The Executive Branch Slides

Chapter 7

Constitution requirements for

President are:

1. 35 yrs old

2. natural born citizen

3. 14 yr resident

Article II

of the

Constitution
establishes

the

office of the
President

The President serves terms of how many years?

These terms are limited by what Amendment?

 Executive Power

 The Power of Appointment

 The Removal Power

 The Power to Pardon

 The Cabinet

 The White House Staff

 The Executive Office of the President

 The Vice-President

 The Twenty-fifth Amendment

 The Presidential Succession Act of 1947

Signed into law by Harry Truman.

Negotiating Treaties

Executive Agreements

 Congress has the constitutional power to declare

war.

 The commander-in-chief clause establishes

civilian control over the military.

 The War Powers Resolution

 The Presidential Veto

 Executive Privilege

Impeachment: Two part process

1. Impeachment by the House

2. Senate Trial

Multiple Choice

The President is limited to two elected terms by

• 20th Amendment.

• Limitation Act of 1951.

• 22nd Amendment.

• 13th Amendment.

Multiple Choice

President Theodore Roosevelt developed the ___________ of the presidency.

• restricted theory

• constitutional theory

• stewardship theory

• executive theory

Multiple Choice

The president's appointment power comes from

• Article 1.

• Article 4.

• Article 6.

• Article 2.

Multiple Choice

The president's power to pardon is limited to

• federal and state laws.

• state laws.

• federal laws.

• tribal laws.

Multiple Choice

Cabinet secretaries, undersecretaries, the administrators and deputies of the various independent agencies make up

• the government.

• the president's constituency.

• the president's administration.

• the outer cabinet.

Multiple Choice

The agency that focuses on the formulation, coordination and implementation of the economic and domestic policy is the

• Office of Policy Development.

• National Security Council.

• Office of Management and Budget.

• Council of Economic Advisers.

Multiple Choice

Franklin Roosevelt made ________ a serious tool of foreign policy.

• executive agreements

• Senate ratification

• treaties

• House agreements

Multiple Choice

The president cannot commit troops to combat longer than 60 days according to the

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

• Case Act.

• War Powers Resolution.

• Marbury Case.

Multiple Choice

A presidential veto can be overridden by a

• two-thirds majority of the House.

• two-thirds majority of the Senate.

• both A and B.

• none of the above.

Multiple Choice

The Constitution gives Congress the power to

• confirm presidential appointees.

• ratify treaties.

• impeach and remove the President.

• nullify executive agreements.