GOPO executive branch quiz

Qualifications for president and vice pres (3)

• at least 35 years old

• Natural born citizen

• resident of U.S for at least 14 years prior to election

Election every _ years

4

how many members in electoral college

538

# of electoral college votes

determined by pop ( census every 10 yrs)

Winning electoral college

at least 270 votes to win, winner-takes-all system

1947 presidential succession act

indicates the line of succession after VP

25th amendment

if pres dies/leaves office, VP becomes president and picks their VP

if pres dies, 3 people are next in line

1. VP

2. speaker of the house

3. senate president pro tempore

chief executive

carries out laws by congress

chief diplomat

directs foreign policy

commander in chief

commander of armed forces

legislative leader

only congress can make laws- president can suggest laws to congress

head of state

greets foreign leaders- ceremonial functions

economic leader

prepares federal budget

party leader

provides representation for their political party

president’s constitutional powers (8)

1. veto/ pocket veto bills

2. call congress into special sessions

3. commander in chief of armed forces

4. receive leaders of foreign countries

5. make treaties(senate approved)

6. appoints heads, judges and ambassadors

7. pardons

8. state of union adress