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1
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How many cabinet positions is president responsible for

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15

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What are the constitutional powers of the president

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Commander and chief

Recommends legislation

Executes/enforces law

Nominates candidates for government positions

Grants, reprieves and pardons

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What amendment limits the president to two terms

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22nd amendment

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What are the expectations of presidents

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Powerful president but dislike concentration of power

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What is the presidents connection to public opinion

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Difficult to gain public support

Presidents who make appeals to public are rarely successful

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What was Richard Neustadt’s opinion about power of the president

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Primarily the power to persuade

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How does the book describe presidential power

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Shared with other branches as part of madisonian system

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8
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What are the constitutional requirements for becoming president

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35+ years old

Citizen of US

14+ years as resident in US

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How do presidents become presidents

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Except for 9 of them, they were elected

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10
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Who is the oldest president

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Ronald Reagan

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Youngest president

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JFK

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12
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Which president resigned while in office

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Richard Nixon

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What are executive orders

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Proclamations that carry the force of law and all the president to run the government without support from congress

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What portion of the government must approve all treaties and presidential appointees

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Senate

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How supportive of the president is congress

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Depends upon the strength of the government and what party controls congress

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16
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Which policy areas generally receive more support

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More supportive of foreign policy decisions

Less supportive of domestic policy decisions

17
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What is the relationship between the president and the media

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Often focuses on the superficial

18
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What are the roles of the Vice President and the First Lady as they relate to the presidency

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VP -Has central control in administration and policy and advising

FL- councils and promotes a cause

19
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What are the presidents responsibilities in the area of national security

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Chief diplomat

Commander and chief

Crisis manager

May use war powers resolution

20
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What is pocket veto

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President let’s bill die by neither signing not vetoing it after congress has adjourned

21
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What are mid term elections

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Congressional election that is held in a year where there is no president election

22
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What is war powers resolution

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It mandates withdraw of forces after 60 days unless congress declares war or grants extension of a war powers resolution

23
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Thomas Jefferson

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First mass political parties

24
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Andrew Jackson

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First direct representative of the people

25
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Abraham Lincoln

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First the mobilize the nation for war

26
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Teddy Roosevelt

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First to mobilize the country behind national policies such as progressivism

27
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Woodrow Wilson

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First to take a role as world leader

28
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Franklin Roosevelt

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First to attempt to manage economy

29
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25th amendment

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Permits Vice President to take over for president if there are reasons they cannot be in office

30
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Impeachment

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HOR may remove president from office by majority vote

31
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Watergate

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Break in at national committee headquarters and cover up of White House involvement that led to Richard Nixon resigning from office under threat of impeachment

32
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Presidential coattails

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Voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of president party because they support the president

33
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The president belongs to which branch of government

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Executive

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