Civics Unit 4

Question 1

President Requirements

Answer 1

Natural born citizen or citizen of the U.S., 35 years old and be a 14 year old U.S. resident

Question 2

How Presidents are elected

Answer 2

Electors cast separate ballots for president and Vice President (12th amendment)

Question 3

Jobs of the Vice President

Answer 3

Takes over if the President can’t serve, occupying over the Senate, acting like an advisor and representative for the administration

Question 4

15 Executive offices

Answer 4

The Cabinet , or the 15 departments of the federal government.

Question 5

12th Amendment

Answer 5

Choosing president & vice president on separate ballots

Question 6

20th Amendment

Answer 6

Changes inauguration date to January 20th

Question 7

22nd Amendment

Answer 7

Presidential term limits ( 2 terms; 10 years total)

Question 8

25th Amendment

Answer 8

Presidential disability and succession

Question 9

Chief Legislator

Answer 9

Domestic Role + proposes new laws, influences legislation, and decides whether to sign or veto bills.

Question 10

Chief of State

Answer 10

Overlap Role + acts as the nations symbolic leader, performing ceremonial duties and enhancing the president´s image and authority to promote national unity.

Question 11

Commander in Chief

Answer 11

Foreign Role + top commander of all U.S. military branches, deciding when to send troops into battle and setting military strategy, with advice from advisers, though only Congress can declare war.

Question 12

Chief Diplomat

Answer 12

Foreign Role + shapes and administers foreign policy, negotiates treaties, appoints ambassadors, and receives ambassadors from other countries.

Question 13

Chief Economist

Answer 13

Domestic Role + influences economy by shaping the federal budget, setting regulatory policies for businesses, and appointing Federal Reserve Board members who manage economic policy.

Question 14

Chief Executive

Answer 14

President appoints heads of federal agencies and cabinet secretaries, ensuring that laws are faithfully executed and determining how the bureaucracy implements and emphasizes these laws.

Question 15

Party Leader

Answer 15

Domestic Role + chief of a major political party is like a symbol for its members and has power by choosing the national party leader and raising funds.

Question 16

FORMAL Power - Impeachment

Answer 16

House can impeach the President for serious offenses, Senate then hold a trial, Needing two- thirds majority to convict and possibly remove President from office.

Question 17

FORMAL power - Senate Approval for Treaty

Answer 17

Senate must agree to Treaties, ambassadors and judges appointed by the president
Informal checks on Presidential power

Question 18

Informal Power - Public Opinion

Answer 18

People expressing their views by voting in elections, polls conducted by White House and news agencies can influence presidential decisions. President Johnson did not seeking re- re-election because people didn’t like him due to the Vietnam War.

Question 19

Informal power - The Media

Answer 19

New outlets have significant power by selecting which stories to cover reporting facts, and expressing opinions. For instance, Wood Ward and Bernstein´s reporting on Watergate led to President Nixon’s registration.)

Question 20

Informal power Partisan Politics

Answer 20

The opposition party, (like Mitch McConnell´s actions regarding President Obama´s Supreme Court nominee, critiques and challenges) the president’s policies and decisions.

Question 21

Informal power - Congressional Investigations

Answer 21

Congressional committees conduct public investigation, to oversee the executive branch and ensure accountability. (January 6th Capitol attack)

Question 22

Informal power - Interest groups and Non-Government Organizations (NGO)

Answer 22

These groups influence and check the president’s power by endorsing or opposing candidates and contributing money to campaigns (Like the NRA endorsing President Trump.)