5.1- The Executive Branch

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Multiple Select

What are the qualifications for president as stated in the Constitution?

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  age of 35 years

• natural-born citizen

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  college education

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  residence in the United States for 14 years

Multiple Choice

How did the 22nd Amendment change the term of the presidency?

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  It enables vice presidents to be elected two times even if they become president months after the previous president vacates office.

• It allows presidents to serve up to ten years if they fulfill a partial term of fewer than two years of a previous president.

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  It made the precedent set by Washington into law.

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  It limits the president to two terms.

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Match the authority in government with the presidential power best associated with it.

• commander in chief

• appointing judges and other officials

• signing laws or vetoing bills

• appointing and receiving ambassadors

military authority

administrative authority

legislative authority

diplomatic authority

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  military authority

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  administrative authority

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  legislative authority

• diplomatic authority

Multiple Choice

What advantage do presidents seek to have when they use executive power or executive privilege?

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  avoid oversight by the other branches

• escape blame for bad policies

• ignore the rulings of the judicial branch

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  force Congress to pass legislation