presidency

Question 1

formal powers of the president

Answer 1

• chief executive
• proposing legislation
• signing and vetoing a bill
• commander-in-cheif
• head of state
• nominations, treaties, pardons

Question 2

chief executive

Answer 2

power to run the government’s executive branch and use the executive office of president (EXOP) to help do this

Question 3

proposing legislation

Answer 3

the president proposes a legislative agenda to congress in the yearly state of the union address but can also put forward legislation at any point in time

Question 4

commander-in-chief

Answer 4

power to lead the US armed forces in foreign policy action,

Question 5

what is the nuclear ‘football’?

Answer 5

the president will always carry the nuclear football which has access to the nuclear codes to authorise a nuclear attack

Question 6

head of state

Answer 6

the president is the figureheaf of the USA, they carry out ceremonial functions and leads nation during times of crisis

Question 7

give an example of a president leading during a time of crisis

Answer 7

president george w.bush led the us following the 9/11 terror attacks

Question 8

nominations

Answer 8

• power to nominate sc judges
• nominates officials to the executive branch
• however these must be senate approved

Question 9

pardon

Answer 9

the president has the power to pardon citizens from criminal sentences

Question 10

how many times did obama use the pardoning power?

Answer 10

212

Question 11

informal powers of the president

Answer 11

• electoral mandate
• executive orders
• national events

Question 12

the electoral mandate

Answer 12

carry out policies outlined in election campaign; presidents elected with a large majority has a stronger mandate to carry out

Question 13

what % of the popular vote did obama win in 2008?

Answer 13

52.9%

Question 14

what % of the popular vote did George W. Bush win?

Answer 14

47.9%

Question 15

what are the limits to the electoral mandate?

Answer 15

congress can block the president’s legislative proposals

Question 16

give an example of a president mandate being blocked

Answer 16

president obama won a large victory in 2008 but after the 2010 midterms lots of legilsation was blocked by the HoR where republicans had a majority

Question 17

executive orders

Answer 17

documnets which have the effect of law and are drafted by the government

Question 18

give an example of use of an EO

Answer 18

Trump used an EO to ban immigrants from certain majority-muslim countries in 2017

Question 19

how do national events give the president power?

Answer 19

they enable the president to become a symbol of national unity and highly popular

Question 20

which president gained lots of support after the 9/11 terror attacks?

Answer 20

George W. Bush