Presidency Flashcards

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what are the roles of presidentcy?

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1) Commander-in-Chief
2) Chief Executive
3)Chief Legislator
4) Chief-of-state

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Who helps the president carry out his duties?

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Executive branch:
A department is presided over by a Secretary
All of these secretaries form the Cabinet

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The original and most prestigious departments are?

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1) State
2) Treasury - currency - print money
3) War (later renamed defense)
4) Justice (led by the Attorney General) - is head of the justice department

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Executive Office of the President do what?

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Staffed by the experts in numerous fields who are there to help the president carry out his duties

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White house office is?

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Composed of political appointees who work directly for the president and are most loyal to him

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Chief-of-staff is?

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(one of the 5th most powerful people in the U.S)
Supervises the White House staff and coordinates the president’s schedule

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who or what is The Great communicators?

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Create a grand vision for the future of America
Inspire the public to help make that vision a reality

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Partisan polarization caused what?

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has caused recent presidents to begin their administrations with lower approval ratings

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Which 3 presidents are top 3:

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Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were the only ones that did what?

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were the only two presidents to leave office with higher approval ratings than when they entered office

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