Unit 4 Review Presidential approval ratings –Why does it decrease and increase?

Unit 4 Review

• Presidential approval ratings– Why does it decrease and increase?

Cabinet Offices

• Secretary of State –

• Secretary of Defense-

• Secretary of Treasury-

• Attorney General-

• The Vice President acts as President in cases of Presidential disability based on what amendment?

• 25th Amendment

• What are the formal qualifications for President?

• Natural born citizen

• At least 35 years of age

• Lived in U.S. for at least 14 years

• What is the current yearly salary of the President?

• $400,000

• What is the difference between a treaty & an executive agreement?

• A treaty requires Senate approval while an executive agreement does not

• What are three goals of the national political party convention?

• Pick presidential candidate

• Adopt party platform

• Unify party

• Who is second in line of presidential succession?

• Speaker of the House

• What is the maximum amount of years a President can serve in office?

• 10 years

True or False

• The president shares his military powers with Congress.

• True

True or False

• The President can grant pardons in cases of impeachment.

• False

• What is the least number of presidential electors a state can have?

• Three

• Who can challenge the President’s decision to resume his duties after a disability?

• The Vice President & a majority of the Cabinet

• The part of the Constitution that outlines the powers of the Presidency

• Executive Article

• This is a postponement of the execution of a sentence.

• Reprieve

• What are the two Constitutional duties of the Vice President?

• Preside over the Senate

• Help decide the question of Presidential disability

• What is a directive, rule or regulation that has the force of law?

• An Executive Order

• What are the ways in which the Presidency can become Vacant?

• Death

• Resignation

• Removed from office

• A person convicted of a federal crime can escape penalty if the president were to grant what?

• A pardon

• The 22nd Amendment limits the President to how many terms?

• Two

• Who is the President elected by?

• The electoral college

• Originally, how was the Vice President selected?

• He was the person who received the second highest number of electoral votes.

• What is it called when the President refuses to sign a bill?

• A Veto

• To win a presidential election, a candidate must win:

• A majority of the electoral votes

• Does the person who wins the popular vote always win the electoral vote?

• No

• Is referred to as the “nerve center” of the Executive Office?

• White House Office

• The term department is reserved for agencies of?

• Cabinet rank

• What are the three features of a bureaucracy?

• Hierarchical authority

• Job specialization

• Formalized Rules