The History test study guide 10-11

President / Vice President Qualifications

1) 35 years old 2) A natural born US Citizen 3) have to have lived in the US for 14 consecutive years prior to being elected

characteristics of the US president

1) All have been male 2)All have been leaders 3)All but one have had previous experience in public service 4) All but one have been caucasian 5) all but one have been of protestant faith

Duties and Powers of the Vice President

1) President of the Senate 2) president gives duties as well

Benefits of the vice president

1) Salary = 208, 100 annually 2) Expense allowance = 10,000 annually 3) Housing - mansion on grounds of the us naval observatory grounds 4) Free government travel 5) Secret service protection

salary and benefits

1) Salary = 400,000 annually 2) Expense allowance = 50,000 annually 3) Government travel cost paid 4) Free housing(white house) 5) Free weekend retreat(camp david) 6) Personal protection for life

Washingtons original cabinet

1) Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson 2) Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton 3) Attorney General: Edmund Randolph 4) Secretary of War: Henry Knox

Succession of the Vice President

1) gave the president, with senate approval, to select a new vice president 2) Also created an established line of succession should both be killed at the same time

Which Amendment sed the president can fun for election as a team?

12th (1804)

How many executive departments are in the presidential cabinet?

15 departments

Woodrow Wilson fun facts

1st president to give the state of the union address in person Only president to be buried within the city limits of washington DC

Which Amendment changed the presidents inauguration from march 4 to January 20th?

20th (1933)

Which Amendment limits the president to 2 elected terms or maximum of 10 years?

22nd (1951)

Which Amendment set the presidential succession?

25th (1967)

What Amendment established the line of succession?

25th Amendment

James Monroe fun fact

2nd president to run unopposed

George H W bush

41st president of the United states

Consulate

A U.S. consul's office. (can be found in most large foreign cities)

Consul

A consul represents U.S. commercial interests in foreign countries.

Pardon

A pardon forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates the punishment.

Reprieve:

A reprieve postpones the carrying out of a person's sentence.

Regulatory Commission:

A type of independent agency that has the power to make rules and bring violators to court.

Independent agencies

Agencies of the federal government that are not a part of executive department and which are formed to administer (NASA)

Federal bureaucracy

All of the people who make up the executive departments, independent agencies, and regulatory commission (3 million)

Ambassadors:

An ambassador is the highest-ranking U.S. representative in foreign countries.

Who appoints the Head of Government/chief executive?

Appointed by heads of executive departments and agencies

Party Chief

As the highest elected official of his party, the president serves as a "rally point" for parties as they seek to put members into power at all levels.

Commutation:

Commutation reduces a person's sentence.

Franklin D Rosavelt

Elected 4 times and served in the great depression

How has the cabinet changed?

Executive departments have been added

James Monroe

Followed James madison / president during the era of good feelings / last president to run unapposed

What is the Cabinet?

Groups of the advisors who specialize in specific areas of government . They administer their respective executive departments and advise the president on issues that fall under their area of expertise.

What does the president to that ties into his Chief Legislator job description?

He delivers the State of the Union Address

Ronald Reagan

He loved Jelly beans / He is the only president of the United States who was the head of a labor union (SAG)

Teddy Rosavelt

Hero of Samon hill and also

regulatory commissions

Independent commissions with policing powers over certain specific areas of American life (SEC)

What did the War Powers Act grant the president?

It granted the president the right to send troops into actin in US if interests are threatened.

Department of Homeland Security:

Its primary mission is to protect the nation against further terrorist attacks.

Who is the Chief of staff

John Kelly

Dwight Eisenhower

Last military person elected

Bill Clinton

Met John F Kennedy as a young man / last president to be impeach

Abe lincoln

Most influencial president because he held the union together

Andrew Jackson

Old Hickory / didnt like minority groups (slaves, native americans, english) Advocatec for women

Passports

Passports are formal documents that allow U.S. citizens to travel abroad.

Independent Agencies:

Performs specialized jobs relating to the government.

Chief of state

Power where the president serves as the primary representative of the United States, greets dignataries, makes presentations to the cities and groups, and does the PR WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT!

State of the Union Address

Presented in late January, this televised speech sets forth the programs and policies that the president wants congress to do.

Thomas Rosevelt

Sage of Montecellar

Secretary:

Secretary is the title given to most cabinet members.

George washington

Set the precident for all presidents

What does red tape mean

Slang term for the difficulty in getting immediate results in a bureaucracy

Harry Truman

The Habidasher / give um hell harry

Diplomacy:

The art of interacting with foreign government.

Bureaucracy:

The employees of the executive branch that make up the federal bureaucracy.

Foreign Policies:

The government's plan for interacting with the other countries of the world.

Attorney General:

The head of the Department of Justice's title.

Joint Chiefs of Staff:

The highest-ranking military officers of each of the armed forces.

Barack Obama

The only African American president

Chief Legislator

The power given to the president that directs efforts to pass needed legislation by using various means.

head of government/chief executive

The power given to the president that is ultimately responsible for seeing that the laws passed by congress are carried out or "executed"

Commander in Cheif

The president is the civilian head of all US military. Directs the actions of all branches of the government.

George W Bush

The second son of a president to become president

Presidential Succession:

The succession established by the Twenty fifth Amendment that gives Congress the power to set the order of presidential succession, should something happen to the president.

Fun fact about thomas jefferson's and john adam's deaths

They both died on the same day, july 4th 1826, 150th Anneverisary of the Nations

Polk

lived in the same dorm of taylors daughter

Teddy Roseavelt fun fact

youngest president to serve

Linden Johnson

Took over after jfk's assasination / meetings on the toilet

Visas

Visas allow foreigners to come to the United States.

Embassy:

What the official residence and offices of an ambassador in a foreign country is called.

Treaties:

When the government makes written agreements with another country.

JFK

Youngest elected

William McKinley

assasinated by gun conciled in hand / the tallest mountain in united states

Executive departments of the presidential cabinet

departments that administer laws and executive orders that fall under their area of expertise .