Executive Branch Study Guide PDF

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Executive Branch Study Guide

Directions: Be able to answer the following questions. 1.

What is the age requirement for a person to be president? 35

2. What does the 22nd amendment state? Limits the term to 2

3. How many years does a person have to be a resident of the U.S. for how many years? 14

4. What is an impeachment? Bring charges against a public official.

5. What does it take to impeach a president? 2/3 votes House

6. What kind of vote does it take to convict and remove a sitting president? 2/3 votes senate

7. What is an executive order? Issued by the president with the force of law

8. What is the order of succession, should the president be unable to fulfill his or her duties? Vice Presidents, Speaker of the House, President pro temp,Cabinet

9. Name some of the constitutional powers of the president? Sign and veto legislation , Commander in chief , Appoint Federal Judges

10. The president has the constitutional authority to make treaties with other nations, but doesn’t take effect until what happens? 2/3 senate approval

11. What is the presidential cabinet? Head of executive department other government officials

12. What happens after the president appoints the head of each cabinet? Confirmed by Senate

13. When legislation is passed by Congress and the president vetoes it how can Congress continue and pass the piece of legislation? 2/3 vote of both house

14. How does the Constitution give the president the power to influence the legislative process through his/her responsibility to? Reconmend legislation make appoints

15. Which amendment gave Congress the authority to implement a federal income tax? 16th

16. All cabinet members are headed by a secretary except for which department? Department of Justice (Attorney General)

17. Which department is responsible for supervising preparation of the federal budget and advising the president on budgetary matters? Office of Management and Budget

18. What is the president’s role in the U.S. legislative process? Approve or Veto bills

19. What is the President’s role in conducting American foreign policy? He's Chief Diplomat Head of U.S. Foreign Policy

20. What does the 25th to the United States Constitution accomplish? Presidential Succession

21. What is the method by which the President can impact how laws are carried out? Executive orders

22. How’s the President’s role as Commander in Chief is checked by the legislative process? Troops more than 60 Days w/o Approval, Congress declares War, Approve, any military spending

23. What happens after the president is impeached? Stand trial in the Senate

24. What is the role of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Military Advisers, Command army, navy, and airforce, make military decisions

25. What is the role of the presidential cabinet? Advise the President on Specific Issues....