Executive Branch Flashcards
The President of the United States heads the Executive Branch. The Executive Branch is described in Article 2 of the Constitution.
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| 728009867 | Executive Branch | Found in Article 2 of the Constitution | 1 | |
| 728009868 | Electoral College | Not a school; these electors technically vote for President of the U.S. | 2 | |
| 728009869 | Total number of electors | 538 | 3 | |
| 728009870 | Total number of eletors to win | 270 | 4 | |
| 728009871 | Qualifications | "Natural Born" citizen; 35 years old; resident for last 14 years | 5 | |
| 728009872 | Term | 4 years | 6 | |
| 728009873 | 22nd Amendment | Limits Presidents to 2 terms since 1951 | 7 | |
| 728009874 | 25th Amendment | order of succession: Vice President; Speaker of House; President Pro Tempore; Cabinet in order departments were created | 8 | |
| 728009875 | Main officers | President and Vice President | 9 | |
| 728009876 | White House | President lives and works here in Washington, D.C. | 10 | |
| 728009877 | Cabinet | Advisors of the President | 11 | |
| 728009878 | veto | Latin for "I forbid"; when President rejects a bill passed by Congress | 12 | |
| 728009879 | President of the Senate | Vice President of the U.S.; only votes to break a tie | 13 | |
| 728009880 | Main duty of Executive Branch | to carry out or enforce our nation's laws--this means to put laws into action | 14 | |
| 728009881 | Commander in Chief | The Constitution make the President the head of the nation's armed forces. | 15 | |
| 728009882 | Chief Executive | The President enforces U.S. laws, creates policies, hires and fires officials within the executive branch, and appoints Federal judges. The Senate must approve many appointments, including Cabinet secretaries and Supreme Court Justices. | 16 | |
| 728009883 | Chief Diplomat | The President can make treaties with other countries(although the Senate must approve them.) The President, working with the Secretary of State, shapes policies for dealing with other nations. | 17 | |
| 728009884 | State of the Union | The yearly speech Presidents are required to give on the state of the nation. | 18 | |
| 728009885 | Special Session of Congress | The President has the power to call the one or both houses of Congress to a special meeting. | 19 | |
| 728009886 | pardon | The President has the power to legally forgive a person for a Federal crime and to free them from all punishment. | 20 | |
| 728009887 | appointment | The act of choosing and placing someone in a job; a job for which a person is chosen. | 21 | |
| 728009888 | Chief of State | The President is the living symbol of the U.S. and presides over ceremonial duties. | 22 | |
| 728009889 | Party Chief | The President is the head of their political party. | 23 |