Presidency

Question 1

the constitutional functions of the president

Answer 1

Chief Administrator, Chief Legislator, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, and Head of State + Head of Government

Question 2

Chief Legislator

Answer 2

US President and California State Government constitutional duty

Question 3

which 2 presidents were impeached

Answer 3

Bill Clinton and Donald Trump

Question 4

the Presidential Model

Answer 4

head of state and head of government go to one person (the president)

Question 5

the duties of the vice-president

Answer 5

chief successor, president of the senate (the breaking vote) and a link between white house and senate

Question 6

the executive privilege

Answer 6

The inherent right of the president to withhold information from congress (info that needs to be protected by the government (protecting national security.)

Question 7

the first woman to serve as secretary of state

Answer 7

Madeleine Korbel Albright was nominated to be the first woman Secretary of State by President William Jefferson Clinton on December 5, 1996

Question 8

US Secretary of State

Answer 8

International affairs, diplomacy, any and all interactions between the US government and the rest of the world.
current: Antony Blinken

Question 9

one about White House staffers

Answer 9

guards the president’s time, serves as a link between congress, the White House, and executive agencies, deals with the press and advises the president on policies (connect with US Supreme Court in any and all federal cases.)

Question 10

presidential succession

Answer 10

the United States presidential line of succession is the order in which officials of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the office of president of the United States if the incumbent president becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office (chief successor is vice president)

Question 11

Head of State & Chief Diplomat duties

Answer 11

The president is the nation’s chief diplomat. He or she deals directly with the heads of foreign governments.
Head of state, the highest representative of a sovereign state, who may or may not also be its head of government. The role of the head of state is primarily representative, serving to symbolize the unity and integrity of the state at home and abroad.

Question 12

the impeachment process

Answer 12

1. House judiciary investigates
2. Based on house findings will make a recommendation for an impeachment vote to the full House
3. House of Representatives may vote to impeach with a simple majority vote (half +1)
4. If House votes to impeach then comes impeachment trail
5. House serves as prosecution and Senate as jury
6. The Senate need at least 67 votes to reach a guilty verdict
7. If guilty, president loses job (federal judge loses job as federal judge?)
8. May face criminal charges