The Executive

Question 1

3 ways President uses Cabinet

Answer 1

Team Spirit
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Debate

Question 2

What did the Founding Fathers create the President to be?

Answer 2

Head of State & Government

Question 3

Where is the Executive mentioned in the Constitution?

Answer 3

Article 2

Question 4

Quote regarding where the power of the executive would be vested?

Answer 4

‘The executive power shall be vested in a president of the United States of America’

Question 5

7 Formal Powers of President?

Answer 5

Propose Legislation 
Nominate Judges/heads of Exec Dept. 
Sign/Veto bills 
Act as Chief-Executive & Head of State 
Negotiate Treaties 
Presidential Pardon 
Submit Annual Budget

Question 6

5 Checks & Balances of Presidents power by Congress?

Answer 6

Amend/Delay/Reject Legislative Proposal 
Override Veto 
Reject Nominations 
Investigate Actions & Policies 
Impeachment

Question 7

Imperial Presidency

Answer 7

Misuse of power in regards to foreign policy & congress

Question 8

Imperilled Presidency

Answer 8

Ineffectiveness & weakness as a result of a powerful congress

Question 9

What & Where are the Presidents formal powers found?

Answer 9

inherited powers in article 2

Question 10

4 things limiting power of the President?

Answer 10

Media & Public Opinion
Checks & Balances
Party support in Congress
Orientation of Supreme Court

Question 11

Example of Presidential Pardon in use?

Answer 11

President Ford pardoned Nixon in 1974 following the Watergate Scandal

Question 12

How many people did George W. Bush Pardon?

Answer 12

189

Question 13

Example of Congress Amend/Delay/Rejecting Legislative proposal?

Answer 13

Rejection of Obamas gun control legislation 2013

Question 14

Example of Congress refusing a Supreme Court Judge nomination?

Answer 14

Robert Bork - Nominated by Reagen in 1987

Question 15

When was Clinton Impeached?

Answer 15

1998

Question 16

How is Legislative power over the Executive limited?

Answer 16

House & Senate might be controlled by different parties

A supermajority is needed but usually impossible

Question 17

2 Checks & Balances of Presidents power by the Judiciary?

Answer 17

Judicial Review - rule actions as unconstitutional

President Impeachment

Question 18

Example of Judiciary ruling Presidents actions as unconstitutional?

Answer 18

1974
President Nixon actions in refusing to release the White-House tapes was unconstitutional as he was acting above his means of power

Question 19

How is the Judicial power over the Executive limited?

Answer 19

Cases have to be brought to them

Can only look at a number of cases per year

Question 20

Example of an imperilled president?

Answer 20

Ford/Carter - post watergate scandal, found there hands much more tied

Question 21

When & Why was the Executive Office of the Presidency created?

Answer 21

1939 - ‘Brownlow Committee’ suggested an executive office to help president do his job better.

Question 22

The White House Office

Answer 22

1939 - Overseen by Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney

Question 23

Office of Management & Budgeting

Answer 23

Chaired by Mick Mulvaney as of 2017

- Budget execution & president assistance

Question 24

National Security Council

Answer 24

Chaired by Trump, regards national security and foreign policy matters

Question 25

Where & How is cabinet mentioned in the Constitution?

Answer 25

Article 2 Section 2

‘May require opinion in writing of the executive departments upon subjects relating their respective offices’

Question 26

What is the cabinet?

Answer 26

15 heads of department nominated by the president and approved by the senate

Question 27

Original 4 cabinet departments & current chairs?

Answer 27

Attorney General - William Barr
Treasury - Steve Mnuchin
War - (defence) Patrick Shanahan
State - Mike Pompeo

Question 28

4 Functions of each cabinet council?

Answer 28

Coordinate domestic policy
Advise the President
Ensure policy initiatives are consistent
Represent policy to other branches of government

Question 29

Examples of Vice President vacancy?

Answer 29

1973 -
Nixons VP Spiro Agnew resigned due to tax evasion - replaced by Gerald Ford

Nixon resigned - Gerald Ford became President and nominated Nelson Rockerfella as VP

Question 30

Changes 25th Amendment made to Vice Presidents?

Answer 30

1967
- President can appoint new VP without congress majority

• VP acts as president when president is disables e.g. Dick Cheney 2007

Question 31

Example of a balanced ticket?

Answer 31

2008 - Obama & Biden
Obama; black, 47, 4 years experience
Biden; white, 63, 36 years experience

Question 32

How many times has the VP become President & for what reason?

Answer 32

9

8 - death (4 natural, 4 assassination)
1 - resignation

Question 33

Cabinet Meetings

Answer 33

vary in regularity & diminish over time, Clinton held just 24.

Question 34

Pyramid System

Answer 34

Executive office organisation with President at the top with only key advisors able to access them

Question 35

Factors to consider when selecting cabinet ministers?

Answer 35

Relationship
United Factions - Obama nom Clinton after beating her in political race
Expertise - Arne Duncan as secretary of Education

Question 36

Spokes of the wheel system

Answer 36

Executive office organisation with President equal & accessible to all

Question 37

Where are cabinet members typically sourced from?

Answer 37

Congress - (Clinton 2009 as sec. of sate)
State Governors
City Mayors
Academia - (Steven Chu 2009 as sec of energy = physics professor)

Question 38

Powers of Vice President?

Answer 38

Officer of the senate
Counting & Announcing of Electoral Votes
Becomes PM
Acts as PM

Question 39

Joe Biden previous experience and time as Vice President?

Answer 39

Delaware Senator since 1973, 2009 - 2017

Question 40

Dick Cheney time as Vice President?

Answer 40

2001 - 2009