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Branches of Government - Executive Flashcards

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1
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who ultimately selects the president

A

the electoral college

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POTUS =

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president

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responsibilities of POTUS include (7)

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  1. chief legislator
  2. chief executive
  3. head of state
  4. commander in chief
  5. power to make treaties
  6. appointment power
  7. power of pardon and reprieve
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Chief Legislature role

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sets up legislative agenda through campaign promises and state of the union address

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how does POTUS (president) set their legislative agenda

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through campaign promises and the state of the union address

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6
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sets national policy and priorities through budget proposals

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cheif legislature

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7
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rules or regulations that have the effect of law without congressional approval

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executive order

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who can override a presidents veto

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congress but it is hard to do

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signing statements are

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written comments about a bill signed by the president

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provides interpretation of law or notes portions viewed as unconstitutional and thus will be ignored

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signing statements

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chief executive is also called

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head of government

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symbolic post/ ceremonial role

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head of state

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13
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the president / chief executive has the power to

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receive ambassadors

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14
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interpreted as power to recognize foreign governments/ existence of countries

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ambassadors / president

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commander in chief =

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top military official

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role of the commander in chief

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responsible for formulating and directing military strategy and policy

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who does the constitution grant power to wage wars?
how many formal declaration of war has there been in the US

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congress
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18
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what are the 2 things that the war powers resolution of 1973 states

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  1. president has to report to congress within 48 hrs of deploying armed forces to combat
  2. can only deploy troops 60-90 days without congress approval of extension
19
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did presidents like the war powers resolution of 1973? why or why not?

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NO, they did not bc they consider it an unconstitutional infringement of executive power

20
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congress grants the president to negotiate trade agreements with confidence that it will not alter an agreement

A

fast track authority

21
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pact between president and foreign government

A

executive agreement

22
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an executive agreement is also called ____ - def

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a gentlemen’s handshake - builds relationship between countries, does not require the government; last as long as BOTH are in power

23
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treaties the president makes must be confirmed by

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senate (2/3 votes)

24
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senate has a low percentage of ratification of treaties (T/F)

A

FALSE; they ratify about 90% of treaties submitted by the president, but may reject of radically amend the,

25
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can the president unsign treaties? provide an example

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yes; bush withdrew from ICC & trump & Paris agreement

26
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who can the president appoint? and what is that called?

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appoints ambassadors, federal judges, heads of executive agencies, and all military personnel
appointment power

27
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can the president terminate the people he appoints?

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yes they can

28
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pardon

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when the president washes away a criminal convention; gets rid of convention on record

29
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a president cannot pardon someone before a court hearing (T/F)

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FALSE

30
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release you from your sentence but does not clean your record

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Reprieve

31
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role of Vice President

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largely ceremonial role throughout history

32
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how is a VP selected

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often selected to balance tickets

33
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what recent changes have been made in the VP position?
what VPs have made this change?

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  • more power and access to the president
  • Cheney and Biden
34
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informal institution

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cabinet

35
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consists of heads of major executive department, VP, and other agency heads who the president wants

A

CABINET

36
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  1. does the senate have to confirm white house staff??\
  2. white house staff are
A

NO

  1. loyal to the president
37
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facilitates smooth running of the executive branch, protects the president from mistakes, and helps implement policies

A

chief of staff

38
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chief of staff =

A

body guard of president

helps the president get sh*t done

39
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who cases a tie-breaking vot?

A

the Vice president

40
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why do judges serve for life?

A

because they are not directly involved in politics since they do not have to campaign for reelection

isolated from political parties when deciding cases

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