Gov Chapter 5 – Presidency & Government

Q: What are the qualifications to be president?

35 years and US Citizen

Q: What is recall in state government?

A: A vote to remove an elected official from office.

Q: Where did the title “Mr. President” originate?

A: George Washington’s administration.

Q: Who was King Andrew?

Andrew Jackson ( President that overused presidental powers )

Q: What is a pocket veto?

A: When the president ignores a bill for 10 days and Congress adjourns.

Q: What is the Executive Office of the President?

A: Advisors and agencies that help the president carry out duties.

Q: What are independent agencies?

A: Agencies that are outside direct presidential control (e.g., NASA, EPA).

Q: What is deficit spending?

Spending more money than the gov collects

Q: What is impoundment?

A: When the president refuses to spend money Congress approved.

Q: What is the budget cycle?

A: The yearly process of planning, approving, and managing the federal budget.

Q: When does the federal fiscal year start?

A: October 1.

Q: What is a continuing resolution?

A: Temporary funding to keep the government running.

Q: What is the largest source of federal revenue?

A: Individual income tax.

Q: What is discretionary spending?

A: Spending decided by Congress each year.

Q: What is a budget surplus?

A: When the government collects more money than it spends.

Q: What is a budget deficit?

A: When the government spends more money than it collects.

Q: What is a regressive tax?

A: A tax that takes a higher percentage from low-income earners.

Q: What is a property tax?

A: A tax paid based on the value of land, buildings, or property.

Q: What is the line of presidential succession?

A: VP → Speaker of the House → President Pro Tempore → Secretary of State → Treasury → Defense