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Press secretary
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(Zeigler) person in charge of the White House's media relations.
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FDR 1939
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Who created the EOP and in what year?
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538
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How many electors make up the Electoral College?
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Maine and Nebraska
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Which two states are not a "winner take all" format for electoral votes?
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Chief law enforcer
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This Presidential power means that the President ensures all laws are faithfully executed
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True
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(true or false) A President must be a natural born US citizen
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January 20
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What day is the new POTUS sworn in?
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14
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How many years must a president be a resident of the US before they can take office?
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Monday after second Wednesday in December
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What day do the electors send their votes to DC?
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Cabinet
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The 15 secretaries, the VP, and several other top officials that help the President make decisoins make up the what?
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Homeland Security
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What does HLS stand for?
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Office of Management and Budget
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What does OMB stand for?
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Commander in chief
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This Presidential duty requires the President to oversee the military and make key decisoins about war.
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January 6
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What day does Congress count the electoral votes?
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The Succession Act of 1947
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What Act established the line of succession?
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Quincy Adams, Hayes, Harrison, and W. Bush
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Name the 4 presidents who lost the popular vote but won the election.
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True
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(True or false) The President may pardon people convicted of federal crimes or reduce sentences or fines
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national security adviser
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a special assistant for the national security affairs.
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Amendment 22
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Which Amendment deals with the length of term for a President?
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Conducts foreign policy
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This Presidential power allows the President to make treaties with the consent of the senate
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Amendment 25
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Which Amendment establishes the order of succession?
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Congress
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Who determines the salary of a President
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National Security Council
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What does NSC stand for?
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Amendment 12
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Which Amendment required electors to cast seperate ballots for president and vice president?
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35
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What is the minimum age of a President?
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Electors
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These people meet in their state and cast votes for presidential candidates
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Executive Office of the President
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What does EOP stand for?
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Article 2 Section 1
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Which Article and section establish the Electoral College
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Electoral Vote
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The "thing" that electors get cast for their candidate
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True
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(True or false) The President gives a State of the Union Address every year
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Compensation
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Salary
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True
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(True or false) The President also has the responsibility to appoint- with Senate consent- heads of executive departments, federal court judges, and other top officials
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False
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(true or false) The President and Congress can change the President's salary at the beginning of every year
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central clearance
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The OMB's review of all legislative proposals executive agencies prepare.
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Tuesday after 1st Monday in November
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What day do voters cast ballots for a slate of electors
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Leak
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A release of a government secret to the public.
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Bipartisan Campaign reform Act of 2002
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What Act limited the amount of money candidates could receive from donors and how they spent it?
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Reorganization Act of 1939
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Which Act created the EOP?
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State, defense, Treasury, and Attorney General
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The secretaries of what (plus one other non-secretary) make up the inner cabinet?
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Attorney general, secretaries of Defense, Treasury, Transportation, and Health & Human services
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Which cabinet members serve on the HLS council?
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