The Presidency

T or F: the Cabinet's primary function is offering advice to the President on a specific topic

Which is the correct line of succession for President (1 through 3)?

Responsible for preparing the national budget and reviewing legislative proposals

What are the two constitutional duties given to the Vice President?

Which is a duty of the President?

Promotes & protects industry & commerce controls patents & trademarks and weights & measurement

T or F: The power of both Cabinet members and the Vice President vary based on the President

Who holds the confirmation hearing for nominees to the Cabinet positions?

Coordinates federal programs for public and private schools

Oversees the nation's legal affairs and contains the FBI and DEA also the civil rights division

Which is not a benefit of the Presidency?

Which is true of how the Electoral College works now?

Which is not a typical informal qualification for being president?

Protects workers, ensures safe working conditions, sets minimum wage, protects pensions

Which is not a qualification to be President?

Which position does not typically make up the inner cabinet?

Responsible for the foreign policy of the U.S. and staffing U.S. embassies

Practice of victorious politicians rewarding their followers with government jobs

Which is a reason that bureaucracy has grown?

Advises the President & helps coordinate military and foreign policy

Which is not one of the reasons that the federal bureaucracy has grown so quickly?

Protects public land and natural resources, oversees Native American relations, controls mining

Coordinates all federal agencies working to counter terrorism in the U.S.

Which is a duty of the President?

Develops conservation programs, provides financial credit for farmers, monitor the nations food

Which of these is one of the other Executive Office agencies?

How many major executive departments are there (cabinet positions)?

Which is a duty of the President?

Controls health, education, and monetary benefits for former members of the military

Which is not a reason that federal jobs are so desirable?

Which is true of the typical President (minus Obama)?

Preserves the nations communities, manages mortgage lending, ensures equal housing opportunity

Which is not an issue of the electoral college?

Directs programs of health and social services, handles medicare & medicaid, controls PHS

Which are the two most important positions of the White House Staff?

Which is not a benefit of the Presidency?

What does the President consider when making appointments?

Which is a job of the federal bureaucracy?

Which is not an influence on federal bureaucracies?

Helps the President formulate the nation's economic policy & assess the nations economic health

Which is true of the Federal Bureaucracy?

Controls the coast guard, border patrol, immigration, and FEMA

Monitors and controls all types of energy, plans energy policy, and researches emerging forms

Oversees the nation's security and the armed forces

Manages the monetary resources of the U.S. govt, manage the IRS, and manufacture money

Which is true of how the Electoral College originally worked?

Regulates air, railway, and highway travel. Controls the nations mass transit system

What are the two conditions that the Vice President takes over for the President?