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Executive Branch II Flashcards

1
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What are the three powers of Congress?

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expressed, implied, investigative

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2
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Define the expressed powers of Congress. Give examples.

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  • A power specifically written in the constitution.

- power to declare war, impose taxes, regulate trade and currency

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Define implied powers of Congress. Give examples.

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  • A power not explicitly written in constitution, but assumed to exist.
  • minimum wage, creating a national bank, military drafts
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4
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Define political party.

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Organized group of people with similar political opinions, wanting to influence public policy by getting candidates elected to office.

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5
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Define one-party government.

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type of state which 1 political party has the right to form the gov’t

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Define multi-party government

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when multiple political parties run for national election, having similar/equal chance of winning

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7
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Define two-party system

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when 2 major parties dominate politics within a gov’t

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Within a two-party system, what is the role of a third party?

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  • force other parties to address new issues

- take votes away from 1 candidate in specific party

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9
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What is the electoral college?

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Process through which president and vp are elected.

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10
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How does the electoral college work?

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  • Each state has electors.
  • number of them influenced by number of representatives they have (determined by population size)
  • electors choose which candidates to vote for
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11
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How many electors are in the electoral college?

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538 electors

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12
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How many electoral votes are needed to win?

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270 votes

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13
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How is the number of electoral votes for each state determined?

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1 electoral vote for each house representative

2 for every senator

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14
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How many electoral votes for IL?

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20 votes

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15
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What are the pros of electoral college?

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pros- enhances minority interests, enhances political stability, requires distribution of popular vote

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16
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What are the cons of electoral college?

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cons- “faithless electors”, failure to reflect popular vote

17
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What are the requirements to be President?

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  • at least 35
  • born in US
  • lived in US for 14 years
18
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What are the requirements to be VP?

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  • at least 35
  • born in US
  • lived in US for 14 years
19
Q

List the 5 presidential powers.

A 
Executive
Diplomatic
Military
Legislative
Judicial
20
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Define executive powers of president

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  • sign or veto legislation
  • command armed forces
  • grant pardons
  • convene/adjourn congress
21
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Define diplomatic powers of president

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-make treaties for Senate to approve

22
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Define military powers of president

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-direct military after congressional declaration of war

23
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Define legislative powers of president

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-veto/approve bill from from congress and if 2/3 of house votes to override veto, bill doesn’t become a law

24
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Define judicial powers of president

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-appointing public officials

25
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Define an executive order

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-a rule/ order from president to executive branch and having force of law

26
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What is the role of the cabinet?

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direct gov’t policy and make national decisions

27
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Try to name 11 departments of cabinet

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  • Agriculture
  • Commerce
  • Defense
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Health and Human Services
  • Interior
  • Labor
  • State
  • Transportation
  • Treasury
28
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Explain Chief of State

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symbolic leader of country

29
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Explain Chief Executive

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  • executes laws
  • appoints officials
  • grants pardons
30
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Explain Chief Diplomat

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negotiates with other countries

31
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Explain Chief Administrator

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  • representative of nation

- runs gov’t office

32
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Explain Commander in Chief

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in charge of armed forces

33
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Explain Chief Legislator

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  • introduces bills
  • signs/vetoes legislation
  • works with congress on budget
34
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Explain Chief of the Party

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helps members of party get elected

35
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Define the investigative powers of Congress.

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Powers to test the effectiveness of laws and performance of members of other branches.

36
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List the roles of the President. “Chief”

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Chief of state
chief of executive
chief diplomat
chief administrator
commander in chief
chief legislator
chief of the party

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