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  • What is the job of the executive branch?
    enforce laws
  • How are treaties negotiated and who approves them?
    The President negotiates treaties through the Secretary of State. The Senate approves international treaties with a 2/3 vote.
  • What department protects against terrorists and outside threats?
    Department of Homeland Security
  • This isn’t a cupboard, but the president’s group of advisers, including the VP and secretaries of executive departments.
    the Cabinet
  • This is the document that gives the president their power, specifically Article 2 of this document.
    the Constitution
  • What does FBI stand for?
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • The head of each department except one is called a _____________.
    secretary
  • Stable finances, self-defense, and ________are the 3 pillars of a strong nation.
    peaceful politics
  • This building is where the president lives and works.
    the White House
  • How many terms (of 4 years) a president can serve?
    2 terms
  • What department works with farmers and regulates farm products?
    Department of Agriculture
  • How many members did George Washington’s original cabinet contain?
    4 members (Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, Edmund Randolph)
  • Whar department researches sources of fuel and electricity for the nation?
    Department of Energy
  • Which department prints money?
    Department of the Treasury
  • What does EPA stand for?
    Environmental Protection Agency
  • What is this building called?
    The White House
  • Give the synonyms of these: 1.promise ; 2.remove from office ; 3.officially forgive a person for breaking the law
    1. oath ; 2. impeach ; 3. pardon
  • What are the qualifications to be president of the United States?
    Age: 35; Citizenship: Natural born US citizen; Residency; have lived in the US at least 14 years
  • The President has Military Powers. What is it called?
    Commander in Chief, the President can send troops into combat without approval of Congress-undeclared war. Can use troops for domestic peace in the US.
  • What is a treaty?
    Formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
  • This war caused the United States to go into debt during George Washington’s presidency.
    the Revolutionary War
  • The Constitution gives this person the responsibility of being the president of the Senate.
    the vice president
  • A person who speaks for the United States in another country.
    The ambassador
  • When the President takes the _____________ of office, he/she promises to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States
    Oath
  • The executive branch includes ____, ____, and ____.
    the president, VP, and the cabinet
  • This person would become the president if both the president and vice president die or leave office.
    the Speaker of the House
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