Who can be president
Native US citizen35yrs oldresident at least 14yrs
What is president term limit
2yrs
Who caused the presidential 2 term limit and what amendment did it spark?
FDR, 22 amendment, had 4 terms
What does the vice president do?
Break ties in the senate and succeed if president dies.
Presidental succession, what amendment is this?
25th amendment and the new president will pick another vice president approved by House and senate
Order of succession
PresidentVice PresientSpeaker of the HousePresident Pro temporeSecretary of stateCabinet members in the order of departments.
Is the President required to give the state of the union address?
Yes
Who gave a paper state of union
Thomas Hefferson
Who revived the practice of presenting the state of union in person
Woodrow Wilson
Who delivered the state of union in the evening first?
Lyndon Johnson
First State of Union to be televised
Harry Truman
First state of union to be radio brocasted
Calvin Collidge
Who can impeach?
The house can impeach and senate acts as jury and needs two-thirds vote
Who was impeached?
Andrew Johnson for violating federal lawsWilliam J Clinton for perjury
Who can declare war?
Congress can declare war and done for only 5 timesWar of 1812Mexican warSPanish American WarWW1WW2
Independent Agencies
•Perform specialized duties that do not fit into regular departments U.S. Commission on Civil Rights •Farm Credit Administration •Small Business Administration •National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Regulatory agencies
FDA,FAA,EPA,CPSC
Commutation
reduction in penalities
Amnesty
group parfon
Repreieve
delay punishent
refered as the "pentagon
Secretary of defense Leon Panetta
Merit system
Hired based on skill
spoils system
HIred based on political connections
Joint Chiefs of staff is which deparment?
Department of defense
First cabinet member in the order of succession
secretary of state
First president to die
William Harrison
How many ambassators per country which are they part of?
Secretary of State
Who sits behind the president in the state of union adress
speaker of the housevice president
Overturing Executive Orders
Suphreme Court
Which department counteracts against homelessness
Department of Housing and urban development
State of union adress wrote in a letter
Thomas Jefferson
Executive agreement
an agreement between the president and the leader of another country
Joint chiefs of staff
highest ranking military officers in the Army, Navy, and air force
national security
the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm
trade sanction
an effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers
consul
a representative who represents the U.S. commercial interests in a foreign country
consulate
the office of a consul
federal bureaurcracy
agencies and the employees of the executive branch of government
Regulatory Commission
an independent agency created by Congress that can make rules concerning certain activities and bring violators to court
Civil service system
the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit
cabinet
a group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments
Treaty
between two or more countries
Independent vs. Fedral Reuglatory
NASA vs. FDA
Name 7 hats and Give significance of each
a
Checks and balances
s