US President Flashcards
What’s inauguration?
To swear to protect the country
What are the requirements for a us president?
- natural born citizen
- 35 yrs old or +
- be a resident of the US for at least 14 yrs prior to be in the election.
What basically is a president?
- one of the most powerful elective offices in world today
- serves as head of executive branch
- created by delegates to constitution convention as a compromise
What’s the executive branch?
Described in article 2- President/vice
•federal bureaucracy
What’s a diplomat?
Makes peace
What’s are the business rules for presidential hopefuls?
Rule of:
- Political talent
- Governors: easiest way to become presidents
- From Swing State
- Multiple interests
- Happy family life
- Character
- British stock
- Protestantism
- Being male
What does the president have to do as chief of state?
- ceremonial duties
* stands as symbol
What does the president have to do as chief diplomat?
- direct foreign policy
- US representatives in relations in other nations
- Writes treaties
What does the president do as chief executive?
- enforces laws
- administers gov. programs
- supervises gov. employments
- names top ranking officials
- grants reprieves, pardons, and amnesty
What does the president have to do as commander in chief?
- heads all armed services
* determines military strategy
What does the president do as chief politician?
- heads political party
- executes party’s platform
- provides cocktail advantage
What does the president have to do as chief legislator?
- informs congress about the condition of the country
- introduces legislation
- reports to congress
What’s the difference between pardon and amnesty?
Pardon is to forgive and amnesty is to forgive groups of people.
What’s executive order?
Command the president give out that has the force of law.
What’s an ambassador?
An official representative of a country’s gov.
What’s foreign policy?
A nations plan for dealing with other nations; associating with other countries.
What’s domestic tranquility?
Peace at home.
What’s proportionate?
Equally divided.
What’s succession?
The list of people to take over after a president dies.
What’s natural security?
The ability to keep the county safe from attack.
What’s foreign aid?
A powerful tool to help carry out foreign policy
What’s trade sanctions?
Punishment for other nations by imposing trade barriers.
What’s tariffs?
Raising prices to punish other countries.
What’s embargo?
Not allowed to trade with state/countries friends of the US
What’s lie of ommision?
Instead if something being a lie, you just don’t say anything at all.
What’s executive privilege?
Right for president to keep his conversations private.
What’s scandal?
Event with negative attention.
What’s economy?
Money.
What’s ideological?
Change countries with ideas.
What’s humanatarian?
Defending humans.
What’s harbor?
To protect.
What are some things to ensure national security?
- freeze bank accounts of terrorists
- mount on embargo or trade barriers on a country labeled “terrorist friendly”
- place nations on most favored nation status in order to better trade relations with countries that share us nations.
When do we elect our president?
Every 4 years.
•The election years all take place in years that can be divided by four.
What’s the rule for most states electoral votes?
Winner takes ALL electoral college votes.
What’s the 25th amendment?
It stated if a president dies, the vie president takes over.
How many cabinet departments are there?
15.
What’s reprieve?
Delays a persons punishment until they can get a person to a higher court to hear there case.
What’s the main goal of foreign policy?
National security.
What’s federal bureaucracy?
Agencies and employees of the executive branch of gov. and make sure other departments and agencies are doing what there supposed to.
What’s executive agency?
Deal with certain areas.
What’s gov. corporations?
Like private businesses except the gov. owns and runs them.
What’s regulatory commissions?
Don’t have to report to the president.
What’s political appointees?
People the president has chosen because they have the ability or supporters.
What’s the civil service system?
Hires gov. workers on the basis of openness and skill.
