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What makes up the Executive Branch?

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Section 1

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What makes up the Executive Branch?

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President, Vice President, Cabinet

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SEC

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Securities and Exchange Commission. oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

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what happens at party conventions?

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elect one of their members to run for president

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chief diplomat

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how the U.S. acts toward other countries in the world

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OSHA

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment

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economic leader

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plan the federal budget

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First Lady role

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usually work for a charitable cause

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ammendment that says that the vice president becomes president if the president dies

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25

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FDIC

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A federal guarantee of savings bank deposits

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what amendment limits each president for 2 terms or 10 years?

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22 amendment

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Goals of US foreign policy

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national security international trade promote democracy promoting world peace

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day that president is sworn in

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january 20

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party leader

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Head of political party and makes appearances and speeches

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Why was the Department of Homeland Security created? and who created it?

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to protect people within our borders. /George W. Bush

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FTC

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Federal Trade Commission. Protects consumers from misleading and fraudulent advertising. ensures a strong competitive market

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head of state

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*greets foreign leaders *carries out ceremonial functions for Americans (Super Bowl dinner)

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the first president to die in office

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William Henry Harrison

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Tools of Foreign Policy

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creating treaties international trade military forces directing foreign aid qppointing ambassadors

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commute

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allowing a criminal not to serve a sentence

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what is the main role of the president

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to run the government and carry out the laws made by congress

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the only president to resign

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Richard Nixon

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EPA

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Environmental Protection Agency protecting the environment

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pardon

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forgiveness of a crime

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ambassador activities

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an official representative of a country's government appoints about 150 goes to live in only the countries that the have good governments

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Requirements for President

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Natural born citizen, at least 35 years of age and lived in the U.S for 14 years.

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how many electoral votes does a president need to win?

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270

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Chief Executive

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*approving judges *power of pardon, reprieve and amnesty

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Legislative Leader

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can write laws and get congressmen to introduce them

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Presidential Succession Act

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law specifying the order of presidential succession following the Vice President

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amnesty

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a pardon to a group of people

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reprieve

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allowing someone to not serve out a criminal sentence until a higher court has heard the case

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Nato

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries

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Commander in Chief

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head of the military

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the only president to serve more than 2 terms?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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each state has how many electoral votes?

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total number of us senators and members of house

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3 parts of the presidents budget

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-how much to spend -what to spend it on -how to raise money

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FDA

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Food and Drug Administration. The agency that is responsible for determining if a food or drug is safe and effective enough to be sold to the public.

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day of presidential elections

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first tuesday of november after first monday

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