Unit 4 Review The Executive Branch

Provide the first 4 after the President in the presidential line of succession.

VP Speaker of the house President pro tempore Secretary of state

Number of total years a person can be president

10 years

The winner take all system

Electoral college

What program encourages young people to vote?

Rock the vote

Name the first president to be elected using the electoral college system

George Washington

This group is chosen by the president based on their experience in selected areas

cabinet

Largest agency of the executive office of the president

Office of management and budget (OMB)

Commander in chief is the …

president

This address is given by the president to congress

State of the union

Which amendment deals with presidential succession?

25th amendment

Who presides over the senate?

vp

Presidents are elected by the electoral college, but How are electors selected?

Depending on the state, either popular vote or State legislature

Who Administers the presidential oath of office?

Chief justice

Who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”?

jfk

Provide the 3 constitutional qualifications to be president

35 years of age Natural born citizen Must be a resident for at least 14 years

Identify the four presidential cabinets that make up the inner cabinet

Secretary of state Secretary of defense Secretary of treasury Attorney general (Department of justice)

The expressed will of the people is the definition for this word

mandate

Who is the head of the executive branch or head of state?

president

President known as the “great communicator”

Ronald reagan

Two powers that Congress has over the president

Congressional override impeachment

Rules written by the president that have the force of law

Executive order

Group pardon for an offense against the government

amnesty

The power of the president to rescind parts of a bill that have already passed

Line item veto

Formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries

treaty

Former president nominated 7 times for the Nobel peace prize

Jimmy carter

Right of the president to refuse to testify before congress

Executive privilege

Trial that questioned executive privilege

United States vs. nixon

What are the four main factors that limit the president’s powers?

Federal courts Bureaucracy Public opinion congress

What major event that spanned decades led to the creation of nasa, the cia, and the peace corps?

Cold war

What type of agency is nasa?

Independent agency

To release a person from legal punishment

pardon

This act limits the political involvement of federal employees

Hatch Act

American ambassadors in foreign countries work in the American _____

embassies

What are the three informal sources of presidential power?

Personal exercise of power - (President just does it) Immediate needs of the nation - (national crisis) Mandate of the people - (will of the people)

Identify the four tools used by the president to influence the implementation of legislation

Executive orders Impoundment Appointments Removal of appointed officials

Amendment that made the president and vice president have separate ballots

12th Amendment

What does the anacronym EOP stand for?

Executive Office of the President

The secretary of this cabinet must come from a farm state

Secretary of agriculture

The term “brain trust” is most closely associated with this president

FDR

It is the task of this particular staff to write reports and memos

White house staff

Recognized as the most important duty of the president

Execute laws faithfully

To be considered a successful candidate, it is best to have this political ideology

moderate

Recognized as the 1st female VP candidate of a major party (Ran with Mondale)

Geraldine ferraro

First African American cabinet member

Robert weaver

First woman cabinet member

Frances perkins

Using presidential judicial power gives the president the right to appoint …..

Federal court judges

This article of the US Constitution provides broad powers to the president

Article 2

What are covert operations?

Secret operations

This modern era president chose not to run for re-election after finishing a previous president’s term and one of his own

Lyndon B Johnson (LBJ)

Grants a postponement of legal punishment

Reprieve

This is a presidential pact

Executive agreement

A printed medium for discussion

forum

These commissions are rule makers for the public good

Regulatory commissions

The president’s departmental advisers

Cabinet members

This counsel consists of military and foreign policy advisers

National security counsel

Who or what is the iron triangle?

the iron triangle comprises the policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the agencies, and client groups. Agencies = federal bureaucracy Client groups = interest groups

The end……. Good luck