Chapter 13: The Presidency

							            Unit 5: The Executive Branch – Chapters 13 & 14

CHAPTER 13: THE PRESIDENCY
Section One
1. What are the eight roles of the Presidency?
2. What are the formal qualifications for President?
3. How long is one term for President?
4. How many terms can one President serve?
5. What is the maximum number of years one President can serve? How could
this be?
6. What is the current salary for the President?

Section Two
7. Define presidential succession.
8. What was the 25th Amendment?
9. What is the Presidential Succession Act of 1947?
10. What are the two roles of the Vice President?
11. Define “balance the ticket”.

Section Three
12. Why did the Framers of the Constitution decide against a popular vote for
President?
13. What is a presidential elector?
14. Who did the Framers intend electors to be?
15. What happened during the Election of 1800?
16. What three new elements arose out of the Election of 1800?
17. What is the 12th Amendment?

Section Four (pp. 368-375)
18. Define presidential primary.
19. Which state holds the first primary?
20. Define winner-take-all?
21. Define proportional representation.
22. What is a caucus?
23. Which state holds the first caucus (the first delegate-selection event?
24. Define national convention.
25. What are the three goals of the national convention?
26. Define keynote address.
27. What factors affect who gets nominate?

Section Five (pp. 377-385)
28. Who do you really vote for on election day in a Presidential election?
29. Why are the electors called a “rubber stamp”?
30. What happens if no presidential candidate gets a majority of the electoral
votes?
31. What are three flaws of the electoral college?
32. What are the three reform plans for the electoral college?
33. What are the two arguments supporters of the electoral college make?

CHAPTER 14: THE PRESIDENCY IN ACTION
14.1 The Growth of the Presidential Powers
34. What specific powers are granted to the President?
35. What are three reasons the Presidential powers have grown?
36. Define Imperial Presidency?
37. Why might people fear an imperial presidency?

14.2 The President’s Executive Powers
 38. What laws are the President responsible for carrying out, give two
 examples?
 39. What is an executive order?
 40. Where do these ordinance powers come from?
 41. Who is appointed by the president?
 42. The Presidents power to remove appointed officials is not recognized with
 which positions?
 43. What power did the Supreme Court give Congress in the process of
 removing government officials?

14.3 Diplomatic and Military Powers
44. What is a Treaty?
45. What is the Senates role in the creation of a treaty?
46. What is an Executive agreement?
47. How does the President acknowledge other countries and governments?
48. What is Persona non grata, and when the President uses it what message is he
sending?
49. What was the War Powers Resolution of 1973?

14.4 Legislative and Judicial Powers
 50. What is the “message power,” and what are the three messages the
 President sends to Congress?
 51. What four options does the President have in dealing with presentations
 from Congress?
 52. Explain a pocket Veto.
 53. What is a line-item veto?
 54. The president’s clemency powers cover what types of laws?
 55. What is necessary for someone to receive a pardon?
 56. What is Amnesty?