From Magruders American Government
351133040 | Chief of State | The ceremonial head of government, symbol of the people | |
351133041 | Chief Executive | Broad power in domestic and foreign affairs. | |
351133042 | Chief Citizen | Works for and represents the public interest. | |
351133043 | Chief Administrator | Director of the Federal Government, in which he directs the large government bureaucracy | |
351133044 | Chief Diplomat | Architect of foreign policy | |
351133045 | Commander in Chief | Head of the country's armed forces | |
351133046 | Chief Legislator | Shapes the congressional agenda, architect of public policy. | |
351133047 | Chief of Party | Leader of the political party that controls the executive branch. | |
351133048 | National Convention | The meeting at which delegates cast their votes to select a candidate for President. | |
351133049 | 14 | One must have been a resident of the U.S. for how many years to run for President? | |
351133050 | Native Born | A person has to be a ____ _____ citizen to run for President | |
351133051 | 4 | The President's term is how many years? | |
351133052 | 2 | The President can be elected for how many terms? | |
351133053 | 10 | What is the maximum number of years a President can serve? | |
351133054 | Ordinance Power | executive orders, have the power of law | |
351133055 | Appointment power | presidential assignment of many top-ranked offices in the government | |
351133056 | Removal power | The President's power to remove appointed positions. . | |
351133057 | Power to make treaties | president's power to make international agreements that must be confirmed by 2/3 of Senate. | |
351133058 | Executive agreements | Routine international Agreements that do not need senate approval | |
351133059 | Power of recognition | Presidential acknowledgement of a country and its government | |
351133060 | Line-item veto | President can veto individual lines or items within a piece of legislation without vetoing the entire bill. (declared unconstitutional) | |
351133061 | Reprieve | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution | |
351133062 | Pardon | legal forgiveness of a crime | |
351133063 | Clemency | Mercy or leniency only in cases involving federal crimes | |
351133064 | commutation | reduce the length of a sentence or a fine | |
351133065 | amnesty | blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators | |
351133066 | electoral college | the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president | |
351133067 | Presidential primary | an election in which a party's voters select a candidate to run for president | |
351133068 | winner-take-all | the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state recieves all of the state's electoral votes | |
351133069 | proportional representation | representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote | |
351133070 | presidential succession | scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled | |
351133071 | top 4 people in line to be President | vice president, speaker of the house, president pro tempore of the Senate, secretary of state | |
351133072 | 3 roles of vice president | President in waiting, President of the Senate, helps decide question of presidential disability | |
351133073 | 3 options for President when given a bill | sign it, veto it, do nothing | |
351133074 | Congress | decides President's annual salary | |
351133075 | House of Representatives | Chooses President if no candidate receives enough electoral votes to win an election |