council staff?

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H.W. Bush

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What is an agreement made between two heads of state?

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executive agreement

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What has the force of the law but it’s not actually a law?

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executive order

25
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What does the president signs stating that he does not have to carry out laws, even ones that he signed?

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Signing statement

26
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What is Latin for I reject?

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Veto

27
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What are examples of a government corporation?

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Amtrak, United States Postal Service

28
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Judicial power wipes out a federal offense?

A

Pardon

29
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What judicial power postpones stuff?

A

Reprieve

30
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When do most presidents usually make pardons?

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The day before they leave office

31
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Who chooses the president?

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The electoral college

32
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How are electors in the electoral college chosen?

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The total number of state legislators in the United States is the total number of electors

33
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Who is the only president was elected for more than two terms?

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FDR

34
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Where does the president get his power?

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The Constitution

35
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What amendment states that the president can appoint the vice president?

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25th

36
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Which amendment is called presidential succession and disability amendment?

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25th

37
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What does the 25th amendment state?

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If there’s a vacancy in the vice president office the president is allowed to appoint a new vice president.

38
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How is it determined if the president is disabled?

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  1. He relinquishes it
  2. He gets kidnapped, in which case the vice president in the majority of the cabinet vote on who the next president will be
  3. He goes crazy, in which case two thirds of the Senate votes
39
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What is the Imperial presidency?

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The president is not highly checked, he is the most powerful part of the government. He rules like an imperialist

40
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What are two examples of an Imperial presidency?

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Iran – Contra scandal, and the Watergate scandal

41
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Who must the president ask for approval on treaties?

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Senate

42
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How many times can a bill pass through Congress

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Two times, if it is overridden from the president’s Veto

43
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What two powers does the Constitution grant the Vice President?

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He is the president of the Senate, and he must be the president if the president cannot rule

44
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Who tried to overthrow the Sandinistas?

A

Contras

45
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What amendment says that we can’t support the Contras?

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The Boland amendment

46
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Who gathers human intelligence?

A

CIA

47
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Who gathers electronic intelligence?

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NSA

48
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What is the winner takes all system?

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The majority winner in the state gets all of the electoral votes for that state

49
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What two things does the Pres. only promise?

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To execute the laws of the United States, and to protect and defend the people

50
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Who are in the kitchen cabinet?

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The close friends and relients of the president. They have more influence than the official cabinet

51
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What is the cabinet?

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They are the official relients of the president, but not very listened to

52
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What strengthens the presidency?

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Mass media, veto power, and executive privilege

53
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What is executive privilege? And what are the limits, or pushback, of the privileges?

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It is the idea of an executive is entitled to his secrets. And some limits are: you cannot increase the Supreme Court size, and the patriot act

54
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What is the increasing of the Supreme Court size?

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Courtpacking

55
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What roles does the president have?

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He is the chief executive, head of state, chief administrator, chief diplomat, commander-in-chief, head of political party, and chief legislator

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When is the president elected?

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On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in years divisible by four

57
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What three formal qualifications must be met in order to be president?

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You must be 35 years old, a natural born citizen, and a 14 year resident of United States

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What can the president do?

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He can grant reprieves and pardons, make treaties and executive agreements, appoint officers in the Armed Forces, diplomats, heads of agencies, Congress, federal judges, and US marshals, and receive ambassadors and extend legal recognition to countries

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What is a persona non grata?

A

A person not welcome

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