Question 1

What is the primary function of the executive branch?

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To enforce the law.

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to decide the constitutionality of the law

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to make the law

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to command the military

Question 2

What are the qualifications and term of office for the President?

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Natural born citizen, 35 years old, 14 years as U.S. resident.  Elected for 4 year term.

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Thirty years old, nine years a U.S. citizen, inhabit state where elected.

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Twenty-five years old, seven years a U.S. citizen, live in state where elected.

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Thirty years old, nine years a U.S. citizen, inhabit state where elected.

Question 3

What are the roles of the President?

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Chief of State; Chief Executive; Chief Administrator; Chief Diplomat; Commander-in-Chief; Chief Legislator; Chief of Party; Chief Citizen

Question 4

What does the following role of the President do?  Chief of State

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ceremonial head of government, symbol of all the people

Question 5

What does the following role of the President do?  Chief Executive

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enforce the law.  Executive power for both domestic and foreign affairs

Question 6

What does the following role of the President do?  Chief Administrator

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head of the Federal Government, almost 3 million employees

Question 7

What does the following role of the President do?  Chief Diplomat

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main architect of foreign policy, chief spokesperson to the world

Question 8

What does the following role of the President do?  Commander-in-Chief

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head of the men & women in uniform and entire military arsenal

Question 9

What does the following role of the President do?  Chief Legislator

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main architect of public policy; initiates, suggests, requests, insists, and demands Congress enact their legislation

Question 10

What does the following role of the President do?  Chief of Party

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the acknowledged leader of the political party that controls Presidency

Question 11

What does the following role of the President do?  Chief Citizen

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the representative of all the people, expected to work for and represent the public interest against the many private interests

Question 12

What did the Twenty-Second Amendment do to the Presidency?

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Limited the length of time of being President to two terms, and 10 years total.

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gave the Chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature.

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Release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime, by the President (in a Federal case) or a Governor (in a State case).

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bring formal charges against a public official; the House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach civil officers of the United States.

Question 13

List the first five positions in the presidential order of succession:

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Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State, and Secretary of the Treasury

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President pro tempore of the Senate,

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Vice President, President pro tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and Speaker of the House

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Vice President, Speaker of the House, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, President pro tempore of the Senate

Question 14

What is a pardon?

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Release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime, by the President (in a Federal case) or a Governor (in a State case).

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The amount by which a government's revenue in a given fiscal year exceeds its spending.

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The amount by which a government's spending in a given fiscal year exceeds its revenue.

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Presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the heads of the executive departments and other officers.

Question 15

What is the Cabinet?

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Presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the heads of the executive departments and other officers.

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Release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime, by the President (in a Federal case) or a Governor (in a State case).

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The amount by which a government's revenue in a given fiscal year exceeds its spending.

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The amount by which a government's spending in a given fiscal year exceeds its revenue.

Question 16

Define the following:  Budget surplus

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The amount by which a government's revenue in a given fiscal year exceeds its spending.

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The amount by which a government's spending in a given fiscal year exceeds its revenue.

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the term that is given to money that the US government owes the public or entities who have lent it money. It is paid by taxes collected.

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Taxes that require upper-income people to pay a higher tax rate than lower-income people, such as income taxes.

Question 17

.  Define the following:  Budget deficit

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The amount by which a government's spending in a given fiscal year exceeds its revenue.

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The amount by which a government's revenue in a given fiscal year exceeds its spending.

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the term that is given to money that the US government owes the public or entities who have lent it money. It is paid by taxes collected.

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Taxes that require upper-income people to pay a higher tax rate than lower-income people, such as income taxes.

Question 18

Define the following:  National debt

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the term that is given to money that the US government owes the public or entities who have lent it money. It is paid by taxes collected.

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The amount by which a government's spending in a given fiscal year exceeds its revenue.

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Taxes that require upper-income people to pay a higher tax rate than lower-income people, such as income taxes.

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The amount by which a government's revenue in a given fiscal year exceeds its spending.

Question 19

Define the following:  Progressive income tax

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Taxes that require upper-income people to pay a higher tax rate than lower-income people, such as income taxes.

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the term that is given to money that the US government owes the public or entities who have lent it money. It is paid by taxes collected.

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The amount by which a government's revenue in a given fiscal year exceeds its spending.

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The amount by which a government's spending in a given fiscal year exceeds its revenue.

Question 20

What is the War Powers Act, and why was it put in place?

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A law passed in 1973 that sought to restrain the president’s ability to commit U.S. military forces overseas by requiring the executive branch to consult with and report to Congress before involving U.S. forces in foreign hostilities. Widely considered a measure for preventing “future Vietnams.”

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A law passed in 1973 that sought to restrain the president’s ability to commit U.S. military forces overseas by requiring the executive branch to consult with and report to the Supreme Court before involving U.S. forces in foreign hostilities. Widely considered a measure for preventing “future Vietnams.”

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A law passed in 1973 that sought to restrain the president’s ability to commit U.S. military forces overseas by requiring the executive branch to consult with and report to NATO before involving U.S. forces in foreign hostilities. Widely considered a measure for preventing “future Vietnams.”

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A law passed in 1973 that sought to restrain the president’s ability to commit U.S. military forces overseas by requiring the executive branch to consult with and report to the States before involving U.S. forces in foreign hostilities. Widely considered a measure for preventing “future Vietnams.”

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