Civics chapter 6 executive branch test

Presidents salary and benefits

$400,000, receives money for personal cost and travel, works and lives in the White House

The presidents cabinet is composed of

15 large units called departments

President appoints

150 ambassadors

The amendment that states that a president can only serve two terms

22nd

If the president dies, the VP takes over

25th amendment

The number of members that make up the electoral college

538

How often the presidents cabinet meets

It depends on when the president calls them into a meeting

Foreign aid

Money, food, military help, and other supplies given to other countries

3 rules for being President

Must be 35 years old, a native born American citizen, and lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years total

NSC

National security council

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, members of if promise that if other countries in NATO are under attack, the countries on NATO will come to help

OMB

Office of management and budget

Political appointees

People appointed to a federal position by the president

How electors get chosen

Political parties nominate electors. The political party (candidate) that receives the most votes in the state gets all the electoral votes for that state

Foreign policy team

Presidents helpers for foreign policy procedures

Advancing democracy

Promoting democracy and human rights around the world protects our own national security

Department of homeland security's job is to

Protect the nation from attacks from terrorists, which includes gathering intelligence

Regulatory commission

Protecting the public, make and enforce rules that an industry/group must follow

Spoils system

Rewards people with government jobs on the basis of their political support

CEA leaders are appointed by the president, but must be approved by the

Senate

Presides over the senate, also votes in the senate if there's a tie

Senate

The one that approves presidential appointments

Senate

Ambassadors are only

Sent to other countries that have governments that we acknowledge and accept

Ambassador

Someone how represents the United States when visiting other nations

Chief of staff responsibilities

Taking care of the presidents schedule, deciding who's allows to meet with the president, etc.

Who heads the NSC

The NSC advisor, who's appointed by the president

National security

The ability to keep the country safe from attack and harm

The core of the executive office of the president

The chief of staff

OMB prepares

The federal budget, which shows the presidents spending plans for the coming year

Civil service system

The practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit

The one who decides when the cabinet meets

The president

The person who can order troops into battle

The president

The White House office is overseen by

The president chief of staff (the core)

Each ambassador is confirmed by

The senate

Team/agencies of the foreign policy team

The state department, defense department, national security council, and CIA

Trade sanctions

Trade barriers that stop/slow trade with another nation to punish them

The one who casts a tie breaking vote in the senate

Vice President

Promoting world peace

War disrupts trade and business and puts the nations safety at risk

Military force

When presidents find it necessary to use military force to carry out foreign policy decisions

To win an election, candidates must

Win more than half of the 538 electoral votes (270)

CEA

Council of economic advisors

Executive agencies

Deal with certain, specific areas within the government, ex: NASA runs the space program

Pardon

Declares freedom and forgiveness from punishment

Reprieve

Delaying a persons punishment until a higher court can hear a case

The heads of the departments make up the cabinet

Department heads are called secretaries

Examples of departments

Department of state, treasury, defense, justice, commerce, etc.

Someone who's an example of refusing to run a third term

George Washington

The name of the president that signed the homeland security act

George w. bush

What the CEA does

Helps the president carry out his job of economic leader

Merit system

Hiring people into government jobs on the basis of their qualifications

The one who chooses the president if no candidate wins a majority

House of Representatives

The FCC is an example of this type of agency

Independent

Intelligence

Information about the plans and actions of other governments

Treaty

A formal agreement between the governments of 2 or more countries

Cabinet

A group of advisors to the president that includes the heads of 5 top-level executive departments

Electoral college

A group of people that elect the president

Presidential succession act

A line of succession after the VP, the order in which officials are expected to succeed or come next, to an office

Foreign policy

A nations overall plan for dealing with other nations

Amnesty

A pardon to a group of people

Elector

A person appointed to vote in presidential elections for president and Vice President

Executive order

A rule or command the president gives out that has the same power/force as a law

Embargo

A specific kind of sanction that's an agreement by a group of nations to stop trading with a target nation

What the NSC does

Adivisss the president on matters of national security

The foreign policies job

Advise the president, provide important background info over issues

Federal bureaucracy

Agencies and the employees of the executive branch of government

Independent agencies

Agencies that aren't apart of the cabinet departments, grouped into 3 types

International trade

Agreements the president can make with other countries regarding what products may be traded

Characteristics of a president

All have been male, all but one have been Protestant christians, most have had college education, many were lawyers, and most come from states with large populations

Camp David

An estate in the Catoctin mountains of Maryland

Treaties must be

Approved by a 2/3 vote in senate

The presidents role as commander in chief

Back up foreign policies, share the power with congress to declare war, and order troops into battle

Executive agreement

Between the president and the leader of another country

The presidents role as chief diplomat

Builds relationships with other nations, recognizes foreign governments

Government corporations

Business owned by the government, don't make profit, ex: USPS

Presidents closest advisors

Chief of staff, deputy COS, senior advisors

Who can officially declare war

Congress

White House office are people who work directly for the president to do tasks such as

Developing policies and communicating with congress and the public

Build trade

Doing so creates marker for American products, providing jobs, and contributes to a strong economy

Vice president

Elected with the president, with the same rules and requirements that apply for the president

EOP

Executive office of the president

3 main jobs of those working in the federal bureaucracy

Write rules that put laws passed by congress into practice, carry out the daily activities of the federal government, and oversee certain activities, things like watching banks to make sure they're following the laws of banking, deciding if products are safe, etc

Are treaties and trade policies examples of foreign policy tools

Yes

The role of the director of national intelligence

acts as the principal adviser to the President, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters.