GOV 65-87 Flashcards
What is the title of the man who heads the executive branch?
President
What does executive power mean
Enforce laws
What’s his name
Obama
How long is the term of office for the President and Vice President of the US?
4 years
What group actually votes for the President and Vice President of the US?
Electoral college
How many electoral votes does SC have
9
Who elects the electors?
Congress
How many members of the electoral college are there?
538
If no candidate for VP receives a majority of the electoral votes, who chooses the VP
Senate
If no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, who chooses the President?
House of Representatives
What are the three qualifications for President
35 years old
US resident for 14 years
Be a natural born citizen
Who becomes President if the President dies or is disabled?
Vice president
What is the name of the person who would become president?
Joe Biden
Who is the Commander in Chief of the US military?
President
What title is given to the people that head up the executive departments?
The presidents cabinet
How are cabinet members, ambassadors, and federal judges chosen?
President
How are cabinet members removed from office?
President leaves
Resignation
Who has the power to grant reprieves and pardons for federal crimes?
President
How are treaties with other countries made?
President makes
Senate approves
What is the Presidents’ annual message to Congress called?
State of union
Who can call Congress into special session?
President
Who decides whether we will recognize a foreign country by sending and accepting ambassadors?
President
Who has the responsibility to see that all federal laws are enforced?
President
