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Power given to the president is called?

Power given to the president is called?. Executive. Does an amendment to the Constitution need all of Congress and states’ approval?. No, 2/3 Congress and ¾ states’ legislatures. Which Article in the Constitution covers the Executive Branch?. Article 2.

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Power given to the president is called?

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  1. Power given to the president is called?

  2. Executive

  3. Does an amendment to the Constitution need all of Congress and states’ approval?

  4. No, 2/3 Congress and ¾ states’ legislatures

  5. Which Article in the Constitution covers the Executive Branch?

  6. Article 2

  7. How can a federal judge declare a state law unconstitutional?

  8. Article VI, states the Constitution is the supreme law of the land so if a state law conflicts with federal law, federal law must prevail.

  9. Does the Constitution give the Supreme Court the right to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional?

  10. It is implied due to federal courts having final say over the Constitution and all federal laws, as well as power to order state and federal officials to comply with its rulings.-----Marbury v. Madison

  11. How old must a candidate for president or vice president be?

  12. 35 years old

  13. Who can be impeached, and in what court can they be tried?

  14. Any officer of the federal government can be impeached for the high crimes and misdemeanors by a majority of the House, but is tried in the Senate. House has impeached 17 officials: 12 federal judges, one Supreme Court Justice, one senator, one cabinet member and two presidents, but the Senate has found only 7 guilty and removed them from office.

  15. The term for President and vice president is?

  16. 4 years

  17. If a state constitution does not allow its citizens to obtain divorces, must that state recognize divorces granted in other states?

  18. Yes, under Article IV, “Full Faith and Credit”

  19. Who elects the president and vice president from each state?

  20. Electors

  21. As commander in chief, the president has the authority to fund troops in combat?

  22. No, only Congress can fund the military

  23. Electors are appointed to cast votes for president and vice president are known as?

  24. Electoral College

  25. Number of members appointed to the Electoral College is determined by the number of what two things from each state?

  26. Senators and Representatives

  27. Why can’t the president veto part of a bill without rejecting all of it?

  28. A president can return a bill with his objections to Congress and Congress can override the veto with a vote of 2/3 of both houses. In 1998 Clinton v. City of New York, the Supreme Court ruled that the line-item veto violated the Constitution’s requirement that bills be presented in their entirety for the president’s signature or veto.

  29. What does natural born mean?

  30. Born in the United States

  31. Harry Nelson is a natural born citizen, has resided in the United States for the past 10 years and is 35 years old. Is he qualified to run for president?

  32. No, he has not been a resident of the United States long enough

  33. Must a president either sign or veto every bill sent from Congress?

  34. No, the president can decide not to act on a bill, nether signing it nor formally vetoing it. If the president does not sign and return a bill within 10 days of receiving it (not counting Sundays), the bill becomes law. If Congress adjourns within 10 days after sending a bill to the president and the president does not sign it, a “pocket veto” happens and the bill is killed due to Congress being out of session and cannot vote to overturn the veto.

  35. Sarah Kendall is 36 years old and has immigrated from Canada 10 years ago. She is living in New York and has been a citizen for 14 years. Is she eligible to run for president?

  36. No, she must be a natural born citizen

  37. Janice Rand is a natural born citizen and has lived in Arizona for 20 years. She is 34 years old and will be 35 in two weeks. The elections are a month away, is she eligible to run for president?

  38. Yes, she will be 35 by the time of the election

  39. The current salary for the President of the United States is?

  40. $400,000 a year

  41. Can a president make treaties with a foreign nation?

  42. Yes, with the approval of the Senate

  43. The action that a president performs that blocks legislation from passing is known as?

  44. Veto

  45. An agreement or understanding between the president and the leader of a foreign government that does not require approval by the Senate is known as?

  46. Executive Agreement

  47. Who prepares the federal budget?

  48. President

  49. The only president who has also been the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

  50. William Howard Taft

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