Executive Branch: Chapter 8

What is a pardon involving a large group of people? 

Agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation? 

By what margin must the Senate approve a treaty with another nation?

A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries is called a/an _________. 

What limits the President to two elected terms in office?

The number of electoral votes each state has is equal to the number of 

Which of the following is a qualification for the office of the President? 

Who has the sole power of introducing a bill in Congress? 

An official representative of a country's government is called a/an ________ ?

The U.S.A. will send an ambassador to another country only if the government of that country

The statement in the Constitution "Executive Power shall be invested in a President" means

What term mean a "presidential rule or command that has the force of a law?"

The Constitution give the power to declare war to 

Most direct benefit of having a U.S. foreign policy that promotes democracy around the world is

Which list includes the correct roles of the President?

An effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers is called a/an _________ . 

What do we call the "agencies and the employees of the executive branch of government?"

The Department of Homeland Security was created by 

The President of the U.S. may appoint an ambassador but who must confirm the appointment?

The final authority to determine whether a law is acceptable under the Constitution rest with 

The results of a presidential election become official 

Which of the following is a qualification required by the Constitution for becoming President? 

What is the title of the Head of the Department of Justice? 

Presidential appointees for cabinet department heads and other top government offices must be 

NASA, the EPA, and the CIA are examples of this part of the federal bureaucracy.

What government positions are chosen by the Electoral College? 

States that the Vice President becomes President if the President dies or leaves office?  

How long is a President's term? 

In order to win a Presidential election, a presidential candidate must receive

Under what system do people win jobs as a reward for political support? 

What is the term that means "the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm?"

The United States Postal Service is an example of a/an

Money, food, military help, and supplies given to other countries are examples of 

A 2002 law that set up a department to oversee the U.S.A. defense against terrorist attacks.

Group of advisors to the President that includes the heads of15 top-level executive departments

According to the Constitution, the Vice President

What is the term for "a nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations?"

Law the President must let Congress know within 48 hours when troops are sent into battle

What term is used for an agreement between the President and the leader of another country?

What was the agreement that supports free trade among North American countries? 

Who has the power to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate?

The 25th amendment gives the Vice President a role in 

What "act" was passed in response to the spoils system? 

What is the name of the airplane that the President of the U.S. travels in? 

An organization formed for defense of members nations that include the USA, Canada, W. Europe 

What "act" lists who is in line to become the President after the Vice President? 

One job of the Office of Management and Budget is to 

Which President broke the tradition of serving more than two terms as President of the U.S.A.?

What line of succession after the president and vice president is correct? 

When a president grants a person forgiveness or freedom from punishment of a federal crime