Executive branch Flashcards
why did they create the electoral college
representation of small stated
what are two informal qualifications to be president should people use them?
your two choices
what are the three formal qualification to be president?
must be 35 years old a natural born us citizen and lived in the US for the last 14 years
what is a minority president?
a president who was elected by the electoral college and is the opposite of who the people voted for.
who is first, second and third in line of presidential succession?
1) vice president
2) speaker of the house
3)president of the pro tempo of the senate
who is the doorkeeper?
the chief of staff
what is a pardon/ presidential pardon?
when your criminal record is excused
what is a commute?
a sentence imposed upon conviction of a federal offense
what is a reprieve?
the temporary suspension of a prison sentence to release an offender under conditions which, if violated, permit his re-imprisonment
who broke the president of George Washington?
FDR and General Ford
what is the maximum number of years someone can be president?
10 years
what is the 12th amendment?
The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President
what is the 20th ammendment?
The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January
what is the 22nd amendment?
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice
what is the 23 amendment?
it gives Washington DC the right to vote for president
what is the 25th ammendment?
creates the presidential line of succession
how many are in the electoral colleg for Gorgia?
16
how many departments are there in the cabinet?
15
how many member are in the electoral college total?
538
In the election of 2000 and 2016 what happened in both?
they had a minoity president
what is a bureaucracy?
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
What is amnesty?
an official pardon of a group of people ex: illegal immigrates being given citizenship
what is the most recently added cabinets?
department of education and workmanship
what are four factors of the growth for presidential powers?
Granted by Congress with legislation
National emergencies
Welfare state
Demonstration of superior
how Many electoral college votes do you need to be president
270
Raegan, Carter, Clinton, Bush all had what type of political experience before they were president?
They were all govaners
does a president appoint state governors?
no
how do the 15 heads of each department get there jobs?
appointed by the president and approved by the senate
does the president need to be appointed the same year they were voted on?
no
who can declare war?
congress
what expanded the new deal?
Bureaucracy
is the press secretary a member of congress?
no
what is the role(s) of the vice president
to succeed the president if they die and to provide over the senate
how do we decide the number of electors per state?
population
how did ford become president?
He became president when Richard Nixon resigned
what are the 5 roles of a president?
Chief of state, commander and chief, chief legislator chief diplomat, chief executive
chief of state
the ceremonial head
chief legislator
any thing that has to do with legislation
chief diplomate
anything that has to do with foreign policy that does have to do with war
commander and chief
anything that has to do with the military
chief executive
anything that has to do with executive power,
pardoning people,
