Strine Unit 6 Review: The Executive Branch

A set of flashcards covering key concepts from the Executive Branch lecture.

Purpose of the Executive Branch?

enforce laws that are passed by Congress

What Article created the Executive Branch?

Article II (2) of the Constitution

Minimum age to become president?

35 years old

Length of presidential term?

Each term is 4 years long

Maximum number of presidential elections?

A person can be elected two times, as established by the 22nd Amendment (can’t be president longer than 10 years)

Citizenship requirement to become president?

YES, Must be a natural-born citizen.

Residency requirement to become president?

Must have been a resident of the USA for at least 14 years.

First four positions in the line of succession?

1. Vice President 2. Speaker of the House 3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate 4. Secretary of State.

Bypassing Congressional power of lawmaking?

Executive Order

Maximum years a president can serve per the 22nd Amendment?

10 years

Slang term for bureaucratic paperwork?

Red Tape

First department in the cabinet?

The Department of State, created in 1789

Last department in the cabinet?

The Department of Homeland Security, created in 2002

Number of cabinet members filled by the president?

15 executive departments, so 15 department heads.

Who approves presidential cabinet selections?

The U.S. Senate by a simple majority vote.