Presidency Quiz Flashcards
(11 cards)
Qualifications for being President
Age: 35
Years of Citizenship: Natural Born
Reside in the U.S: 14 years
How long is a presidential term?
4 years
How many terms can a President serve?
Presidents get 2, 4 year terms
What is the 22nd Amendment?
Limits the amount of terms a president can serve in office since FDR
How are presidents removed?
Impeachment
What are impeachable offenses?
Article II: “Treason, Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors”
What are the presidential roles?
- Commander in Chief
- Chief Diplomat
- Chief Executive
- Head State (Ceremonial)
- Party Leader
VP who succeed a president are eligible for 2, 4 year terms if they serve 2 years or less of the president’s term
Only 1, 4 year term if they serve more than 2 years of the president’s term (no more than 10 year in the presidential’s office(s).
Formal Power of the President
- Appointment power*
- Gets to appoint judges and members of the administration - Power to Convene Congress*
- Gives a “state of the union” address to congress - Power of executive privilege*
- The ability to keep secrets if it is essential to national security - Power to make treaties*
- Power to veto legislation*
- Power to command the military*
- Leader of the military
- Determine foreign policy - Power to give executive order*
- Rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law - Power to pardon*
- Executive grant releasing an individual from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime, before or after conviction
- Also restores all rights and privileges of citizenship
Congress often ratifies treaties besides…
WWI Treaty of Versailles
Informal Presidential Power
- Agenda Setting
- Increasing public attention on issues - Direct Persuasion
- Convince public to demand legislation from Congress
- Using the Bully Pulpit
- President can call a news conference or speaking opportunities and everyone listens
