NAME:______PERIOD:______DATE:______
PRESIDENTIAL STUDY GUIDE
Directions: As you read Chapters 13-1 & 14, complete the following studyguide as completely and neatly as possible. Be sure to answer the questions completely for full credit.
1.) Fill in a brief description for each of the roles of the President below:
a.) Chief of state:______
b.) Chief executive:______
c.) Chief administrator:______
d.) Chief diplomat:______
e.) Commander in Chief:______
f.) Chief legislator:______
g.) Chief of party:______
h.) Chief citizen:______
2.) Fill in the following table of information :
Length of term
Maximum terms Which Amendment?
age requirements
citizenship
residency
pay
benefits
3.) Which Article of Constitution lists the powers of the President?______
4.) List 4 reasons why the president’s power has grown:
a.)______
b.)______
c.)______
d.)______
5.) Describe the two major and contrasting views of the presidency below:
6.) Fill in the space below by describing each executive power shown:
EXECUTIVE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT
Power Gives the President the Power to. . . . .
Executing the Law1.)
The Ordinance Power2.)
The Appointing Power3.)
The Removal Power4.)
7.) Define the following:
a.) executive order-
b.) senatorial courtesy*-
8.) Decide and write whether each statement below describes a treaty (T), an executive agreement
(E), or both (B).
______1.) a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
______2.) a pact between the President and the head, or subordinate, of a foreign state
______3.) requires a two-thirds vote of approval in the Senate before becoming effective
______4.) is legally binding and part of the “supreme law of the land”
______5.) does not require the approval of the Senate
______6.) is usually negotiated through the secretary of state
______7.) has the same legal standing as acts passed by Congress
______8.) dozens are routinely made each year
9.) a.)What is the connection between the Vietnam War and the War Powers Resolution
and b.) why is there debate over its constitutionality?
10.) Match the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the correct letter in each blank.
Column IColumn II
_____1.) a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states a.) persona non grata
_____2.) a pact between the President and the heads of foreign states b.) executive agreement
or their subordinatesc.) recognition
_____3.) an unwelcome persond.) recall of an ambassador
_____4.) a diplomatic move showing disapproval of a foreign e.) treaty
government
_____5.) a diplomatic acknowledgement of the legal existence of a foreign government
11.) In the annual (a.)______message, the president recommends a legislative program to Congress. The President must approve every piece of legislation passed by Congress. If the President disapproves of a piece of legislation, he or she has the power to (b.) ______it. Often even the threat of a veto is enough to (c.) ______. If the President neither signs nor vetoes a bill (d.)______. If Congress presents the President with a piece of legislation and then adjourns within (e.)______days, the law (f.) ______. This is known as a(n) (g.) ______. Every President since Woodrow Wilson has called for a reform known as the (h.) ______, which would allow the President to veto just one part of a bill. Most (i.) ______have this power already. (Clinton also had it for a short period but lost it!) Some members of Congress, however, oppose the reform, saying that Presidents might use such a power to (j) ______.
12. Write a paragraph summarizing “judicial powers”.(use the back of this worksheet if necessary)
13.) Match the correct term with the definition
_____ 1.) a general pardon offered to a group of lawbreakersa.) commutation
_____2.) leniencyb.) clemency
_____3.) a postponement of the execution of a sentence c.) amnesty
imposed by a courtd.) reprieve
_____4.) a reduction in the severity of a sentence imposed by a courte.) pardon
_____5.) legal forgiveness of a crime
14.) In what way is the Executive Office an umbrella agency?
15.) How was the cabinet created? Who are the members?
16.) What two major jobs do the cabinet members have?
17.) List the name of the current cabinet officers and positions below (start here :
)