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Question | Answer |
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Executive Branch (enforces laws) | enforces laws, largest branch of government, President, Vice President, cabinet officers |
Names of President and Vice President | Barack Obama and Joe Biden |
Executive Privilege | 1974 Supreme Court ruled president does not have to share certain information with Congress or Judiciary |
Who was the 1st President? | George Washington |
How many presidents have we had? | 44 |
Presidential term | 4 years |
Powers of Vice-President | assumes the office if President dies or becomes incapacitated, Presides over Senate and votes only to break tie |
Presidential Succession | 1. VP, 2. Speaker of the House, 3. President Pro-Tempore, 4. Cabinet Secretaries in order of creation |
Powers of the President | Approve or veto laws, commander and chief armed forces, appoints cabinet members, ambassadors, and federal judges, proposes new laws, keeps congress informed |
Attorney General | Department of Justice, enforce the laws, defends the government in court, Eric Holder |