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Unit V: Branches of Govt: Executive Flashcards

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What are Constitutional qualifications for VP?

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Same as President:

  1. Must be native-born citizen
  2. Must be 35 yrs old
  3. Have to have lived in U.S. for 14 yrs
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What are the Constitutional qualifications for being President?

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  1. Must be native-born citizen
  2. Must be 35 yrs old
  3. Have to have lived in U.S. for 14 yrs
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What are the presidential qualifications that voters look for?

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a. Education
b. experience in govt.
c. leadership
d. ideology/beliefs
e. vision for America
f. communication skills
g. diplomatic skills
h. legislative skills

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Who is the presidential salary set by?

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Congress

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What is the presidents salary?

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$400,000

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Who picked the site for the White House?

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George Washington

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Did George Washington ever get to live in the White House?

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No

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When was the White House occupied?

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John Adams in the 1800’s

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Who was the architect of the White House?

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James Hoban

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How was the architectural design of the White House determined?

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Held a contest and architect w best design won $500

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Who had the West Wing built?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Where are the offices (& Oval Office) in the White House?

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In the West Wing

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What is the purpose(s) of the White House?

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  1. Office/Work place
  2. Home
  3. Ceremony/host events/impress visitors
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What did the Constitution originally say about the terms of a president?

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No term limits

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Who was our 1st President?

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George Washington

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How many terms did George Washington serve as president?

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Stepped down after 2 terms

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What did George Washington do by stepping down after 2 terms?

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Set a precedent that lasted until 1940

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Who won 4 terms as President?

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FDR (Franklin Roosevelt)

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Why did FDR run 4 times for president?

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  1. Great Depression

2. World War II

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What is the 22nd Amendment (1951)?

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Limits President to 2 terms

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What is the Vice President aka?

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VP or Veep

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What are the 2 duties of the VP according to the Constitution

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  1. replace President if needed

2. President of the Senate

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What did veeps do before 1945?

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Until 1945, basically nothing

“From 1791-1918, not one VP attended a single Cabinet meeting.”

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What happened in 1945?

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Turning pt for VPs

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Why was 1945 a turning point? (Describe in detail)

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FDR dies
-Harry Truman becomes Commander in Chief during World War II
-was shocked to find out about atomic bomb
-was told he had to decide whether to use it
Therefore, Truman puts VP on National Security Council (NSC)
-created more active role for VPs

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What are 2 reasons VPs are chosen

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  1. Vote bait

2. Good public image

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Describe the concept of vote bait

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  1. Views/experience
    - Pick someone that “fills out part of the presidential resume”
  2. Geography
    - Pick someone that has a strong pull in a part of the country that the candidate does not have a strong pull in
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Describe the VPs good public image

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can’t be better than president but can’t be so bad that president is embarrassed

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What does the Constitution say about Presidential Succession?

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VP should assume “powers & duties” of President

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Why was the Presidential Succession Act created?

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With WWII over & Cold War began, threat of multiple assassinatios becomes possible with Soviets having atomic bombs & US not having nuclear monopoly anymore

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List the Presidential Succession (order does not mean everyone “moves up”, new VP is appointed for new President)

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President
VP
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of Senate
Secretary of State
Dept. Heads
31
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Describe the 25th Amendment

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Acting President

  • VP becomes President for a short period of time bc the President cannot perform his duties (bc he’s incapacitated)
  • Ex. Surgeries, medically induced coma, etc.
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What are the 4 major types of presidential power?

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  1. Chief Executive
  2. Chief Diplomat
  3. Commander in Chief
  4. Legislative Leader
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What does the chief executive have?

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the power to carry out nation’s laws

34
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What does the position of chief executive allow the President to do?

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may require the President to interpret how to enforce laws

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How does the president interpret how to enforce laws?

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Through bureaucracy

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Define bureaucracy

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large network of individuals & agencies

37
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Define executive order

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Rule/command the President issues that has the force of law

38
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What is the significance in Presidential Power?

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  • *1. inherent (vested in, right/privilege) powers
    2. interpret how to carry out the law
    3. best interest of nation if not prohibited from doing
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What was Theodore Roosevelt’s view of presidential power

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President can do whatever is not prohibited by Constitution

Therefore, he increases Presidential power

40
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Describe how Teddy Roosevelt expanded the power of the presidency (list of examples)

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ex. Creates press room
- asked for support from people on whatever he was trying to accomplish
ex. Travelled abroad
ex. Acquired & built Panama Canal
ex. Doubled size of national parks
- used executive orders
ex. Broke up monopolies
ex. Negotiated end of a strike
- favored the workers
ex. Doubles size of navy
ex. Negotiated end of war
- Russo-Japanese War
- won Nobel Peace Prize

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What do presidents sometimes do during times of crisis?

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Sometimes, Presidents will use executive orders during times of crisis
ex. During Civil War, Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus

42
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What can the chief diplomat do?

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Appoint ambassadors

Negotiate treaties

43
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Define ambassadors

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Official representative of govt. in foreign country

people sent to different countries to be official representatives in those countries

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What are 2 requirements for ambassador?

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  1. Need Senate approval

2. US must “recognize” the govt. that the ambassador is working at

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Define treaty

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formal agreement btwn. 2 or more countries

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Describe the power of negotiating treaties

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It’s a shared power with the Senate (2/3 vote)

47
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Describe Commander in Chief

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leader of all armed forces

48
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Only who can order American soldiers into battle?

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The President

49
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The FF wanted what?

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Civilian control?

To separate the presidency from military control?

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What was the War Powers Act in response to?

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The Vietnam War

51
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What was the intent of the War Powers Act?

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to check the power of the President to use the military

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How does the War Powers Act work?

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  1. President can send troops into combat for 60 days
    - must inform Congress (within 48 hrs)
    - needs permission of Congress to keep there after 60 days
  2. If Congress says no, then 30 days to remove military
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What is the significance of the War Powers Act?

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  • goal was to get more interaction more interaction btwn. the President & Congress
  • Has lead to presidents asking Congress to use force more often
54
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Where may troops also be used?

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within our agreements with United Nations & NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) & to keep peace within country

55
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What are the 7 powers/roles of the president?

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  1. Chief Executive
  2. Chief Diplomat
  3. Commander in Chief
  4. Legislative Leader
  5. Party Leader
  6. Judicial Leader
  7. Chief of State
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Describe the role of legislative leader

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Introduce legislation

57
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How does the president introduce legislation

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  • ask Senators/Representatives to formally submit

- actively support its passage

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How does the president influence legislation?

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a. Proposed budget
- President proposes budget
b. Veto/threaten to veto
c. Call special session of Congress

59
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Describe the role of party leader

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  • Reward party through patronage

- Support candidate running

60
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Define patronage

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Giving jobs/appointments to people from his party

61
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Describe role of judicial leader

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Appoint justices to Supreme Court / Federal courts

62
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Describe power to appoint justices to supreme/federal court

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  • Can influence how court may vote by who they appoint

- Must be approved by Senate

63
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What 3 things can president grand as judicial leader?

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  1. Pardon
  2. Reprieve
  3. Amnesty
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Define pardon

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Issue a declaration of forgiveness & freedom from punishment

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Define reprieve

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Delay punishment until case is reviewed

66
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Define amnesty

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Pardon but applies to group of people

67
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Describe role of chief of state

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  1. Symbolic role to be admired/respected
  2. Meet with foreign leaders/visit/funerals
  3. Peace negotiation
    - Ex. Israel vs. Palestine
68
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Describe Richard Nixon

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secretive/paranoid/insecure

69
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List Nixon’s accomplishments

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  1. opened relations with China
  2. visited USSR
    - helped negotiate arms control with them
70
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Nixon infringed on Congress’ power to…

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  1. Declare war
  2. Control govt. spending
  3. Oversight of other branches
71
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How did Nixon infringe on Congress’ power to declare war?

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bombed Cambodia / Laos during Vietnam War without telling Congress

72
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How did Nixon infringe on Congress’ power to control govt. spending?

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redirect money to fund war effort

73
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How did Nixon infringe on Congress’ power to oversee other branches?

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tried to use executive privilege during Watergate Scandal

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