Chapter 13+14 test

number 1 in list of succession

Vice President

number 2 in list of succession

Speaker of House

number 3 in list of succession

President pro temp

number 4 in list of succession

Secretary of State

number 5 in list of succession

Secretary of Treasury

what did the 22nd Amendment do?

made presidential term limits (only 2 terms)

2 roles of the vice president

vote to break ties in the senate, make sure the president is not disabled

what did the 25th Amendment do?

determined order of succession

what are the 4 things a president can do to a bill?

veto, sign and become law, don’t sign for 10 days and become a law, pocket veto (don’t sign for ten days but congress session ends in those ten days)

What is a platform?

basic beliefs the candidate believes in

Chief of State

the head of government

Chief Executive

head of the executive branch, makes sure the nation’s laws, policies, and programs are carried out

Chief Administrator

In charge of most government employees, manages the money used to run the government and its programs

Chief Diplomat

sets the U.S. policies towards other countries.  Speaks for the country to the rest of the world

Commander in Chief

The head of all U.S. military forces

Chief Legislator

suggests new laws to congress

Chief of Party

unofficial leader of his political party because of his power and influence

Chief Citizen

expected to do what is best for all of the nation, the moral leader of Americans

What happens if there is a tie in the electoral college?

The House chooses the president and the Senate chooses the Vice President. 

pardon

get out of jail free

reprive

postponment of your sentence

amnesty

pardon for a large group

commute

reduce amount of years in sentence

treaty

formal agreement with another country with Congress approval

What does “recognizing a country” mean?

We think of them as an equal and trade with them.

executive agreement

agreement with another country without Congress approval

who do we vote for?

presidential electors

Who make up the President’s Cabinent?

Heads of each executive department

Does the president need approval to pick Supreme Court Justices?

yes

how many terms did FDR serve

4

When does Congress count the Electoral College vote?

Jan 6

To pass an executive order who does the President have to get approval from?

He does not need approval to make an executive order. 

Requirements for president?

35 years old, 14 years living in US, natural born citizen

What causes succession to take place?

If the President dies, gets removed from office, is considered uncapable of ruling, or the Vice Presidnet and Cabinent think he cannot rule (president is considered mentally ill).

If the president is running for a second term do they usually get the nomination of their political party?

yes

How often is a national convention held?

summer before presidential election every 4 years

years in term of office for president

4

3 things that happen at national convention

a political party chooses candidate to run, make the platform, unite everyone together behind their one candidate 

what event chooses the delegates to go to national convention?

the primary

presidential salary

400k

closest executive agency to the president

White House

Amount of days president can send people to fight without senate approval

60

when do electors vote?

monday after the second wednesday every 2 years

who counts electoral votes?

Congress

Problems with the Electoral College

1. The winner of the popular vote may not become President.

2. Nothing requires the electors to vote for the candidate who wins the states popular vote. (3 times in our history)

3. A strong 3rd party candidate could put an election into the House of Representatives.

executive agency

an executive department which helps the government