Unit 2 , Chapter 5 Terms (Executive Branch)

Question 1

Presidential Requirements

Answer 1

Natural born citizen
35 years of age at the time of taking office
Lived in US for the last 14 years

Question 2

Presidential Elections

Answer 2

Elected by the electoral college (# of congressional delegates)
Most states allocate votes in winner take all system
Ties in the E.C. go to the House of Representative

Question 3

22nd Amendment

Answer 3

Limits president to two terms

Question 4

President Formal / Informal Powers

Answer 4

Chief of State - Ceremonial and symbolic functions

Chief Executive - Enforce all federal laws (lead executive agencies)

Commander in Chief - Commands and controls armed forces (can’t declare war)

Chief Diplomat - Receives diplomats and is leader for foreign policy

Chief Legislator - Recommends legislation & veto (pocket veto) bills

Chief of the Party - Represents the political parties ideas and values

Question 5

Chief of State

Answer 5

Ceremonial and symbolic functions

Question 6

Chief Executive

Answer 6

Enforce all federal laws (lead executive agencies)

Question 7

Commander in Chief

Answer 7

Commands and controls armed forces (can’t declare war)

Question 8

Chief Diplomat

Answer 8

Receives diplomats and is leader for foreign policy

Question 9

Chief Legislator

Answer 9

Recommends legislation & veto (pocket veto) bills

Question 10

Chief of the Party

Answer 10

Represents the political parties ideas and values

Question 11

Executive Orders

Answer 11

Directive for executive agencies
Implied power to manage federal government

Question 12

Signing Statements

Answer 12

Informal power to add statement when signing a bill into law
Explains presidential interpretation of the law (unpopular w/ congress)

Question 13

Advice and Consent given (checks and balances)

Answer 13

Treaties and ambassadors
Federal judges and SCOTUS justices
Cabinet positions and executive agency heads

Question 14

Legislative Checks

Answer 14

Can override a presidential veto (2/3 of House and Senate)
Refuse to fund or pass presidential priorities

Question 15

Oversight and Impeachment

Answer 15

Investigate and oversight of executive action/agency
Impeach AND remove - “treason, bribery, and high crimes/ misd.”

Question 16

Chief legislator

Answer 16

introduces legislation and legislative agenda

Question 17

25th Amendment

Answer 17

Established line of succession (Pres - VP - Speaker - etc.)

Step-in person can appoint VP - with majority vote from Congress
Can voluntarily and temporarily step down
Can be removed by VP and majority of cabinet members (VP and majority removed president and the VP takes over)

Question 18

Cabinet Secretaries

Answer 18

Appointed by president and approved by senate
Focus on specialized area of executive branch
Lead and administer the executive agencies and bureaucracy

Question 19

National Security Council

Answer 19

Advice on issues of foreign policiy, military, etc.
Started during the cold war

Question 20

War Powers Resolution (‘73)

Answer 20

Check on President during Nixon
Only respond to attack on US territory or US soil (Notify in 48 houurs)
Must get congressional approval after 60 days
Because of Nixon - vietnam was considered a police thing or a special military action
Considered a bit useless .. ?

Question 21

Patriot Act

Answer 21

Story behind it but its boring af
Presidents can communicate with public and influence opinion
Can present political beliefs and values (Chief of Party)
Gace pf national success and national failures
Change role from SOTU → Fireside chats → TV / Press releases → Social Media

Question 22

Going Public

Answer 22

a tactic trhough which presidents reach out directly to the American people with hope that the people will, in turn, pur pressure upon their representatives and senators to press for a president’s Policy Goals

Question 23

Bargaining and Persuasion

Answer 23

an informal tool used by the president to persuade members of Congress to support his or her policy initiatives

Question 24

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Answer 24

a collection of offices within the White House organzation designed to mainly provide information to the president

Question 25

Vice President Jobs

Answer 25

Two jobs -
President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided

Assumes the office of the [residency should be a sitting president vacate the office due to death, impariment, resignation, or impeachment

Question 26

War Powers Resolution

Answer 26

a law passed over President Nixon’s veto that restricts the power of the president to maintain troops in combat far more than sixty days withpout congressional authorization

Question 27

Signing Statement

Answer 27

written comments issues by presidents while signing a bill into law that usually consist of political steatements or reasons for signing the bill but that may also include a president’s interpretation of the law itself

Question 28

Executive Order

Answer 28

policy directives issued by presidents that do not require congressional approval

Question 29

Executive Agreement

Answer 29

an agreement between a president and another nation that does not have the same durability as a treaty but does not require Senate ratification

Question 30

Executive Privilege

Answer 30

a right claimed by presidents to keep certain conversations, records, and transcripts confidential from outside scrutiny, especially that of Congress

Question 31

Pocket Veto

Answer 31

an informal veto caused by when the [resident chooses not to sign a bill within ten days, during a tie when Congress has adjourned at the end of a session.

Question 32

State of the Union Address (what article?)

Answer 32

the annual speech from the president to Congress updating that branch on the state of national affairs
Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution directs the president to “from time to time give Congress Information of the State of the Union.
The real audience is the American people

Question 33

Executive Branch

Answer 33

the branch of government charged with putting the nation’s laws into effect.