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.