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Govt Ch. 13 & PP
Review of Amendments dealing with President & Presidential succession
Question | Answer |
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What Amendment outlines Presidential succession? | 25th Amendment |
Which Amendment changed the beginning date the President takes office? Also known as "Lame Duck" Amendment | 20th Amendment |
Which Amendment limits Presidents to 2 terms? | 22nd Amendment |
1st in line to succeed the President. | Vice President |
2nd in line to succeed the President. | Speaker of the House |
3rd in line to succeed the President. | President Pro Tempore |
4th in line to succeed the President. | Secretary of State |
5th in line to succeed the President | Secretary of the Treasury |
Minimum age to qualify to become president | 35 |
Number of years that a person must be a resident prior to running for the presidency | 14 |
What can a president do to remove a vice president? | Nothing |
What are the vice president's two main jobs? | President of the Senate, succeed the president |
Has the power of a law without Congressional approval. | Executive Order |
Power to withhold information from Congress | Executive Privilege |
Release from punishment granted by the President usually at the end of a term. | Pardon |
Delay in punishment | Reprieve |
A group release from punishment granted by the President | Amnesty |