Notes for Test Flashcards
Presidency Qualifications
- Natural Born Citizen
- (35) years old
- Residing in the U.S. for 14 years
Terms
4 years per term 22nd Amendment (1951) - 10 years max
Congress sets ______
presidents salary and benefits
400K annually
Presidential Succession
25th Amendment
The order in which a vacancy is filled
Presidential Disability
If the president is unable to fulfill his/her duties as president
(The VP becomes the active Pres.)
2 formal duties of VP
Acts as President of state
helps decide the question of the President disability.
how many presidents have died in office?
8 presidents
how many presidents have been assassinated?
4 presidents
Which president resigned?
Nixon
How many total votes are there?
538
How many votes are needed to win?
270
When is the general election?
November
When are the votes casted at the capital?
December
When is a winner declared?
January
Direct Primary
Each Party holds series of “preliminary Elections”
Closed Primary
Must register with specific party
Only registered members may vote
Open Primary
Voters may vote freely
Super Tuesday
Multiple states hold their primaries on the same day
National Conventions
Pivotal States
states that could vote either way
Chicago
Hosted more than any other city
Fiscal Year
Oct 1, Sept 30
Dept of State
foreign Policy
Dept of Defense
Armed Forces
Dept of Justice
Responsibility for aspects of law enforcement
Dept of Commerce
supervises trade
Dept of Labor
Working conditions and wages
Dept of Education
Advice and funding for school
Dept of Transportation
Nations highways, railroads, airline, etc.
Commission on Civil Rights
Evaluates info. on discrimination
Federal reserve system
Monetary policies controls interest rates
Federal Trade Commissions
Monetary policies control interest rates
FCC
monitors content over the public airwaves
Beaurocracy
all of the agencies, people, and procedures through which the govt. operates
Civil service
public employees
spoils system
party loyalty should be rewarded
merit system
selection based on performance
Hatch Act of 1939
classified federal employees cant be party activities
Lincoln
Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
James Garfield
Assassinated by Charles Guiteau
William Mckinley
Assassinated by Leon F. Czolgosz
Franklin Roosevelt
Cerebral Hemorage
JFK
Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
Youngest elected Pres. at 43
Theodore Roosevelt
Youngest to hold the office of Pres.
Chief Executive
carry out nations laws
Executive order
has the same force as law
chief diplomat
foreign affairs
ambassador
representative of a country’s govt.
treaty
formal agreement between countries
executive agreement
instead of a treaty, no senate approval needed
commander-in-chief
authority over us troops
war powers act
limits pres authority to wage war
chief of state
symbol of the us govt.
legislative leader
recommends legislation
judicial powers
powers of mercy
pardon
and freedom from punishments
reprieve
delay persons punishment
amnesty
a pardon, but it applies to a group
commutation
reduce a sentence or fine
Presides in the absence of the VP
President Protem
Amendment that addresses president tenure
Twenty Second
US superspy system
CIA
Amendment that addresses presidential succession
Twenty Fifth
Original concept of Electors
Free Agents
Agency concerned with the security of the US
National Security Council
Pres. budget making agency
OMB
Regulates the value of money
Federal reserve system
Govt financial year
Fiscal year
System hiring and promotion based on performance
Merit System
Electoral concept involving the winner of the popular vote
Winner-Take-All
Presidential Action has the effect of law
Executive Order
Group Pardon
Amnesty
President elected to 4 terms
FDR
Makes workplace more friendly
Family leave art
