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Question 1

what does the word “idiot” mean?

Answer 1

“the man who did not vote”

Question 2

executive orders are issued by who?

Answer 2

the president

Question 3

what are the 3 formal qualifications for the office of the president?

Answer 3

1) you must be natural born citizen
2) you must be at least 35 years old
3) you must have lived in the US at least 14 years

Question 4

What did the 22nd amendment do?

Answer 4

officially placed term limits on the president.

Question 5

What is the maximum years a president can serve?

Answer 5

10 years

Question 6

the 1st congress gave to the president the power to what?

Answer 6

to remove any official , except federal judges, whom the president had appointed. Also, the president cannot fire or remove the vice-president from office. If the VP dies or resigns, the presidents replacement must have approval from both the house and the senate.

Question 7

who is the commander in chief of all the armed forces?

Answer 7

the president of the U.S.

Question 8

can the president make executive agreements with leaders from other countries WITHOUT senate approval?

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

under what conditions can the president make treaties with foreign governments?

Answer 9

to have the consent of 2/3rds of the senate

Question 10

in order to appoint ambassadors, cabinet members, and supreme court (or even just federal judges), what do you need to have first?

Answer 10

the president needs only the consent of a simple majority in the senate

Question 11

what is the cabinet?

Answer 11

an informal advisory board brought together by the president

Question 12

the president gets to pick the people he wants to have on his cabinet, under what conditions?

Answer 12

each person he picks must be approved in the senate by a simple majority vote

Question 13

of the more than 650 cabinet appointments made, only how many have been turned down by the U.S senate?

Answer 13

only 12

Question 14

who was the most recent cabinet member rejection, and who was the president who appointed him?

Answer 14

john tower as secretary of defense, appointed by senior president bush.

Question 15

Cabinet members have 2 major jobs, what are they?

Answer 15

1) individually, each cabinet member is the administrative head of the one of the executive departments
2) together, all cabinet members are advisors to the presidents

Question 16

what is the presidents annual salary?

Answer 16

$400,000 a year

Question 17

what are the presidents extra benefits?

Answer 17

residency in the white house, a fleet of limousines, the use of several jets and helicopters, health care, and a generous entertainment budget.

Question 18

in order for a private citizen to enjoy all the benefits of being president, they would need to earn a gross income of what?

Answer 18

well above $20 million dollars a year

Question 19

what are the two examples of circumstances where a person would have to re-register to vote?

Answer 19

1) if you move from one location to another and your address changes
2) if a girl gets married and changes her last name

Question 20

what is an incumbent?

Answer 20

a public official who is already holding office and running for re-election

Question 21

what is a gaffe?

Answer 21

a term used in politics if a person makes a bad mistake or a blunder

Question 22

what is another name for the republican party?

Answer 22

the G.O.P., which means the Grand Old Party

Question 23

what does clemency mean?

Answer 23

mercy, leniency, or forgiveness

Question 24

what does reprieve mean?

Answer 24

the postponement of the carrying out of a prison related sentence

Question 25

what does pardon mean?

Answer 25

when the president grants legal forgiveness to someone who has committed a crime. it may only be used in cases involving federal offenses

Question 26

what does commutation mean?

Answer 26

the power to reduce the length of a sentence and/or the fine to be paid

Question 27

what is amnesty?

Answer 27

a general pardon offered to a group of law violators

Question 28

who was the youngest man ever to BECOME president?

Answer 28

theodore roosevelt

Question 29

who was the youngest man to ever be ELECTED president?

Answer 29

john f. kennedy

Question 30

who was the oldest man to ever be president?

Answer 30

joe biden

Question 31

who was the man who served as president for the longest amount of time?

Answer 31

franklin roosevelt

Question 32

who was the man who served as president for the shortest amount of time?

Answer 32

william henry harrison

Question 33

who was the only bachelor to serve as president?

Answer 33

james buchanan

Question 34

what are decisions the president can make by himself?

Answer 34

executive orders
executive agreements
power of recognition
white house staff appointments

Question 35

what are decisions the president can make with a simple majority of the senate?

Answer 35

ambassadors, federal judges, and cabinet members

Question 36

what are decisions the president can make with a 2/3rds majority of the senate?

Answer 36

treaties

Question 37

what are the decisions the president can make with a simple majority of both the house and the senate?

Answer 37

if the president has to appoint a new vice-president