Chapter 8

Question 1

Duties of the president

Answer 1

Commander in Chief of the armed forces
Power to appoint heads of executive departments, federal courts, judges, and other top officials
Deliver the state of the Union address

Question 2

Most important duty of the president

Answer 2

To ensure that the laws of the United States are faithfully executed

Question 3

Executive Benefits

Answer 3

Air Force One- the presidents travels on this plane(not just the presidents plane)
Helicopters, limousines, free medical and dental insurrance, White House and Staff
Retirement plan- lifetime pension$148,400 per year

Question 4

The amendment that limited the president to two terms in reaction to F.D Roosevelt’s four terms

Answer 4

22nd amendment

Question 5

What did the Constitutional Convection decide

Answer 5

That Congress would establish the amount of compensation for the president

Question 6

The amount of compensation for the president currently

Answer 6

$400,00 with $100,00 nontaxable travel expenses per year

Question 7

25th Amendment

Answer 7

Established specific rules of succession to the presidency and vice presidency

Question 8

Line of Presidential Succession

Answer 8

Vice President
Speaker of the House
Presidential pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense 
Attorney General 
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor

Question 9

Vice President’s duties

Answer 9

Presides over the Senate and votes in the case of a tie

Helps decide if the president is disabled and acts as president if that happens

Question 10

What did Alexander Hamilton introduce?

Answer 10

The concept of the Electoral College for elect the president indirectly

Question 11

Effects of the Third-Party Candidates

Answer 11

They can impact the number of electoral votes that neither major party candidate can receive
Can create a situation where neither major party has the majority
Can bargain to determine who will get their votes to be declared the winner of that state

Question 12

Electoral College Original System

Answer 12

Electors would meet and cast their electoral vote
The People did not vote
The majority of electoral votes would be named president

Question 13

Electoral College Current System

Answer 13

538 electors
Each State gets the number of representatives in the Senate and House
First candidate with 270 of the votes becomes president
The party with the largest popular vote get all the electoral votes

Question 14

538 electors

Answer 14

Total number of House and Senate member+ 3 for D.C.

Question 15

Winner Takes All System

Answer 15

Makes it possible for a candidate who looses the popular vote too win the electoral vote

Question 16

Gets an electoral vote but not a popular vote

Answer 16

D.C.

Question 17

What president established many traditions that shaped the presidency?

Answer 17

George Washington

Question 18

Compensation

Answer 18

A Salary

Question 19

Presidential Succession

Answer 19

The order in which officials fill the office of the president in case of a vacancy

Question 20

Electoral Vote

Answer 20

The official vote for the president and vice president by electors in each state

Question 21

What is the Cabinet

Answer 21

Secretaries of the executive departments, the vice president, and other top officials that help the president make decisions and policy

Question 22

Leak

Answer 22

The release of secret information by anonymous government officials to the media

Question 23

Central Clearance

Answer 23

Office of Management and Budget’s review of all legislative proposals that executive agencies prepare

Question 24

National Security Advisor(NSA)

Answer 24

Director of the National Security Council(NSC) Staff

Question 25

Press Secretary

Answer 25

One of the president’s top assistants who is in charge of media relations

Question 26

How long has the office of the president been devolping

Answer 26

For more than 200 years

Question 27

In Article 2, Section 1, the Constitution defines

Answer 27

The formal requirements for the presidency

Question 28

Requirements for the president and vice president

Answer 28

The president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least 35 years old, and resident of the United Staes for at least 14 years before taking office

Question 29

Elector

Answer 29

Member of a party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president

Question 30

Election by the House

Answer 30

When the House of Representatives must decide a presidential election, each state casts one vote.
The candidate who receives 26 or more of the votes is elected

Question 31

What problems does Election by House raise?

Answer 31

States with small populations have as much weight as populous states
Under the rules, if a majority of the state’s representatives cannot agree on a candidate, the state loses its vote
If some House members favor a strong third-party candidate, it could be difficult for any candidate to get 26 votes needed to win

Question 32

EOP

Answer 32

Executive Office of the President

Question 33

Cabinet

Answer 33

Made up of the heads of the 15 major executive departments, the vice president, and several other top officials
Appointed by the president, with approval of Congress

Question 34

Factors limiting the president’s use of the cabinet include

Answer 34

Conflicting loyalties and the difficulty of maintaining secrecy when such a large group is involved in discussion

Question 35

Executive Office of the President(EOP)

Answer 35

Made up of individuals and agencies that directly assist the president
Includes agencies such as the Office of Management and Budget(OMB) and the National Security Council(NSC)

Question 36

Most important part of the EOP

Answer 36

The White House

Question 37

Appointed without Senate confirmation

Answer 37

The White House Staff, usually longtime personal supporters of the president