The executive

What are the qualifications in the constitution for becoming president?

You have to be a natural born citizen, 35 years old, and have resided within the US for at least 14 years

elections in which candidates from the same party can run against each other and voters choose from among them

Primaries

Caucuses

Local meetings around the state, at which those registered as Republicans or Democrats vote on whom they support

What can a superdelegate do at the Democratic Party national convention?

They can vote for whomever they wish when they get to the convention

What is a party platform?

A series of position statements that expressed the parties official stand on a number of issues

An attempt to limit the influence of money in a presidential campaign

Intended purpose of the presidential campaign fund

What happened as a result of the fiasco after the 1800 election?

Congress passed, and an 1804 the state ratified, the 12th amendment, which created the system we follow today

How is it possible for a candidate to lose the national popular vote but win the electoral vote?

By carrying just enough states to receive a majority of electoral votes

What does the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 make clear?

The vice president merely provides over the meeting and has no authority to accept or reject the validity of electors or their votes

As of 2023, who was the youngest person to become president?

Theodore Roosevelt

What fraction of presidents have served in the military

About half

Who was elected president the most number of times and how many times was he elected?

Franklin Roosevelt was elected four times

What is the annual salary set for the president as of 2023?

400,000 with an additional 50,000 earmarked for expenses

Who usually decides who will feel vice presidential spot on his parties ticket?

A party’s presidential nominee

Today, who is next in line in this line of succession after the vice president?

The speaker of the house and the president pro tempore of the Senate

What happens if the president notifies the speaker of the house and the president pro tempore of the Senate that he’s unable to carry out the duties of the office?

The vice president becomes acting president

Why did the founders want civilian oversight of the US Armed Forces?

The founders did not want a powerful standing army answerable only to itself that might complete with the civilian government for control of the country

How is the war-making authority of the federal government an example of the separation of powers?

Congress has the power to declare war, but the operation of armed forces in the field is under the oversight of the president

In how many conflicts has Congress formally declared war?

Five

What law did Congress pass in his attempt to limit a president’s ability to deploy troops?

War powers act

A resolution by what organization prompted President Truman to send American troops into Korea in 1950?

United Nations Security Council resolutions

What was significant about the authoritarians for use of military force that Congress passed in 2001?

A congressional resolution named organizations and persons in addition to nations as legitimate targets of attack

What is the term that describes the president’s role in caring the diplomatic relations with other countries?

Chief of state or head of state

Treaties and executive agreements

What are two types of documents that a president might sign with leaders of other countries?

How many federal civilian employees worked for the United States in 2022?

About 2.8 million

When Congress establishes a program, is it easy or difficult to end it?

It is extremely difficult

What 1883 active Congress protected several thousand federal employees from political dismissal

The Pendleton civil service act

How many persons are on the president’s Personal and official staff

4000 persons

Which president created the executive office of the president?

Franklin Roosevelt

What three-member panel reports, reviews, and makes recommendations about the economy?

The council of economic advisors

What body, made up of the vice president, some cabinet members, and other selected officials, advises the president on foreign relations

National security council

What tool can a president use to implement an agenda without waiting for Congress to pass a law?

The executive order

The lesson mentions meaningful contributions that several presidents made after leaving the White House. Tell one of these.

Jimmy Carter worked on Habitat for Humanity projects in the US and around the world

What power of the president might be considered judicial?

The president’s right to grant a pardon or a reprieve to anyone convicted in federal court

What happens when there’s no majority in the electoral college

The House of Representatives select the President

What can congress and the president do when Congress sends the president legislation he does not approve?

The president can be to legislation Congress passes, but Congress can override a veto with a 2/3 major majority for the bill to become a law

What are the roles of Congress and the president concerning war?

Congress declare his war, while the president is commander and chief of the military forces

What is the president annual message to Congress called? In what month does he give it?

State of the union speech; January

Why does a president’s administration select one cabinet member who does not attend the state of union?

To maintain the line of presidential succession in case a national emergency occurs

What might the president do to make the case for his proposals to Congress and the American people?

Making speeches to influence, public opinion, is issuing statements to the press, and using his influence with individual members of congress

What is the term for when Congress and the president become hardened in their opposition to each other?

Gridlock

What is the idea of a presidential line – item veto? What happened after Congress passed a law giving that power to the president?

It would enable him to veto certain sections of the bill that Congress passed without having to veto the entire bill. The US Supreme Court struck down the line – item Veto as unconstitutional.