Fast Track AMHY 11
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The President _?_ the laws set up by Congress.
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Kitchen
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Informal presidential advisory group that is made up of close friends and specialists called the _?_ Cabinet.
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Appointing
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The way the executive branch can check the judicial branch is by _?_ federal judges.
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Oath
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The president befoer taking office must take an _?_ of office, promising to obey and carry out the duties spelled out in the Consitution.
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Limit
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Until the Twenty-second Amendment, the Constitution placed no _?_ on the number of terms.
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Tuesday
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The presidential election is always on the first _?_ after the first Monday in November.
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Two
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Article _?_ of the Constitution deals with the Executive Branch.
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Reprieve
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A _?_ is one of the powers that the president has if the president wants to postpone a legal punishment.
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Amnesty
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_?_ is a special presidential pardon that is granted to large groups of people.
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Dangerous
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The electoral college was developed because some of the founding fathers believed that too much democracy was _?_.
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Fire
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Myers v U.S. determined that the president had the right to _?_ executive branch officials, even those approved by the Senate.
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Chief
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The president is considered the _?_ executive.
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Guiteau
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Charles J. _?_ killed President Garfield when he was denied a civil service position.
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Thirty-Five
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The president must be at least _?_ years old.
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Commander-in-Chief
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The president is \"the _?_\" of the armed forces.
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Camp David
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President's resort in the hills of Maryland is called:
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Vice-President
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There is no limit on how many terms the _?_ can serve.
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Two
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Number of times in U.S. history a presidential candidate has received more popular votes but still lost the election:
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Lame Duck
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The time period between being elected and taking office is known as the _?_ period.
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Privelege
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The executive _?_ is a special right that the president has to withhold information that might otherwise jeopardize national security.
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College
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The president is elected by the electoral _?_.
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Nixon
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Only president to resign:
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House
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Because of the distrust by some of the founding fathers, few believed that the presidential candidates would eveer receive the majority vote needed to win the election; hence, the real power of the election would be in the _?_ of Representatives.
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Impeachment
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The president cannot interfere with _?_ cases.
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Veto
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Means \"I forbid\":
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State Union
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Every year the president must give the _?_ of the _?_ Address to Congress and the American people.
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White House
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The president lives in the _?_.
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House
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If no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the election would be sent to the _?_ where each state would get one vote.
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Order
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A rule that is issued by the president that carries the same weight as a law, an \"executive _?_\".
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Fiscal
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The accounting period of the federal govwernment that runs from October 1 to September 30 is known as the _?_ year.
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Fourteen
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Another qualification to the presidency is to have lived within the U.S. for _?_ years.
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Line Item
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The ability to veto only part of a piece of legislation is known as a _?_ veto.
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Natural Born
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In order to be president, a person must be a _?_ citizen.
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Washington
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President _?_ set precedent on serving two terms only.
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Four
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Term of office for the president is _?_ years.
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Treaties
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The president has the power to make _?_ with other countries.
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Balance
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During an election, the presidentail nominee will try to \"_?_ the ticket\" by choosing a running mate that is from a different section of the country.
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Senate
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Most presidential appointments must be approved by the _?_.
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270
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In order to win a presidential election, a candidate needs this many electoral votes:
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Brain Trust
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FDR's Cabinet was known as the _?_.
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Succession
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The Twenty-fifth Amendment determined the order of _?_ if the president becomes incapacitated.
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Pardon
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A _?_ is a complete release of punishment made by the president.
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Cannot
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The vice president _?_ be removed from office by the president.
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Cabinet
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A presidential advisory group that is not stated in the Constitution:
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War Powers
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After the Vietnam War, the president's power to send in troops to a aforeign nation was limited by the _?_ Act of 1973.
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Congress
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Only _?_ can declare war.
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Johnson
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Only two presidents have been impeached: Bill Clinton and Andrew _?_.
