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True or false? all states have the same number of electoral votes

Role of the President- Leader of the party in power

Who has the Constitutional duty to preside over the Senate?

Who appoints the heads of Cabinet departments?

Which term means to accuse or bring charges against an official?

Agency that prepares the federal budget that the President submits to Congress

Independent agencies created by Congress that regulate important parts of the economy- FCC

Which body confirms Cabinet appointments?

How many electoral votes are there total?

Role of the President- Represents all of the American people

What is the largest organization in the United States?

Washington DC gets 3 electoral votes as a result of which amendment?

Which appointed officer did Johnson remove to set into motion to first pres. impeachment?

How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the Presidential election?

Similar to cabinet dept, Agencies headed by single administrator with regional sub units- NASA

Conviction in an impeachment trial requires what vote in the Senate?

Which amendment sets that no President may serve more than two elected terms?

What is the maximum number of years that a President may serve?

How many years is the President's term?

Role of the President- leader of foreign policy

If no candidate wins the necessary electoral votes in an election, who decides the election?

Role of the President- Ceremonial head of government

When a President is tried for impeachment, who presides over the Senate?

What term means to find not guilty of a charge?

Which President resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment in 1974?

Which two Presidents have been impeached?

Impeachment requires what vote in the House of Representatives?

How many Cabinet Departments are there?

Nearly all of the federal bureaucracy is located in which branch?

If there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, who nominates a new one?

Legal forgiveness of a crime

What is the Oath taken by the President on the day he takes office?

Role of the President- commands armed forces

Role of the President- Director of the Federal bureaucracy

Role of the President- Sees that the nation's laws are enforced

The President names most of the top-ranking officers of the Federal Government w/ consent of

Which group formally selects the President and Vice President?

Which is NOT a formal qualification for the President of the United States?

Which Article of the Constitution is known as the "Executive Article"?

Which is NOT a feature of a bureaucracy?

Which amendment states that the VP shall become President if there is a presidential vacancy?

Who is the current President of the United States?

organization of several agencies staffed by President's closest advisors- aid the President

made up of the heads of 15 executive departments, serve as an informal advisory board to Pres

postponement of the executive of a sentence

corporations within the executive branch- carry out business-like activities- USPS

Role of the President- main architect of public policies

The President has the implied power to remove any person they have appointed except for

Executive departments are built around a broad field of activity and are often called

Large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization

Which is the first cabinet level position in line for Presidential Succession?