President Test

1. 35 years old

2. 14 year resident of the US

3. Native bORN

The president must be:

4 years, 2 terms (10 year max)-22nd amendment

President term in office is…

legislative

What branch was supposed to be the most powerful branch?

electoral college

Created so that small states matter and so we would not choose an idiot

22nd amendment

amendment that limits president to two terms

winner-take-all-system

the winner of each state receives all of the electoral votes of that state

representation in congress

electoral votes is based on..

270

538 electoral votes. How many do you need to win?

The House

If no winner in the electoral college, who chooses the president?

The Senate

If no winner in the electoral college, who chooses the VP?

Commander-in-chief, treaty negotiator, nominates federal judges, cabinet, heads of agencies, states of the union, veto power, pocket veto power, pardon felons, executes laws (signs laws), draws up the budget

Formal powers of the president

Bully Pulpit

Most important president informal power

Bully Pulpit

Bargaining and persuasion - influence public policy and public opinion

Congress

Who must authorize any funds for the war?

Franklin D Roosevelt

What president served the most terms? 4 terms

Trump

What president had no political experience prior to being elected president?

Battleground state

Term for swing states

Maine and Nebraska

What two states do not have a winner-takes-all system?

foreign policy

Congress generally defers (gives an opportunity to) to the president in the area of ______ ______

2/3 of The Senate

When the president negotiates a treaty it must be approved by…

executive agreement

same thing as a treaty but doesnt require The Senate’s approval

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

President has the ability to commit troops without congressional approval thanks to this

Congress

Who officially declares war?

War Powers Act

President ignores this. It was an attempt for congress to take the resolution allowing the president to commit troops back.

White House Staff

they work strictly in the Oval office. They are not elected by anybody. They are appointed by the president. They do not need to be confirmed by anybody.

Executive Office of the President

1. Agencies that report directly to the president

2. Heads must approved by the Senate

Office Management & Budget

Most powerful agency in the executive office of the president

OMB

created by the Budget Accounting Act. Set up to aid president in drawing up the annual budget

15

how many agencies?

25th amendment

VP becomes the president if he dies or becomes disabled

power

popularity=

economy

#1 driver (good or bad) in determining president popularity

up

beginning of a war makes popularity go up or down?

down

does long war make popularity go up or down?

down

overtime popularity goes ___ with election because they get blamed for everything

up

crisis makes popularity go ___

coattails

the ability for the president to bring people from his party in the office with him

agenda

coalition building

party and cross party lines “finessing” the Congress- meeting with committee chairs, subcommittees, majority and minority leaders, etc.

popular

bully pulpit is only effective is president is…

budget, opposition party, public mood

stuff in agenda doesn’t get passed because…

veto

president saying no to a bill

hard to get 2/3 of senate to override a veto

pocket veto

hold a bill for 10 days in hopes that Congress will adjourn. If they remain in session, a bill becomes a law without signature.

senate confirmation

important check on appointment powers but there can be potential for conflict based on who is chose by the president for appointments, including:

1. cabinet members

2. ambassadors

3. Some positions with the executive office of the president

4. supreme court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges

executive order

change the way current laws are being carried out