Chapter 13

Question 1

What is the major function of the executive branch?

Answer 1

Enforce the law

Question 2

What are the eight roles of the president?

Answer 2

Chief executive, chief of state, chief administration, chief diplomat, commander in chief, chief legislative, chief citizen

Question 3

What is the presidents job as chief of state?

Answer 3

Ceremonial head of the government and symbol of all people.

Question 4

What is the presidents job as chief executive?

Answer 4

Power to enforce the law

Question 5

What is the most powerful position in the world?

Answer 5

Chief executive

Question 6

What is the presidents job as chief administration?

Answer 6

CEO of the federal government

Question 7

What is the presidents job as chief diplomat?

Answer 7

Architect of foreign policy

Question 8

What is the presidents job as commander in chief?

Answer 8

Head of the armed forces

Question 9

What is the presidents job as chief legislator?

Answer 9

architect of public policy

Question 10

What is the presidents job as chief citizen?

Answer 10

Representative of all the people of the USA

Question 11

At what point in time did the presidents position become the most powerful in the world?

Answer 11

WWII

Question 12

What are the 7 powers of the president?

Answer 12

Appointment power
Power to convene congress
Make treaties
Executive orders
Veto power
Commander in chief power
Pardoning power

Question 13

What positions does the president appoint?

Answer 13

Cabinet, federal justice

Question 14

What are some of the times that the president convened congress?

Answer 14

State of the union address, special session

Question 15

What is an executive order?

Answer 15

A rule or an order issued by the president to an executive branch of government and having the force of law.

Question 16

How long do executive orders last?

Answer 16

Just until the next election of a president

Question 17

What does the commander in chief power consist of?

Answer 17

Can call military into action at any time but only congress can declare war.

Question 18

What is an example of a war started by an executive order?

Answer 18

Korean War

Question 19

What are the formal qualifications of a president?

Answer 19

Natural born citizen
35 years old
14+ in the USA

Question 20

Who was the youngest president elected?

Answer 20

Kennedy

Question 21

What is the Oval Office?

Answer 21

Place where president does there work

Question 22

What limited the presidents terms ?

Answer 22

22 amendment

Question 23

What is the max years a president can be in office?

Answer 23

10 years

Question 24

Who was the only president to serve more than two terms?

Answer 24

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 25

What is the salary of the president?

Answer 25

400,000

Question 26

What are some of the fringe benefits of the president?

Answer 26

50,000 expense account 
2 houses- White House and camp David
Air Force one
Free health care
Pension plan-200,000 per year
Secret service protection

Question 27

What is the 25 amendment concern?

Answer 27

Succession and disability

Question 28

What are the 3 next persons in line after the president?

Answer 28

Vice President
Speaker of the house
Leader of the senate

Question 29

What are the two reasons that a Vice President would take over for the president?

Answer 29

Pres informs congress in writing that he or she is unable to perform his duties

Vice President and Cabinet inform congress in writing that president is unable to perform his duties

Question 30

Why was the 25 amendment added?

Answer 30

Because of incidents like Woodrow Wilson when his wife made all the decisions for him after he had a stroke and was unable to perform his duties