Note Sheet – The Presidency
1. Among the different roles a President must fill are (4/6/8/10) assigned by the Constitution.
2. As Chief of __________, the President is the ceremonial head of the nation.
3. As Chief ____________, the President enforces laws passed by Congress and enforces court
decisions.
4. As Chief ____________, the President is the main architect of our foreign policy and our chief
spokesman to the rest of the world.
5. As ____________ ___ _________ of the Armed Forces, our Presidents have sent troops into action
on more than 200 occasions.
6. Three other roles of the President, not mentioned in the Constitution [besides Chief Mourner] are
Economic Planner, Chief Citizen and Chief of ____________.
7. Political job appointments for persons supporting the President is known as (pardons/patronage).
8. The President can be a natural born citizen but he [can/can not) be a naturalized citizen.
9. The President and Vice President must be (30/35/40) years of age.
10. The President must have lived in the U.S. for at least [10/14/20] years.
11. The term of the President is for (2/4/6/10) years.
12. No President (since 1951-22nd Amendment) shall be elected for more than ___ terms nor can they
serve more than (4/6/8/10/12) years.
13. _______________ was the only President to serve more than two terms.
14. _______________ was the only President to resign from office in 1973.
15. The salary of the President is ($200,000/$300,000/$400,000/$500,000) and his pension is currently
$__________.
16. The Vice President can serve (only two/any number of) terms
17. The Constitution assigns the Vice President only (2/10/17) formal duties.
18. These duties of the Vice President include _________ over the Senate and vote only in case of a
_______. The second duty is to decide whether the _________ is disabled and to serve as Acting
President should that happen.
19. It is said that Presidents are handpicked but Vice Presidents are chosen to _________ ____
________.
20. If the office of the Vice President becomes vacant [ has happened 18 times], the President
nominates a Vice President who takes office after confirmation by a ___________ of both Houses.
21. The salary of the Vice President is $__________.
22. Next in line for the Presidency after the Vice Presidency is the ________ ___ ____ ___________.
23. The Presidential Amendment of 1967 [25th] said the ______ ___________ is to become Acting
President if the President informs Congress that he is unable to discharge his duties.
24. Electors equal to a State’s senators and representatives, therefore every State will have (2/3/5).
25. The (Senate/House) decides when there is a tie for the President and the (Senate/House) decides
when there is a tie for the Vice President.
26. The city chosen most often for national conventions is (Dallas/L.A./San Francisco/Chicago).
27. The largest number of major party presidential nominees have been former
(senators/governors/representatives).
28. On election day voters are actually voting for (the President and Vice President/Presidential Electors).
So as previously noted, there are at least 3 Electors from each State.
29. Although the Electors can use their own judgments in selecting a President, they have become
“________ _______” for the popular vote taken in their State.
30. If 75% of a State’s popular vote goes to one Presidential candidate, then
(75% of that State’s electoral vote goes to that candidate/all of that State’s electoral votes go to him).
31. If no one has a majority for President [at least _____ of the 538 electoral votes], the election is
thrown to the (Senate/House/back to the Electors).
32. A major weakness of the Electoral College is that the “________ ______ ______”.
33. A group of top advisers who help the President in making decisions is the __________.
34. The Cabinet is a product of the (the Constitution/custom).
35. Although George Washington had 4 executive departments, today there are (4/8/10/15).
36. Women have always had about (half of/very few of) of the Cabinet positions.
37. The President has “Ordinance Power” – power to issue executive orders, which have the effect of
______.
38. The President (can/can not) remove federal judges.
39. The President has the power of ___________ ______________ which is an agreement between the
president and the heads of other countries which have the same legal status as treaties but do not
require consent.
40. The President can send troops where he wants but that combat commitment must end within ___
days, unless Congress authorizes a longer period.
41. Bills have to be accepted or rejected in their entirety. So, there (is/is no) line-item veto.
42. The “_________ _______” can be used at the end of a congressional session if there are less
than 10 days left.
43. The President may grant a __________ which is the postponement of a legal punishment.
44. The President may also grant a _________ which is a release from a legal punishment.
45. ____________ is the President’s power to reduce the length of a sentence or fine.
46. ____________ is a group pardon for an offense against the government.
47. Impeachment means you (have/have not) been convicted.
48. The trial of an impeached president would take place in the (House/Senate).
49. The First Lady (is/is not) an official government position.
50. Presidents normally (benefit/don’t benefit) from a political honeymoon.