Execuitive Branch Flashcards
_________ are the citizens who are selected to cast ballots in a presidental election.
Electors
The inderect method of electing a president if called__________.
The electoral collage
In the electoral collage system there are 538 electoral votes. This number is determined by the number of _________ and ________ in each state
Representitives and senators
_______ is the pardon for a group of people
Amnesty
_________________ is the overall plan with dealing with other nations.
Foreign policy
A ________ is a decloration of forgiveness from punishment that is ordered by the president.
Pardon
Agreements between the president snd the leader of another nation is often referred to as _________.
A treaty
The president can delay the punishment of a person until a higher court can hear this case through _________.
Reprives.
Official representitives called ,_________ meet leaders from other nations.
Ambassadors.
________ prohibits a group of nations from trading with a target nation.
Embargo
_ _____ __________ are trade barriers such as tariffs and taxes pushed by another nation.
A trade sanctions
___________ Are agencies and employees of the executive branch.
The EOC
Due to _____________ the president must notify the congress when he is sending troops into action.
War powers resloution
Hiring goverment workers based on examination and merit is called _____________.
The merit system
As ecomomic leader , the president plans the ________ ________.
Federal budget.
The president has a maximum of ___ years in office
Ten
The _____ amendent allows the president to run for ony two turns
22nd
What amendment created succession?
The 25th Amendemt
There are currently 150 ___________ i. The united states who are appionted by the president to meet with foreign affairs on behalf of the president.
Ambassadors
What are the different jobs of the president
- Commander in cheif
- Cheif executive
- Cheif diplomat
- Legislative leader
- Head of state
- Economic leader
- Party leader
What are the four main goals when dealing with forein policy?
- National security
- International trade
- World peace
- Democracy
If the president dies who comes next?
- Vice president
- Speaker of the house
- President pro tempore
To determine the number of electoral votes in a state depends on
How many congessional districts there are
What two presidents jobs are traditional? And not constitutional?
Party leader and head of state
