New President One

Question 1

What are the 3 branches?

Answer 1

The executive (president), the judicial (the senate and the House of Representatives) and the legislative (the Supreme Court)

Question 2

What does the idea of the ‘separation of powers’ do?

Answer 2

Ensures no branch is more powerful than the others

Question 3

He has the power to issue executive orders what does this mean?

Answer 3

These are instructions which have the force of law but do not require congressional approval

Question 4

How many did George bush issue during his 2 terms?

Answer 4

173

Question 5

While executive orders do not need congressional approval what may happen?

Answer 5

They may be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

Question 6

He is known as the chief legislator what is this?

Answer 6

He has the power to put forward a legislative programme and suggest ways to find this

Question 7

Every bill which is passed through congress must also pass whom?

Answer 7

The president who can veto if he disagrees

Question 8

The veto gives the president the power to reject legislation, in 2006 George bush used his first veto, against what?

Answer 8

Stem cell research enhancement act

Question 9

A veto can be overturned with a 2/3 majority in the senate and the House of Representatives this happened to Bush in 2007, regarding what?

Answer 9

A bill regarding spending on water projects

Question 10

The president can over come a 2/3 vote in the senate and the House of Representatives using what?and when can it be used?

Answer 10

A pocket veto and it can only be used at the end of a congressional session, it is rarely used by presidents

Question 11

Appointing people is another power, who can he nominate people to and what has to happen before it can be confirmed?

Answer 11

Executive branch officials and Supreme Court justices and there must be a majority vote in the senate before it can be confirmed

Question 12

Who did bush appoint to the Secretary of State?

Answer 12

Colin Powell then later replaced him with condoleeza rice

Question 13

When are appointments made to the Supreme Court?

Answer 13

When a current judge dies or retires, some presidents may never get to appoint someone during the term in the office

Question 14

The president can also negotiate treaties but who must agree and who must allocate funds?

Answer 14

The senate must agree and congress must allocate funds

Question 15

An example of negotiating treaties is, the Supreme Court may judge that the president has stepped out of his constitutional powers and the president must negotiate this, what is an example of this with bush and what did bush do to give him authority?

Answer 15

Bush attempted to have Guantanamo detainees tied by a military commission. This was ruled outside the powers of the president by the Supreme Court so bush introduced the military commission act 2006 to give him authority

Question 16

The president is also commander in chief of the armed forces what does this mean? And how can this be limited?

Answer 16

If the USA has to go to war, he can send troops and equipment to foreign countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan like in recent years. However Congress must agree to this as only the congress can declare war and the congress must also allocate funds for the war

Question 17

The president may be seen as the most powerful person in the world but what may doubt this?

Answer 17

The limits on his powers by the senate, House of Representatives and the Supreme Court