1. Presidency Basketball

2. the rules
• you answer, you shoot.
• you shoot, you get points.
• you get points, you win.
• you answer incorrectly, spurlin shoots.
• spurlin gets points, he wins and makes
fun of you for losing to him.

3. What are the three formal
qualifications to become
president?
• 35 years old.
• Natural born citizen of United States.
• Resident of United States for 14 years.

4. What is the restriction on
presidential terms? What
amendment is this?
• 2 terms, 10 years.
• 22nd amendment

5. What is one argument IN
FAVOR of the 22nd
amendment?
• Restriction on term limits prevents a
president from becoming dictator-like.

6. What is one argument
AGAINST the 22nd
amendment?
• Restricts democracy. If the people
want to elect somebody beyond two
terms, they should be allowed to.

7. What president broke the
unwritten rule of two
presidential terms (prior to the
22nd amendment)?
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
• For a bonus shot, how many terms was
FDR elected to?

8. Describe the presidential role
of Commander in Chief.
• In charge of all the United State’s
armed forces.

9. Describe the presidential role
of Chief Diplomat
• The primary architect of foreign policy.

10. What is an executive order?
• A rule or directive written by the
president that has the power of law
WHICH INCLUDES…
• An agreement between the president
and another country’s head of state that
is like a treaty.

11. What government body must
approve Cabinet secretary
nominations and treaties?
• The Senate

12. What is the President’s
Cabinet?
• A group of advisors made up of the
head of the 15 various branches of the
federal bureaucracy.

13. What limits does the war
powers resolution place on the
president?
• Must inform Congress of any military
action taken within 48 hours.
• Troops must be removed after 60 days.
• May be extended to 90 days or longer
with Congressional approval.

14. When was the last time
Congress declared war?
• World War II

15. What are the three official
messages the president sends
to Congress each year?
• State of the Union address.
• The budget.
• The economic report.

16. What is a pocket veto?
• The President ignores a bill passed by
Congress. Congress adjourns within 10
days of passing the bill. The bill is
automatically vetoed.

17. What is a line item veto?
• The ability of the President to veto
specific parts of a bill while passing
others.
BONUS
• Can the President do this right now?

18. What are the two roles of the
Secret Service?
• Investigate fraud involving counterfeit
currency.
• Protect the President and other VIPs.

19. After what assassination did
the Secret Service assume the
role of protector?
• After McKinley’s assassination (the third
assassination in our history).

20. What is impeachment?
• The process by which an elected official
is investigated for illegal activity.
BONUS
• Does impeachment always end up in
removal from office?

21. Name two roles (traditional or
non-traditional) that first
ladies usually fill.
• Setting fashion standards, advising the
president, taking a high profile moral
stand, acting as White House
representative for women's causes etc.