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Ceremonial head of government

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Chief of state

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Vested power from the constitution

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Chief executive

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Head of the federal government

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Chief administration

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Architect of foreign policy

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Chief diplomat

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Head of the nations armed services

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Commander in chief

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Main architect of public policy

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Chief legislator

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Leader of the political parter he /she comes from

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Chief of party

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Representative of all the people

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Chief citizen

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Electoral college flaws

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-winner of popular vote is not guaranteed presidency
-electors are not required to vote with popular vote
- any election could potentially have to be decided in the house of reps

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Gives the president power to create executive orders

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Ordinance power

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Legal forgiveness of a crime

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Pardon

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Executive departments are combined

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Cabinet

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President denies bill

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Veto

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Power to veto specific items in a bill

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Line- item veto

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Directive, rule, or regulation that has effect of law

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Executive order

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Pact between the president and head of foreign nations

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Executive agreement

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What is an examples of executive order

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-Truman’s desegregation of military
-Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation

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What is an example of executive agreement

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-roosevelts lend lease act

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Cabinet members

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State- blinken
Treasury- yellen
Defense- Austin
Justice- garland

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President qualifications

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-Natural born citizen
- 35 years old
- live in the US for 14 years

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What are the four steps of the confirmation process

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  • nomination
    -committee senate hearing
  • senate debates
  • confirmation or rejection
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List the first 4 positions in the line if succession

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-V.P
- speaker of the house
X president pro temp
- Secretary of state

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First V.p to act as president

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Bush

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Pardon of Nixon and only president not to be elected

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Oldest elected president
Joe biden
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Youngest elected president
John kennedy
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First women in secretary of labor
Francis Perkins
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First African American in secretary of hoisin and urban development
Robert weaver
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First president to resign
Richard Nixon
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First woman in Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright
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First Latino in secretary of education
Lauro Cavazos
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Who can the president appoint
-Ambassadors -cabinet members -independent agencies -federal judges -armed forces officers
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Duties of vice president
-president over senate - decide presidential disability
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Four actions a president can take on a bill
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Nerve center of the executive office
The white house
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How much does the president make
400,000 a yead
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Helps to relieve the workload on the president
Executive office of the president
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Responsible for running White House office
White House chief of staff
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Creates federal budget
Office of management and budget
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Advises president with national security matters
National security council
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Presidential term of office
Terms: 2 Years: 4 each
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Youngest president
Teddy Roosevelt
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Who can the president dismiss
Vice president and federal judges
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Congress has the ability to share power with the president
Foreign relations
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Congress had the power to declare war on foreign countries
War power
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Power to define federal crime
Judicial power
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Power to establish post offices
Postal power
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Citizen of one country become citizens of another
Naturalization
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Right to publish
Copyrights and patent
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Power to “fix” the standard weights and measure
Weights and measures
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Power to acquire various federal areas
Territories
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Four actions a president can take on a bill
-veto -pocket veto -no signature - signature
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Informal advisory body brought together by the president to serve his needs
Cabinet
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What department had the largest budget
Health and human services
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What is the largest department
Defense with 1.5 million in uniform
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Candidate receives the percentage of electoral popular votes
District plan
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President would receive the same share of a states electoral vote as they received in the state’s popular vote
Proportional plan
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Most common and supported vote
Direct popular
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Winner of popular vote
National bonus

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