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The executive branch
- 1. A Review
- 2. 1. What is a policy? The stated principles or ideas about a particular issue that guides government actions.
- 3. 2. What are the qualifications to be President? A candidate must be a natural born citizen and must be at least 35 years old.
- 4. 3. What is the purpose of primary elections? To choose the candidates of each political party.
- 5. 4. What is the purpose of a nominating convention? To officially nominate or name a partys candidate for President and Vice-President and to endorse a party platform.
- 6. 5. What is a party platform? A declaration of how a party stands on the issues.
- 7. 6. When is election day? The first Tuesday in November, except never November 1 st .
- 8. 7. Is the president elected directly by the people? No
- 9. 8. Who chooses the President? The Electoral College
- 10. 9. How many Electors are there? 538
- 11. 10. How many electoral votes are needed to be President? 270 or more
- 12. 11. What determines the number of electoral votes of each state? The population of each state. The greater the population, the greater the number of electoral votes.
- 13. 12. When you vote for president what are you really voting for? The states electors The party that gets the majority of votes in a state gets all of the electors.
- 14. 13. If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, how is the president chosen? The House of Representatives chooses from among the top 3 vote getting candidates.
- 15. 14. What is the date that the newly elected President takes office? January 20 th .
- 16. 15. What is the White House? Where the President lives and works The symbol of the Executive Branch.
- 17. 16. Name 4 powers of the President Command the armed forces Make treaties with other countries Appoint ambassadors, judges, and other officials Meet with ambassadors from other countries.
- 18. 17. What powers of Congress balance these 4 powers? The power to declare war The power to approve treaties with other countries The power to approve appointments of ambassadors, judges, and other officials.
- 19. 18. What are the Presidents responsibilities to Congress? To inform congress on a regular basis of the state of the union (the country).
- 20. 19. What is the State of the Union Address? The address made to congress every January by the president about how the country is doing. In it he outlines what he hope to accomplish and proposes legislation.
- 21. 20. Why is the President called the Chief Executive? His job is to execute or carry out the laws passed by Congress.
- 22. 21. How many departments were there when Washington was president? 4
- 23. 22. What is a Cabinet meeting? A meeting of the heads of departments with the president to advise him. The department heads are appointed by the president.
- 24. 23. How many members of the Cabinet are there today? 15
- 25. 24. What is the responsibility of the Department of Defense? Protecting the security of the country
- 26. 25. What is the Pentagon? The headquarters for the Department of Defense.
- 27. 26. Why is the building called The Pentagon? Because of its shape. It has 5 sides. It is pentagonal.
- 28. 27. What is the responsibility of the State Department? Handling our relations with other countries
- 29. 28. What is the responsibility of the Treasury Department? Collecting taxes Advising the President about policies that affect the economy.
- 30. 29. What is the responsibility of the Department of the Interior? Managing over 500,000,000 acres of Federal land, including all the national parks.
- 31. 30. What is the responsibility of the Department of Education? Promoting good education for all students
- 32. 31. What is the responsibility of the Department of Transportation? Oversees the Interstate Highway system, as well as air, railroad, and maritime (sea) and other transportation administration.
- 33. 32. What is the responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security? To coordinate the nations efforts to fight terrorism.
- 34. 33. Why does the power of the executive grow in times of emergency? Because in an emergency it is often necessary to take quick and decisive action.
- 35. 34. What does the War Powers Act say? The President cannot send troops overseas without approval of congress and Congress can order the President to remove troops from a foreign country.
- 36. 35. How does the Senate exert its power over the Presidency? Rejecting Presidential appointments Rejecting Treaties Impeachment
- 37. 36. Why are the Presidents Supreme Court nominations so important? Supreme Court appointments are for life. They enable the President to influence court decisions for years after he has been in office.
- 38. 37. How does the press and the internet limit the power of the President? By constantly analyzing the Presidents actions, they influence the opinions of people about the President.