EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• The president is elected for a term of _____________ years.

• 4YRS

• A President may be elected to the presidency only _______ time(s)

• according to the _________ Amendment.

• 2, 22

• A President must be at least ___________ years old when assuming office.

• 35 YRS

• The Executive Branch can be found in which Article of the Constitution?

• 2

• When the President is the man in charge of our military, he is playing what role?

• Commander in Chief

• When the president is in charge of all of the government workers he is playing what role?

• Chief Administrator

• When the president promotes bills he would like to become law he is playing what role?

• Chief Legislator

• When the president is playing a ceremonial role he is:

• Chief of State

• When the president is executing and enforcing all laws he is playing the role of:

• Chief Executive

• To become president,

• you must first

A. attend a national convention

B. be in the general election

C. be in a primary election

D. be voted on by the electoral college

• Ohio has what type of a primary

• closed

• The first Primaries are held in what state?

• New Hampshire

• When your political party is talking about one issue, they are speaking about a

• Plank

• If you don't win the majority of electoral votes in a general election, who votes

for the president?

• House of Reps

• Which amendment changed the inauguration of the president to January 20th?

• 20th

• How many total electoral votes are there?

• 538

• If you want to become a president you must receive a majority of electoral votes.

• How many electoral votes must you receive to get a majority?

• 270

• Most nominees for president usually represent three of the following positions

• Governor, VP and Senator

• Who actually elects the president?

• Electoral College

• Which two presidents have been impeached?

• Johnson and Clinton

• More than half of the officials of the executive branch get their jobs due to:

• Civil Service Exams

• The youngest man ever to become President due to presidential succession was:

• T. Roosevelt

• The Youngest man ever elected to office of the President was:

• JFK

• Who was the only president to resign from the Presidency?

• NIXON

• Which president served two non-consecutive terms?

• Cleveland

• Which president was never elected by the people to the vice presidency nor the presidency?

• FORD

• National Conventions are held in what season of the year?

• End of the Summer

• Name a perk the President receives?

• Franking privilege• Air Force One • Camp David Retreat• Swimming pool• Basketball courts• Tennis courts• Expense account

• Which Amendment allows for electors to cast a different ballot for the President and the Vice President?

• 12

• Which City has held the most National Conventions?

• Chicago

• The order of succession to the presidency after the Vice President is

determined by the:

• 25th Amendment

• When the President veto's a bill, this is an example of:

• Legislative Power

• The power of the President to sign a treaty must be confirmed by:

• Senate

• The power of the President to appoint a Supreme Court Justice is an example of:

• Executive Power

• The President may be impeached by:

• The House of Reps

• Which department gives recognition to schools showing excellence in academic achievement?

• Education

• Which department was created after WWII to combine the Army, Navy,and Air Force into one more efficient department?

• Defense

• Which department contains the Internal Revenue Service ?

• Treasury

• Which department is headed by an Attorney General?

• Justice

• Which department operates Medicare Programs?

• Health & Human Services

• Which department contains the Federal Aviation Agency?

• Transportation

• Which department supervises American National Parks?

• Interior

• Which department is in charge of the enforcement of laws to protect American workers?

• LABOR

• Which department provides low cost public housing for needy families?

• HUD

• Which department has the power to supervise the construction of Nuclear Power Plants?

• ENERGY

• There are currently, a total of ________ Cabinet Departments

• 15

• This Department continually tries to obtain good relations with foreign nations.

• STATE

• Who is the Secretary of State?

• John Kerry

• Who is Secretary of Defense?

• Panetta

• This new department now contains the U.S. Coast Guard?

• Homeland Security

• The first four departments created in the Executive Branch were the

departments of ____, ____, _____, and the office of attorney general.

• War, State and Treasury

• The President's cabinet was created by

• The President-G.Washington

• According to the Constitution, in order to become president you must

meet all of the following qualifications:

• 35 yrs• Natural Born Citizen• Resident of the U.S.

for 14 yrs

• Today, the President's yearly salary is:

• $400,000

• A formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution is to

• Preside over the Senate

• Or Break a tie in the Senate

• The chief task of the national convention is to:

• Officially nominate a presidential candidate

for their political party

• A Cabinet Secretary plays two roles:

1) administrative head of a department

2) advisor to the president

• a(n) ___________ negotiated by the president must be approved by a 2/3 vote of the Senate

• TREATY

• a general pardon of a group of people

• AMNESTY

the _____________ ACT placed stricter limits on the President's powers as commander in chief

• War Powers

Resolution Act

• legal forgiveness of a crime for one person is a(n):

• PARDON

• a(n) does not require Senate approval

• Executive Agreement

• a reduction in the length of a sentence or amount of a fine imposed by the courts

• Commutation

• presidential directives, called ___________, have the force of law

• Executive Orders

• NASA is an example of one of the following Bureaucratic Agencies

• Independent

Executive Agency

• The United States Postal Service is an example of one of these Bureaucratic Agencies

• Government Corporation

• The Civil Service System was established in 1883 after the assassination

of President_______ by a disappointed office-seeker.

• Garfield

• Nearly all of the bureaucracy(government workers) is in the ____________ branch of government.

• EXECUTIVE

• The National Security Council contains three of the following:

Director of the C.I.A

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Secretary of Homeland Security

• Which office manages the major task of preparing a budget?

• OMB

A= True B= False

• obtaining a civil service job is easy.

• FALSE

A= True B= False

• in order to get a government secretarial job you must take a civil service exam

• TRUE

A= True B= False

• Major independent Agencies are under direct control of cabinet departments

• FALSE

A= True B= False

• When a president is elected into office he/she usually appoints around 100,000 jobs

• FALSE

A= True B= False

• The Executive Office of the White House contains the president's personal staff.

• TRUE

A= True B= False

• The newest and larges Independent Executive Agency is the Social Security Administration

• TRUE

List one government corporation?

• Post Office or Amtrak

• When your political party is talking about many issues they are speaking about a

• platform

• Explain the 4 steps it takes to become a president:

PrenominationPrimaries & Caucuses

National Conventions

Presidential Election

Electoral College votes

• Which President was the only president to become a Supreme Court Justice?

• TAFT

• Who is the most influential aide in the President’s staff?

• Chief of Staff

• Who is Ohio’s governor

• Kasich

• Altogether about how many people work as the White House Staff?

• 400

• Which Department is the oldest department?

• STATE

A= True B= False

• The Department of Defense has the largest budget.

• TRUE