Civics Chapter 7 Flashcards
(26 cards)
- The Executive Department known as the Treasury makes coins and paper money in an attempt to do what?
Help the economy and collect taxes.
- The Education Executive Department provides funding for what?
Public schools and a students college tuition with assistance.
Our Foreign Policy is an overall plan to deal with who
Other nation
- 270 Electoral votes are needed to win which office?
presidency
- The 25th Ammendment allowed for a real historical occurrence of a politician potentially rising to what position without being elected
presidency
Homeland security is set up for what
to protect the country and keep our borders safe.
The defense executive department keeps the US safe by utilizing what.
Armed forces
National security is the basic goal of what
American foreign policy
Senate approves the presidential appointment to who
the supreme court.
who is the only president to be elected more than 2 terms.
Franklin D Roosevelt
- The Cabinet is a group of Presidential Advisors that include the heads of the 15 what?
Top level executive departments.
An ambassador is an official what of a country’s government.
representative
Which state does not allow the electoral college “winner Take All” System?
Maine
The postal service is an example of what type of corporation?
Government Owned
How long must a person be a resident prior to being allowed to running for president.
14 years
John F. Kennedy was the first of whom elected president.
Non-Protestant
NATO is a mutual defense treaty between who?
US, Canada and Europe
A Pocket Veto is when no action is taken by who on a bill that has been passed by congress
President
Treaties are formal agreements between how many countries
two or more
What is the minimum age to become the president of the US?
35
Who is responsible for presiding over the senate.
The vice presidnet
An embassy is the official office of who in another country.
An ambassador
A perdon is a declaration of what from punishment?
Forgiveness and freedom
Did congress declare war for the vietnam war.
No
