Executive Branch President and VP How a Bill becomes Law Mixed Bag Constitutional Principles

-What branch includes the President and VP? Row Question

-Executive Branch Row Answer

-How old must a President be? Row Question

-35 Row Answer

-What is the citizenship requirement for a President? Row Question

-native born Row Answer

-This is the process of electing the President where each state is assigned a number of electors equal to its representation in Congress and a majority of electoral votes is required to be elected? Row Question

-electoral college Row Answer

-How long are the terms of Presidents? Row Question

-4 years Row Answer

-How many terms can they serve? Row Question

-2 terms Row Answer

-Which Amendment sets up the order of Presidential succession? Row Question

-22 Amendment Row Answer

Row Question -Who is third in line to be President?

-Speaker of the House Row Answer

Row Question -How old must a VP be?

-35 also Row Answer

-The President is the head of which branch of government? Row Question

-Executive Row Answer

-This is an action taken by a legislative committee that places a bill to the side without a vote of approval or denial. Row Question

-pigeonhole Row Answer

-These are meetings held by legislative committees in order to allow public comments and information to be given to legislative committees. Row Question

-public hearings Row Answer

-This is the right of a Senator to hold the Senate floor for am unlimited amount of time— usually threatened as a form of killing or revising a bill the Senator opposes. Row Question

-filibuster Row Answer

-A special vote taken by the Senate that would require a Senator to give up the floor during a filibuster---requires a 2/3 vote---very difficult to achieve. Row Question

-cloture Row Answer

-This is the process where the President does not sign a bill and Congress has adjourned and after ten days the bills dies rather than becoming law. Row Question

-pocket veto Row Answer

-Name the concept that all three branches of government are designed so that they have the ability to stop other branches from becoming abusive? Row Question

-checks and balances Row Answer

-This term means that people have the right to rule themselves through the democratic process of voting? Row Question

-popular sovereignty Row Answer

-What term describes the system of having multiple governments on the national, state, and local levels? Row Question

-federalism Row Answer

-These are powers that are given only to the national government such as the power to declare war, raise an army, coin money, or make treaties? Row Question

-enumerated, delegated, expressed, exclusive Row Answer

-These are powers that are shared by all levels of government such as the power to tax, pass laws, and enforce laws? Row Question

-concurrent powers Row Answer

-Civics is the study of ____________ and government? Row Question

-citizenship Row Answer

-In what type of government is the nation ruled by religious leaders? Row Question

-theocracy Row Answer

-What is the name of the process where non-citizens gain citizenship? Row Question

-naturalization Row Answer

-What government program was designed to help women and minorities gain access to jobs in order to compensate for past discrimination?. Row Question

-affirmative action Row Answer

-This is an agreement between men and their government? Row Question

-social contract Row Answer