Executive Branch Review
HOW MANY ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES ARE THERE?
538
WHAT NUMBERS ARE USED TO DETERMINE HOW MANY ELECTORAL VOTES A STATE GETS?
# OF REPS AND 2 FOR SENATORS
HOW MANY ELECTORAL VOTES DOES MN GET?
10 VOTES
NAME THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE PRESIDENT.
BORN IN US LIVED IN US FOR 14 YEARS 35 YEARS OLD
WHICH PRESIDENT WAS ELECTED TO THE MOST TERMS?
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
WHICH AMENDMENT LIMITED THE NUMBERS OF TERMS OF A PRESIDENT TO 2?
22 ND AMENDMENT
IF THE VP DIES, WHO TAKES OVER AS PRESIDENT?
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN THE PRESIDENT GIVES A COMMAND THAT HAS THE FORCE OF A LAW BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE APPROVAL OF CONGRESS?
EXECUTIVE ORDER
IF THE PRESIDENT PARDONS SOMEONE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
FORGIVES A PERSON FROM THEIR PUNISHMENT
IF THE PRESIDENT FORGIVES A GROUP OF PEOPLE, HE IS USING WHICH POWER?
AMNESTY
WHAT IS THE PRESIDENT’S MAIN JOB?
ENFORCE THE LAWS
IF THE PRESIDENT AWARDS A MEDAL, WHICH ROLE IS HE USING?
CHIEF OF STATE
IF THE PRESIDENT IS MEETING WITH FOREIGN OFFICIALS, HE IS USING WHICH ROLE?
CHIEF DIPLOMAT
WHO TAKES CARE OF THE PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE?
CHIEF OF STAFF
WHAT IS THE CABINET?
PRESIDENT, VP, AND THE HEADS OF THE 15 DEPARTMENTS
WHAT IS THE PROCESS CALLED WHERE CHARGES ARE BROUGHT AGAINST A PUBLIC OFFICIAL (POLITICIAN)?
IMPEACHMENT
HOW MANY VOTES ARE NEEDED TO BECOME PRESIDENT?
270
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT AND A TREATY?
A TREATY HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SENATE
HOW MANY YEARS CAN A PRESIDENT SERVE? (MAX.)
10 YEARS
WHAT KIND OF PRE-ELECTION DOES MN HAVE?
CAUCUS
NAME 3 DEPARTMENTS IN THE CABINET.
TREASURY, DEFENSE, EDUCATION, INTERIOR, STATE, HOMELAND SECURITY,
WHICH PRESIDENT ABOLISHED SLAVERY?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WHICH PRESIDENT WOULD BUY LEOPARD SKIN RUGS FOR HIS HORSES?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
WHAT IS THE MAIN JOB OF THE VP?
TO PRESIDE OVER THE SENATE AND TO TAKE OVER IF THE PRESIDENT DIES
WHAT IS THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE?
AN INDIRECT METHOD OF VOTING FOR THE PRESIDENT
WHO ARE THE 3 MAIN JOBS THE PRESIDENT CAN APPOINT?
CABINET, JUDGES, LEADERS OF INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (CIA, FBI, ETC.)
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED PRIMARIES?
CLOSED ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO ARE DECLARED FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY
WHY CAN THE PRESIDENT BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE?
COMMITTING TREASON, LYING UNDER OATH, BREAKING A LAW, ETC.
NAME THE 2 PRESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IMPEACHED.
ANDREW JOHNSON AND BILL CLINTON
WHEN IS ELECTION DAY?
THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER
WHEN DOES THE PRESIDENT GIVE THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS?
JANUARY OF EACH YEAR
NAME THE THINGS THE PRESIDENT CAN DO UNDER HIS ROLE AS CHIEF LEGISLATOR.
SIGN A BILL, VETO A BILL, SEND IDEAS FOR A BILL TO CONGRESS, CONVENE A CONGRESSIONAL SESSION, GIVE THE STATE OF THE UNION
WHAT THINGS DOES THE PRESIDENT DO AS CHIEF OF STATE?
AWARD MEDALS, MEET WITH GUESTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE, ALL THE “FUN” ACTIVITIES OF BEING PRESIDENT
WHAT THINGS CAN THE PRESIDENT DO AS CHIEF DIPLOMAT?
SET UP FOREIGN POLICY, MEET WITH FOREIGN LEADERS, ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE OF OTHER COUNTRIES.
WHERE DOES THE PRESIDENT LIVE AND WHAT IS THE ADDRESS?
1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE WASHINGTON D.C. WHITE HOUSE
WHICH PRESIDENT RESIGNED FROM OFFICE?
RICHARD NIXON
WHICH PRESIDENT WORKED AS AN ACTOR BEFORE GETTING INTO POLITICS?
RONALD REAGAN
WHICH DEPARTMENT IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARMED FORCES?
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
HOW MANY ELECTORAL VOTES DOES CALIFORNIA HAVE?
55
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