The Presidency

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How many executive departments are there in the current executive branch?

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15

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What does Article II of the Constitution tell us about the presidency?

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The powers of the president, The process of electing the president, How a president may be removed from office.

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Which of these is not a power of the president? Serving as commander in chief, Approving new amendments to the Constitution, Appointing judges and executive branch officials, Granting pardons and reprieves

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Approving new amendments to the Constitution

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During the Constitutional Convention, James Wilson argued that the executive branch should be led by______.

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A single president

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James Madison, known as the Father of the Constitution, thought that the president should be chosen by _________.

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Members of Congress

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What system of electing the president did the delegates finally agree to after much debate during the Convention? Options: The president would be chosen directly by the people, The president would be a hereditary position, The Electoral College, The president would be chosen by members of Congress

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The Electoral College

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In addition to the question of how the president should be elected, the delegates at the Constitutional Convention also had to address which big issue about the president?

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All of the above

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Signed, written, and published directives by the president that tell the executive-branch officials what to do are known as ______.

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Executive orders

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Which former president referred to the executive power as “the steward of the public welfare” in his “New Nationalism” speech?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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This president, who later became chief justice of the United States, argued that the people may carry out their will, but only after the wholesome delay and deliberation within the restrictions of the Constitution.

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William Howard Taft