Executive Branch Review

Declare war and confirm ambassadors 

• What are two formal powers of Congress in foreign affairs 
• What are two informal powers of Congress
• What is two advice and consent clauses of the Senate

two things for which the President needs Senate approval  

• What is declare war and raise taxes
• What are treaty negotiation and issue executive orders
• What are treaty ratification and nomination confirmation

Who comes next? President, VP, Speaker of the House, 

• President Pro Temp
• President of the Senate
• Secretary of State

What law created the merit based system in the civil service

• Hatch Act
• Pendleton Act
• Political Activities Act

What is NOT part of an iron triangle?

• media
• interest group(s)
• congressional committee
• bureaucratic agency

Bureaucratic entity that provides rules and oversight for a given industry, usually economic?

• cabinet department
• independent regulatory commission
• independent executive agency
• government corporation

Like a department, but narrower in focus, provides a service rather than regulates. 

• cabinet department
• independent regulatory commission
• independent executive agency
• government corporation

Limits president to two term limit

• 20th
• 21st
• 22nd
• 23rd

In the event of a vacancy in the office of VP, the President will appoint a new VP, subject to confirmation in both houses of Congress with a simple majority vote. 

• 23rd
• 24th
• 25th
• 26th

According to Neustadt, the President's most important power is...

• appointments
• treaties
• persuasion
• veto