President Quiz Flashcards
The president’s roles
Chief of State Chief Executive Chief Administrator Chief Diplomat Commander in Chief Chief Legislator Party Chief Chief Citizen
Chief of State
Ceremonial head of the gov. of the US (the symbol of all the people of the nation)
Chief Executive
Has the executive power of the US
Chief Administrator
Head of the administration of the Federal gov.
Chief Diplomat
Main architect of foreign policy and spokesperson to other countries
Commander in Chief
Head of the armed forces
Chief Legislator
The main architect of the nation’s public policies
Party Chief
Head of the political party that controls the executive branch (Obama: head of the democratic party)
Chief Citizen
The representative of the people
The President has to be…
A natural born citizen of the US
Be at least 35 years old
Have been 14 years a resident within the US
How many terms can a President do (max.) and how long is each?
The 22nd amendment prevents the president from doing more then 2 terms. Each term is 4 years. Which is a total of 8 years maximum.
What is the President’s salary?
$400,000 a year plus a $50,000 a year expense allowance The White House Camp David The finest health care Transportation ...
Presidential Succession
the process by which a presidential vacancy is filled
The constitution on the Presidential Succession
The constitution did not allow for the VP to succeed to Presidency, instead, the powers and duties of office would be given to him
25th Amendment
States that if the president is removed from office, or dies or resigns, the VP becomes President
Presidential Succession (the first 5)
- VP
- Speaker of the House
- President pro tempore of the Senate
- Secretary of State
- Secretary of the Treasury
VP Succession
If (1) The President informs Congress in writing
(2) The VP and a majority of the Cabinet inform Congress in writing
(3) The President dies
The Vice President’s roles
President of the Senate
To help decide the question of presidential disability
He is a “president-in-waiting”
Balancing the ticket
The Presidential candidate chooses someone who can strengthen his chance of being elected because of his or her characteristics. (ideology, race, ethnicity, gender, or other)
The VP’s privilege
No matter what the circumstances, the President cannot fire the VP
The Framers: Popular vote
Thought that this process would lead to disorder and that the people could not possibly know enough about the candidates to make wise decisions.
The Framers: Presidential election
The President and VP were to be chosen by presidential electors and they would each cast two electoral votes, the candidate with the most votes would become President, the person with the second most votes would become VP.
Electoral College’s Electors
The group of people chosen from each State and the District of Columbia to formally select the President and VP.
Flaws of the Electoral College
- It is possible for a candidate to lose even with the popular votes
- There are “faithless electors” who vote against their parties and against their state’s majority
- The House of Representative decides who the President is if there is no majority or if the vote is equal
