CHAPTER 6 AND 7

Question 0

Natural born citizen

Answer 0

a person born on the US soild, territories, miltary bases overseas, embassies

a person born of at least one US citizen overseas

Question 1

Qualifications of the President

FOrmal QUalifications

Answer 1

Be at least 35 years old
lived in the country for fourteen years
Be a natural born citizen of the U.S.

Question 2

Informal Qualifications to become president

Answer 2

Married
Political experience
College education

Question 3

Term of office

Answer 3

the president can serve 2 four year terms or up to ten years (if vice-president) succeeds the office of the president with less than two years remaining in the term)

Question 4

Election into office

Answer 4

• originally designed for state legislators to choose individuals(electors) to cast votes for president
• Today voters choose which party selects the electors cast their votes for the president
  
  • each state has the same number of electoral votes as they do congessional votes as they do congressional members ( representatives and senators)
• which ever’s party ‘s candidate recieves the most votes

Question 5

succession of the president

Answer 5

Vice President
speaker of the house
president pro tempore of the senate
secretary of treasury
-18 various cabinet members

Question 6

appointment and removal power

Answer 6

the power to appoint t people to full top posts in the executive branch

Question 7

executive orders

Answer 7

a formal rule or regulation instructing executive branch officials on now to carry out their laws

Question 8

executive privelage

Answer 8

allows the president to refuse to release info to congress or a court

Question 9

diplomatic powers

Answer 9

negoitiates treaties, or formal agreements between 2 or more countries that re used to end conflicts, for alliances and establish trade relationships

Question 10

executive agreements

Answer 10

agreements between the president and the head of a foreign government

Question 11

military powers

Answer 11

ca send n troops without congressional approval

Question 12

legislative power

Answer 12

veto

Question 13

judicial powers

Answer 13

1. the president may nominate the people who become federal judges and justices
2. they can alter sentences of people convicted of crimes through their power of clemency or mercy

Question 14

how has the media affected the presiden’ts influence?

Answer 14

they can manage media coverage. He can require that the news covers a speech. He can speak directly to the american people whenever he wants. TH power of the pulpit can speak to the American people through the media

Question 15

How has the role of Party Leader give the presiden tmore influence?

Answer 15

Chief Legislators

-Helps you pass laws with te support of your party

Question 16

what were critcal events or presedential actions that have expanded the president’s power

Answer 16

9/11

the Great Depression

Question 17

Judicial Checks on presidential Power

Answer 17

dec;are different presedentail actions as unconstitutional

Question 18

Congresional checks on Presidential power

Answer 18

• approve presidential appointment
• override a veto
• pull funding of presidential programs

Question 19

INformal check on presidential power

Answer 19

• media can scrutinize a president. reveal bad presidential actions or policies
• public approval- congress and party member will intentionally not do what the president wants if the president has a low approval rating

Question 20

THe executive office o the President

Answer 20

is the differnt offices within the WHite HOuse that help the president formulate plicies.

Question 42

National security council

Answer 42

• created in 1947 to coordinate the presiden’t foreign and military policy advisors
• member include the president Vice President, Secretary of State and defense and managed by the president’s national security advisor

Question 43

council of economic advisors

Answer 43

3 member body appointed by the president to advise on economic policy

Question 44

the office of management and budget

Answer 44

• performs both managerial and budgetary functions, including legislative review and budgetary assessments of proposals
• they write the budget

Question 45

the cabinet

Answer 45

the heads of the 16 major executive departments

Question 46

regressive taxes

Answer 46

where you pay a smaller percentage of money the more you make

Question 47

flat tax

Answer 47

always the same regardless

Question 48

State department

Answer 48

hillary clinton is leader

Question 49

Treasury department (leader) (mission)

Answer 49

Jacob J Lew maintain a stron and creat economic and job opportunities

Question 50

Defense department (leader) (mission)

Answer 50

Eric H Houlder JR to enforce law and defend interests of the US according to the law

Question 51

Homeland Security Department (leader) (Mission)

Answer 51

Rand Beers to secure the nation from the many threats we face

Question 52

bureacracy

Answer 52

an organization that is set up like a pyramid; a clear formal structure, a division of labor, and a set of rules and procedures by which it operates

Question 53

federal bureaucracy

Answer 53

includes all of the organizations and agencies of the executive branch the office of the VP, the EOP, the executive departments and independent agencies

Question 54

Spoils system

Answer 54

n. The postelection practice of rewarding loyal supporters of the winning candidates and party with appointive public offices.

Question 55

Pendleton Civil Service Act

Answer 55

Hiring people based on merit and not affiliation

Question 56

office of personnel management

Answer 56

general schedule rating schedule in charge of most government's hiring general schedule rating a schedule for federal employees ranging GS1 to 18 by which salaries can be keyed to rating

Question 57

Executive Departments

Answer 57

- Headed by 'secretaries', who are all cabinet members - filled will different agencies under its responsibility - congress created and funds each department - the top officials are appointed by the president and approved by the senate

Question 58

Independent Executive Agencies

Answer 58

operate separately from the executive departments congresss gets power over these

Question 59

Examles of independent executive agencies

Answer 59

Nasa Peace Corp General Services Administration (GSA)

Question 60

Independent Regulatory Commissions

Answer 60

to over see and manage a special aspect of the federal government

Question 61

Examples of independent regulatory commissions

Answer 61

interstate commerce commission | Federal Communications Commission

Question 62

Government Corporations

Answer 62

organized and run life businesses but are owned in whole or in part by the federal government

Question 63

example of government corporations

Answer 63

US postal service | Amtrak

Question 64

Income taxes

Answer 64

direct tax on what people make people make number one revenue makes for the government progressive tax- higer tax rate more you make

Question 65

16th Ammendment

Answer 65

gave congress the power to levy income taxes

Question 66

progressive taxes

Answer 66

higher tax rate more you make

Question 67

Payroll Taxes

Answer 67

specific taxes to a program

Question 68

Examples of payroll taxes

Answer 68

social security and medicare takes

Question 69

bonds

Answer 69

a financial instrument - IOU- which the borrower agrees to pay back the borrowed money, plus interest, at a future date

Question 70

federal defecit

Answer 70

the amount the government borrowed in one fiscal year, and the federal debt is the total amount the government borrowed and has yet to pay back

Question 71

Mandatory spending

Answer 71

spending you have to do Ex; social security

Question 72

discretionary spending

Answer 72

spending you don't have to do