REVIEW: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
1. In case the President is disabled, the way the Vice President becomes President is determined by which amendment?
2. What are the constitutional requirements to become president?
3. What is the President’s current salary?
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How many YEARS can a President serve in office?
5. According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, who follows the Vice President in the line of presidential
succession?
6. The President may decide to resume duties after an illness by informing Congress that no inability exists, but who can
challenge that decision?
7. What formal duty is assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution?
8. What can a presidential primary accomplish?
9. In which state is the first and most widely publicized caucus held?
10. What are the major flaws in the electoral college system?
11. Why has the power of the presidency been the cause for debate?
12. What is the difference between a treaty and an executive agreement?
13. What are the President’s options when he receives a bill?
14. The power to issue executive orders is called what?
15. Who appoints Cabinet members? Who approves them?
16. In the executive branch, the title of department is reserved for which agencies?
17. What are examples of independent agencies?
18. Historically, how can the role of the Cabinet in the President's decision making be described?
19. Know the different roles of the President.
20. Why would the President have a great amount of influence over those federal employees he appoints?
21. What has been the result of the War Powers Resolution of 1973?
22. Allowing the President to recommend legislation is another facet of what principle of our government?
23. Which federal employees work most directly with the President?
24. Cabinet members have two major jobs. In one, they are advisors; in the other, they are what?
25. Know what the following terms mean.
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Executive Office of the President
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executive agreement
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Executive Article
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electoral college
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recognition
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treaty
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independent executive agencies
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commander in chief
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winner-take-all
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chief administrator
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balance the ticket
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bureaucrat
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executive order
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presidential succession
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