Unit 3 Government Study Guide

chief diplomat

A term for the President as the main architect of foreign policy and spokesperson

executive agreement

A pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign State

executive order

Directive, rule or regulation issued by a chief executive or subordinates, based upon constitutional

Chief Executive

Term for President as vested with the executive power of the United State

Commander in Chief

Term for the President as Commander of the nations armed forces

person non grata

An unwelcome person; used to describe recalled diplomatic office

balance the ticket

When a presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his/her chances of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographic, racial, ethnic, gender or other characteristics

patronage

Giving jobs to supporters and friend

line agency

An agency that performs the task for which the organization exists

staff agency

An agency that supports the Chief Executive and other administrators by which offering advice and other assistance in the management of the organization

Qualifications for President

be a natural-born U.S. citizen of the United States;
be at least 35 years old;
be a resident in the United States for at least 14 years

In case the President is disabled, the 25th amendment states that _________________ becomes president

Speaker of the House

___________ protects ambassadors and other officials from searches and arrests under law

Privileges and Immunities Clause

According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which of these offices follows the Vice President and Speaker of the House in the line of presidential succession?

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

The least number of presidential electors a state can have is

3

A President can serve a maximum of no more than ___ terms in office

2

One of the major flaws in the electoral college system is that

The winner of the popular vote is not guaranteed the presidency

The difference between a treaty and an executive agreement is that

The President needs Senate approval for a treaty but not for an executive agreement

Upon receipt of a bill, the President can take all of the following actions

Veto the bill
Decide to neither sign nor veto the bill allowing it to become a law
Sign the bill to make a law

the term Imperial Presidency refers to

The use of powers of the presidency without congressional approval

The power to issue executive orders

ordinance power

The President exercises a check on the legislative power of Congress by

Vetoing a bill

? The __________________ appoints Cabinet member ____________________________

President; with Senate approvel

Which one of the following is an example of an independent agency

Central Intelligence Agency

The civil service system was finally established because of

President Garfield's assassination by an angry office seeker

Which one of the following groups of advisors is NOT part of the Executive Office of the President?

General Service Administration, NASA, CIA

Principles upon which all bureaucracies are organized

Hierarchical authority
Job specialization
Formalized rules

The following best summarizes the MAIN purpose of the Executive Office of the President

Helping the President carry out his duties as Chief Executive

Each Executive Department, with the exception of the Department of Justice is headed by a(n)

Secretary

Government corporations are unlike other government agencies because:

They were set up to carry out certain business-like activities including making a profit

A formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution is to

preside over the Senate

The President's power to execute the law covers

All federal laws, whether or not the President agrees with them

The President has the power to make executive agreements

Without any Congressional action or approval

The MAIN goal of civil service today is to

Recruit and keep the best available people in the federal work force

Which of the following are functions of employees working in the White House Office

Advise the President on foreign, domestic and defense matters

All of the following countries have communist governments

China
Vietnam
North Korea
Cuba
Laos

?The 15 members of the__________________________ work to maintain international peace?

United Nations Security Council

This is an example of a regional security alliance

NATO

The Commander in Chief of the United States military must be

A civilian

The MAIN purpose of the National Security Council is to

Advise the President on all domestic, foreign and military aspects of the nation's security

___________________ department is responsible for carrying out the President's foreign policy. The name of the CURRENT cabinet secretary is__________________________

State; Pompeo