Unit 5 Formative Study Set

Article II

Outlines the executive branch

Head of the executive branch

president

12th amendment

separate ballots to vote in president & vice president together

20th amendment

changed inauguration date to January 20th

22nd amendment

limits president to 2 terms

25th amendment

succession line & disability procedures

Roles of the President

chief diplomat

chief of party

chief executive

chief administrator

chief of state

commander in chief

chief legislator

Commander in Chief responsibilities

military leadership

Chief Diplomat responsibilities

Working with other countries and directing foreign policy

Chief of State responsibilities

Representing the US, ceremonial roles

Presidential Line of Succession

1. Vice President

2. Speaker of the House

3. President Pro Tempore

4. Secretary of State

Structure of the Executive Branch

Led by the President/VP

-Cabinet

-Executive Office of the President (EOP)

-many other executive agencies (CIA, EPA, FEC, etc.)

Cabinet

the group of secretaries that advise the president

Line agency

provides services and/or enforces laws

Staff agency

assist & advise the president

State of the Union

annual address given by the president to Congress, as outlined in Article II

Presidential powers

Veto, executive order, appointment, pardon, executive privilege, make treaties, deploy troops, recommend legislation, etc.

Executive order

presidential order with the force of law

impeachment

removal from office

Qualifications for the presidency

35 years old, natural-born citizen, 14 years a resident of the US

Presidential Succession Act

established a clear line of presidential succession