civics unit 4 Flashcards
How many electoral votes are needed to win a Presidential election
270
What happens if no candidate reaches this number
House of reps decides
How many electoral votes are there
538
What amendment now limits a President to two terms
22
How often do Presidential elections take place
Every 4 years
What are the three qualifications of the President
35 years old, resident of us for 14 years, natural born citizen
What branch of government is headed by the President
exectutive
What is meant by the “Winner Take All” system
The candidate wins the majority of the popular vote in a state gets all of the electoral votes for that state
What is the President’s salary
400,000 a year
Who was the first female Presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton
What was the first African-American President
Barack Obama
How many cabinet departments are part of the executive branch
15
What is a reprieve
To stop or delay a punishment
What is an executive order
rules or commands that have the force of law
What is the main job of the President
Enforce laws
What law was passed to limit the President’s use of the military
Powers act
What term means forgiveness from punishment
pardon
Who has the power to declare war
congress
How many times has this occurred
5
What is an executive agreement
An agreement the senate does not have to approve
What is a nation’s plan for dealing with other nations called
Foreign policy
What is a treaty
formal agreements between the governments of two or more countries
Who must approve them
senate
What is an embargo
Stop trading with another country
What is an official representative of a country’s government called
ambassador
What is the primary goal of American foreign policy
National security
What do we call all of the agencies and employees of the executive branch
Federal bureaucracy
What do we call the head of the Department of Justice
Attorney General
What title is given to the heads of all other Cabinet Departments
Secretary
What group gathers information about the governments of other countries
CIA
What group prepares the federal budget
OMB
What was the spoils system
giving federal jobs to people that helped the winner and/or their friends
What event led to the end of it of spoils system
When president garfeild was assansined
Who is the most powerful person in the White House Office staff
Chief of staff
