POTUS/Executive Branch

POTUS/Executive Branch

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Poll

WHEN YOU THINK OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, YOU THINK OF WHAT???

• I DONT KNOW

• IT MEANS NOTHING BECAUSE ITS NOT THE PEOPLE'S VOTE.

• WE NEED TO GO OUT AND VOTE FOR OUR SENATORS AND REPS!

• IT SHOULD BE ABOLISHED FOR GOOD!!

Multiple Choice

How long is a POTUS term in office?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 8 years

Multiple Choice

True or False. One must be a Natural Born American Citizen to be able to run for the office of POTUS.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to the US Constitution, how old must one be to run for POTUS?

• 21

• 25

• 30

• 35

Open Ended

•What constitutional basis do we see as a result of the above quote?

Multiple Choice

According to Hamilton in Federalist #70, a strong executive is necessary to

• check the power of the legislature

• check the power of states

• better represent state interests

• limit the power of the federal government

Multiple Choice

In Federalist #70, Hamilton argued for the importance of ______.

• a strong singular executive

• a strong plural executive

• a weak singular executive

• a weak plural executive

Multiple Choice

Federalist #70 relates mostly to which branch of government?

• The Executive

• The Judiciary

• The Legislature

• The States

Multiple Choice

There's another legislative power that the President has that is probably the most important one. He can give ________________. These are presidential directives, or rules, that have the force of law.

• Executive Orders

• Judicial Review

• Federal Prosecution

• Executive Agreements

Multiple Choice

The President can attempt to set the legislative agenda by making recommendations for laws that he'd like to see passed. This is sometimes called the____________.

• Legislative Influence

• Executive Order

• Executive Veto

• Judicial Review

Multiple Choice

The President has pretty limited formal powers over Congress. Other than convening special sessions, and the_______________, and the State of the Union Address, maybe, he can't do all that much to influence them.

• veto

• Supreme Court

• pardon

• cabinet members

Multiple Choice

Although it isn't mentioned in the Constitution, the President is effectively the Chief Executive Officer or CEO of the US….it comes out of his power to __________ judges, ambassadors, and other ministers.

• appoint

• pardon

• imprison

• execute

Multiple Choice

The most important difference between an executive agreement and a treaty is that the agreements don't need to be ratified by 2/3rds of the Senate, but they become valid with only a majority of the vote in both______________.

• Houses

• Federal Courts

• Political Parties

• Virginia & New Jersey Plans

Multiple Choice

________________ agreements are, well, they're agreements between the US and foreign nations that look like treaties but aren't formally treaties.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Bureaucratic

• Judicial

Multiple Choice

The President has informal powers in foreign policy, too. Formally, the Constitution says that the President has the power to _______________, receive foreign ambassadors, and appoint ambassadors and ministers.

• make treaties

• declare war

• levy taxes

• declare laws unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

After Vietnam, Congress tried to put on the brakes by passing a ____________, which requires the President to get authorization to use troops within 60 days of when he first commits them, or else he has to bring the troops back.

• War Powers Resolution

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Homeland Security Act

• Patriot Act

Multiple Choice

If there's an immediate threat to the US and Congress doesn't have the time or the opportunity to declare war, the _________must be able to use force.

• Commander in Chief

• President of the Senate

• Secretary of Homeland Defense

• Counter Terrorism Unit

Multiple Choice

The President also has judicial powers. He can ____________________, but only with the consent of the Senate. He does have the power to grant pardons and reprieves...

• appoint judges

• execute judges

• terminate judges

• terminate court

Multiple Choice

The President has diplomatic powers, although he doesn't actually do most of the diplomacy. The President has the power to_________________, which are mostly written by the State Department officials, but he takes credit.

• make treaties

• veto laws

• appoint officials

• eat tacos on Tuesday

Multiple Choice

The Constitution requires that the President from time to time inform Congress of the state of the Union. This takes the form of an annual ___________________Address.

• State of the Union

• State of the Commonwealth

• Gettysburg

• Capitol

Multiple Choice

The first power given to the President in the Constitution is that he is the ___________________ of the Armed Forces, which at the time was just the Army and Navy, since there were no airplanes.

• Commander in Chief

• Joint Chiefs of Staff

• Grand Admiral

• General

Multiple Choice

The President is not elected directly by the American people. Yeah, your mind is blown. In the Constitution, as originally written, only members of the __________were directly elected by qualified citizens.

• House of Representatives

• Executive Branch

• Senate

• Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of an executive order?

• must go through Congress

• must go through the Supreme Court

• has the force of law

• all of the given

Multiple Choice

If Congress is not currently in session, but an issue such as the nation's budget needs to be resolved, the president can call a ____________________________, where Congress will convene (outside regular legislative session) to work to resolve the issue.

• special session

• executive session

• veto

• none of the given

Multiple Choice

Power of the president to refuse (forbid) a bill

• veto

• executive order

• table

• pigeonhole

Multiple Select

Protects the security of our country.

Multiple Choice

Oversees motor carrier (trucking) safety.

Multiple Choice

Manages the nation's public lands and minerals

Multiple Choice

Name the departments of the Cabinet

• Education, Justice, Homeland Security, Labor, Agriculture, Interior, Defense, State, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, Energy, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Commerce

• Education, Planning, Defense, Judiciary, Family Development, Foreign Affairs, Commerce, Labor, Veterans Affairs, Domestic Policy, Voting, Campaigns, Political Parties, Animal Welfare

• State, International Affairs, The Arts, Budget, Labor, Commerce, Energy, Transportation, Health and Human Services, FDA, Defense, Weapons, Congress, Vice Presidential Office

• Justice, Homeland Security, Labor, Agriculture, Education, Interior, Defense, Housing and Urban Development, State, Treasury, Energy, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Commerce, CIA

Multiple Choice

Department responsible for borrowing, collecting (taxes), spending, and budgeting money

• Department of State

• Department of Justice

• Department of Defense

• Department of the Treasury

Multiple Choice

The president can appoint leaders (secretaries) of cabinet departments, but they must be confirmed by the Senate

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Is the Cabinet mentioned in the Constitution?

• 3 times

• 10 times

• not at all

• once

Multiple Choice

Who would become President if anything were to happen to the sitting President of the United States?

• Speaker of the House of Representatives

• Vice President

• Secretary of Labor

• Secretary of Energy

Multiple Choice

Who is next in the Line of Succession after the the President pro Tempore of the Senate?

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Treasury

• Vice President

• Attorney General

Multiple Choice

Who is next in the Line of Succession after the Speaker of the House of Representatives?

• Secretary OF Commerce

• Secretary of Labor

• Vice President

• President Pro Tempore of the Senate

Multiple Choice

Who is next in the Line of Succession after the Vice President?

• Speaker of the House of Representatives

• Secretary of Agriculture

• Secretary of the Interior

• President Pro Tempore of Senate

Multiple Choice

POTUS appoints members of his cabinet

• Chief Legislator
• Commander-in-chief
• Chief Executive
• Chief of Party

Multiple Choice

POTUS throws out the first pitch of the World Series

• Commander-in-Chief
• Chief of State
• Chief Legislator
• Chief Diplomat

Multiple Choice

POTUS sends troops to North Korea to secure a nuclear reactor

• Chief of Party
• Chief Legislator
• Chief Executive
• Commander-in-chief

Multiple Choice

POTUS influences Congress to pass laws that fulfill his agenda

• Chief Legislator
• Commander-in-chief
• Chief Executive
• Chief of Party

Multiple Choice

President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court

• Chief of the Executive Branch

• Head of State

• Foreign Policy Leader

• Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

Multiple Choice

President George W. Bush sends secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to try to broker peace in Israel and Palestine.

• Political Party Leader

• Chief of the Executive Branch

• Foreign Policy Leader

• Legislative Leader

Multiple Choice

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law.

• Chief of the Executive Branch

• Head of State

• Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

• Legislative Leader

Multiple Choice

President Ronald Reagan orders U.S. troops to invade Grenada.

• Chief of the Executive Branch

• Head of State

• Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

• Economic Leader

Multiple Choice

President Franklin D. Roosevelt moves the U.S. economy away from the gold standard.

• Political Party Leader

• Economic Leader

• Legislative Leader

Multiple Choice

President Bush throws out the first pitch during the 2001 World Series, a matter of weeks after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001

• Head of State

• Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

• Economic Leader

• Foreign Policy Leader

Multiple Choice

President Obama delivers a speech during the 2016 Democratic National Convention

• Political Party Leader

• Head of State

• Economic Leader

• Legislative Leader

Multiple Choice

What was the ruling of the court in United States v Nixon?

• That the President’s executive privilege cannot be used in cases of criminal investigation and due process of law

• That the President had the right to withhold information from the public.

• The president cannot make the laws of this country.

• The court said that only the Judicial branch may review the laws of this country.

Multiple Choice

What did the court order Mr. Nixon to give up?

• The keys to his safe

• Tapes of his conversation with various aides

• His E-Mails

• Password to his social media

Multiple Choice

United States v Nixon will limit:

• Judicial Review

• Rule of law

• Executive Privilege?

• Segregation

Multiple Choice

Showed that the president is accountable for obeying the law.

• United States v. Nixon

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Tinker v. Des Moines

Multiple Choice

No one is above the law...not even the president.

• Executive Pardon

• Judicial Review

• Executive Privilege

• Rule of Law

Multiple Choice

Head of the Executive Branch in the U.S.

• King

• Emperor

• President

• Chief

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a power of the executive branch?

• Appoints federal judges

• Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional

• Ratifies treaties

• Impeaches and removes judges

Multiple Choice

A rule or command the president gives out that has the same power as a law is called

• a pardon.

• an amnesty.

• a reprieve

• an executive order.