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Jeopardy
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ExecutivePowers
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Final Jeopardy
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How has industrial and technological change affected the power of the presidency?
It has increased presidential power. As the United States has become more industrialized and technologically advanced, the people have looked to the Federal government, and especially the President, for leadership on these matters.
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President Theodore Roosevelt believed in the “stewardship theory” of presidential power. Ironically, his handpicked successor favored limited presidential powers. Name this US president.
William Howard Taft
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Which Founding Father wrote “a Tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people”?
Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
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Which Article of the Constitution outlines the presidential powers?
Article II (Executive Article)
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What did the Supreme Court rule in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld?
In 2006, the Court ruled that President George W. Bush could not use military tribunals to prosecute “enemy combatants” and held that part of his plan violated the Geneva Conventions and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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The President makes appointments to high-level positions. Which is the first step in the appointment process?
President nominates (know the other steps for the test!)
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With the exception of federal judges, what is true about the President’s removal power?
The President may remove whomever he/she appoints.
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The claim of executive privilege generally relates to communications between which two parties?
The President and key staff members.
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The power to issue executive orders is called _________ power.
Ordinance power—this is the power of the President to issue executive orders, which are directives, rules, or regulations that have the effect of law.
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The President’s power to executive the law comes from what two parts of the Constitution?
1) Oath of office2) “Take care” provision of the
Constitution
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What does it mean when the President greets a foreign leader?
The United States accepts the legal existence of another country (power of recognition)
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If a treaty and an act of Congress conflict, which always has priority?
Whichever was enacted latest. Treaties have the same legal standing as acts of Congress, so when the provisions of a treaty and an act of Congress conflict, the courts consider the latest enacted to be the law.
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Which member of the President’s administration helps negotiate treaties with other countries?
Secretary of State
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Where does the President get the power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States? (hint: think broad)
Constitution
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What message of the President is prescribed by the Constitution?
State of the Union message
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In order for the President to have the power of a line-item veto, what must happen?
Constitution must be amended—Supreme Court struck down the Line-Item Veto Act of 1996, holding that Congress lacked the power to give the President a line-item veto. SC ruled that an amendment would be needed.
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The President does not act on a bill within 10 days of receiving it. If Congress has not adjourned, what happens to the bill?
It becomes law.
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What is it called when the President approves a bill but also explains how he plans to enforce the new law?
Signing Statement—These statements have been used to point out problems in newly enacted laws, or indicate how the law should be enforced.
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22nd and 24th President of the United States. Only President to serve two non-sequential terms.
Grover Cleveland
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18th President of the United States. Commanding General of Union Army during Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
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30th President of the United States. Reputation as a small-government conservative, and as a man who said very little.
Calvin Coolidge