EXECUTIVE BRANCH The president is elected for a term of _____________ years. 4YRS

A President may be elected to the presidency only _______ time(s) according to the _________ Amendment. 2, 22

A President must be at least ___________ years old when assuming office. 35 YRS

The Executive Branch can be found in which Article of the Constitution? 2

When the President is the man in charge of our military, he is playing what role? Commander in Chief

When the president is in charge of all of the government workers he is playing what role? Chief Administrator

When the president promotes bills he would like to become law he is playing what role? Chief Legislator

When the president is playing a ceremonial role he is: Chief of State

When the president is executing and enforcing all laws he is playing the role of: Chief Executive

To become president, you must first A.attend a national convention B. be in the general election C. be in a primary election D. be voted on by the electoral college

Ohio has what type of a primary closed

The first Primaries are held in what state? New Hampshire

When your political party is talking about one issue, they are speaking about a Plank

If you don't win the majority of electoral votes in a general election, who votes for the president? House of Reps

Which amendment changed the inauguration of the president to January 20th? 20th

How many total electoral votes are there? 538

If you want to become a president you must receive a majority of electoral votes. How many electoral votes must you receive to get a majority? 270

Most nominees for president usually represent three of the following positions Governor, VP and Senator

Who actually elects the president? Electoral College

Which two presidents have been impeached? Johnson and Clinton

More than half of the officials of the executive branch get their jobs due to: Civil Service Exams

The youngest man ever to become President due to presidential succession was: T. Roosevelt

The Youngest man ever elected to office of the President was: JFK

Who was the only president to resign from the Presidency? NIXON

Which president served two non- consecutive terms? Cleveland

Which president was never elected by the people to the vice presidency nor the presidency? FORD

National Conventions are held in what season of the year? End of the Summer

Name a perk the President receives? Franking privilege Air Force One Camp David Retreat Swimming pool Basketball courts Tennis courts Expense account

Which Amendment allows for electors to cast a different ballot for the President and the Vice President? 12

Which City has held the most National Conventions? Chicago

The order of succession to the presidency after the Vice President is determined by the: 25 th Amendment

When the President veto's a bill, this is an example of: Legislative Power

The power of the President to sign a treaty must be confirmed by: Senate

The power of the President to appoint a Supreme Court Justice is an example of: Executive Power

The President may be impeached by: The House of Reps

Which department gives recognition to schools showing excellence in academic achievement? Education

Which department was created after WWII to combine the Army, Navy,and Air Force into one more efficient department? Defense

Which department contains the Internal Revenue Service ? Treasury

Which department is headed by an Attorney General? Justice

Which department operates Medicare Programs? Health & Human Services

Which department contains the Federal Aviation Agency? Transportation

Which department supervises American National Parks? Interior

Which department is in charge of the enforcement of laws to protect American workers? LABOR

Which department provides low cost public housing for needy families? HUD

Which department has the power to supervise the construction of Nuclear Power Plants? ENERGY

There are currently, a total of ________ Cabinet Departments 15

This Department continually tries to obtain good relations with foreign nations. STATE

Who is the Secretary of State? John Kerry

Who is Secretary of Defense? Panetta

This new department now contains the U.S. Coast Guard? Homeland Security

The first four departments created in the Executive Branch were the departments of ____, ____, _____, and the office of attorney general. War, State and Treasury

The President's cabinet was created by The President- G.Washington

According to the Constitution, in order to become president you must meet all of the following qualifications: 35 yrs Natural Born Citizen Resident of the U.S. for 14 yrs

Today, the President's yearly salary is: $400,000

A formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution is to Preside over the Senate Or Break a tie in the Senate

The chief task of the national convention is to: Officially nominate a presidential candidate for their political party

A Cabinet Secretary plays two roles: 1) administrative head of a department 2) advisor to the president

a(n) ___________ negotiated by the president must be approved by a 2/3 vote of the Senate TREATY

a general pardon of a group of people AMNESTY

the _____________ ACT placed stricter limits on the President's powers as commander in chief War Powers Resolution Act

legal forgiveness of a crime for one person is a(n): PARDON

a(n) does not require Senate approval Executive Agreement

a reduction in the length of a sentence or amount of a fine imposed by the courts Commutation

presidential directives, called ___________, have the force of law Executive Orders

NASA is an example of one of the following Bureaucratic Agencies Independent Executive Agency

The United States Postal Service is an example of one of these Bureaucratic Agencies Government Corporation

The Civil Service System was established in 1883 after the assassination of President_______ by a disappointed office-seeker. Garfield

Nearly all of the bureaucracy(govern ment workers) is in the ____________ branch of government. EXECUTIVE

The National Security Council contains three of the following: Director of the C.I.A Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Secretary of Homeland Security

Which office manages the major task of preparing a budget? OMB

A= True B= False obtaining a civil service job is easy. FALSE

A= True B= False in order to get a government secretarial job you must take a civil service exam TRUE

A= True B= False Major independent Agencies are under direct control of cabinet departments FALSE

A= True B= False When a president is elected into office he/she usually appoints around 100,000 jobs FALSE

A= True B= False The Executive Office of the White House contains the president's personal staff. TRUE

A= True B= False The newest and larges Independent Executive Agency is the Social Security Administration TRUE

List one government corporation? Post Office or Amtrak

When your political party is talking about many issues they are speaking about a platform

Explain the 4 steps it takes to become a president: Prenomination Primaries & Caucuses National Conventions Presidential Election Electoral College votes

Which President was the only president to become a Supreme Court Justice? TAFT

Who is the most influential aide in the President’s staff? Chief of Staff

Who is Ohio’s governor Kasich

Altogether about how many people work as the White House Staff? 400

Which Department is the oldest department? STATE

A= True B= False The Department of Defense has the largest budget. TRUE