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Worksheet The Presidency
1. Why do Presidents have trouble getting things done while in office? ______________________________________________________________________________________
2. What are the requirements a person must have to become president? (see page 705-706 Article II) ______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. In your own words summarize the content of the XXII Amendment (p. 710? ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
4. Which presidents served two or more full terms? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Which presidents ran for, but did not win a second term in office? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is impeachment? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
7. Who are the only two Presidents which have been impeached? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ On what grounds were they impeached?__________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
8. In your own words, what does the XXV Amendment say? (see p. 710) ______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Who was the only President that resigned in office? __________________________________________________________
Why did he resign? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What are the Constitutional powers of the President? (Hint: National Security-4, Legislative-5, Administrative-4, Judicial -2) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. How can the office of the President control the federal bureaucracy? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What is the President's Cabinet? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What is function of the National Security Counsel? ______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What is the Counsel of Economic Advisors? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What is the Office of Management and Budget? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 16. What is the veto power of the President? _____________________________________________________________________________________
From where does the President obtain this Power?__________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
Can it be overridden?__________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
17. What is a pocket veto?_______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
A Legislative veto?_____________________________________________________________________
18. How many bills which have been vetoed by the President have been overridden by Congress? ______________________________________________________________________________________
19. What is the phenomenon of obtaining votes by riding on presidential coattails? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
20. What is a mandate?_________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
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