executive branch quiz Flashcards
president responsibility has
drastically increased in 20th and 21st century
FDR increased that responsibility
requirements for presidents
must be 35 years old
natural born citizen
lived in US for 14 years
eisenhower
1953-1961
republican
commander of allied forces in Europe in WWII (Won the war)
civil rights but didn’t want to deal with it`
Kennedy
1961-1963
democrat
war hero
known for cuban missile crisis (13 days of stress)
assassination in 1963
Lyndon B Johnson
1963-1969
democrat
the Great society (helped poor and still present)
Vietnam war
Richard Nixon
1960-1974
Republican
only president to resign from office (Watergate scandal)
reopened relations with china
ended vietnam war
Gerald Ford
1974-1977
Republican
Pardoned Nixon
lost election in 1976 to James carter
jimmy carter
1977-1981
Democrat
economy is really bad (ran out of oil)
Iran hostage crisis
Ronald Reagan
1981-1989
Republican
cut taxes
great communicator (used television to communicate)
won the cold war
George HW Bush
1989-1993
republican
won the gulf war
was vice president of reagan
Bill Clinton
1993-2001
democrat
worked with Republicans to balance budget
Monica lewinsky scandal
got impeached but not convicted
George W Bush
2001-2009
republican
created no child left behind act
9/11
began war in afghanistan (longest war)
began war in Iraq (Warr on terror)
Barrack Obama
2009-2017
Democrat
first African American president
Affordable Care act (ACA or OBAMA care)
Donald Trump
2017-2020
republican
trump tax cuts
lowered taxes on individuals and businesses (still present today)
which branch was intended to be the strongest
legislative
which branch is in reality the strongest
the executive
how many presidents impeached
three
Johnson and Clinton = not convicted
trump (2x)
the succession of presidential order
vice president
speaker of the house
president pro tempore of the senate
secretary of the state
continues through cabinet
who died in office
William Henry harrison
Zachary taylor
warren G harding
franklin D roosevelt
who resigned
Richard nixon
who was assassinated
abraham lincoln
James a garfield
William mckinley
John f kennedy
criticism of electoral college
minor parties had disadvantages
failure to show popular vote in account
buffer against the will of the people
supporters of electoral college
part of the original constitution
no proposed replacement system
who won through the winner takes all system (not popular)
John Quincy adams
rutherford b hayes
William Henry harrison
George W bush
Donald trump
ideas to reform electoral college
proportional plan
straight popular vote
use district plan
presidential powers
national security powers
legislative powers
administrative powers
judicial powers
national security powers
title of commander in chief
nominate ambassadors
receive ambassadors of other nations
make treaties
legislative powers
present information on the state of union to congress
recommend legislation
convene and adjourn congress
veto legislation
administrative powers
take care of laws to be faithfully executed
nominate officials (cabinet heads)
request written opinions of officials
fill administrative vacancies (recess appointments)
judicial powers
grant pardons
nominate federal judges
express powers
powers written to branch in Article 2
take care clause
vesting clause
commander in chief
grant pardons
call Congress into session
receive ambassadors
state of the union address
veto legislation
implied powers
powers implied in Article 2 necessary to operate powers
executive privilege
executive order
executive agreements
inherent powers
powers all government has but not explicitly delegated in constitution
acquisition of new territory
suspend habaes corpus
