Unit IV Lesson 3

Checks on the Executive Branch

Essential Question:• What are the institutions and

policy-making processes of the national government?

• What are the links between the branches of the national government, political parties, interest groups, public opinion, the media, and state and local governments?

*Congress can “override” a

presidential veto with a

“supermajority” (2/3rds vote) in

BOTH houses of Congress

“The Legislative Process”

“Nope”

Article I Section 7

Article I Section 7

2/3rds 2/3rds

The Typical American

*Congress controls where our tax dollars are spent

(the “appropriation” (spending) of money)Unit III

“Appropriates”

Unit III

Taxes

“Appropriation”

*Congress can refuse to fund a military conflict

Commander-in-Chief

1965-1974

“Impeached” “Convicted”1 2

17

Andrew Johnson

“Convicted”

42

Bill Clinton

“Convicted”

37

Richard Nixon

“Impeached”

*The Judicial Branch can rule the actions of a president to be “unconstitutional”

Executive Order 9066

“Judicial Review”

“The President shall have the Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against

the United States…”

“Reprieves”

“Pardons”

Impeachment“The President shall have Power to grant

Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States except in Cases of Impeachment”

“Impeached” “Convicted”

“How Long a Term?”

U.S. Presidents serve a four-year term

2013

2017 Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Washington

1933-1937

1937-1941

1941-1945

1945-

1789-17931793-1797

2009

2013

Term Limits

4 Year Term

1933-19371937-19411941-1945

1945-…

1. Abraham Lincoln

2. Franklin Roosevelt

3. George Washington

4. Thomas Jefferson

5. Theodore Roosevelt

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution limits a president to no more than two terms in office

Amendment22nd

2016

1951

Which of the following is NOT a constitutional check Congress has over the

president?

A.Congress can override a presidential veto

B.Congress, specifically the Senate, can reject a treaty negotiated by the president

C.Congress can withhold the appropriation of funds to the executive branch

D.Congress can appoint individuals to the president’s cabinet

Which of the following procedures results in the removal of the President from office?

A.The House and Senate vote for impeachment and the Supreme Court removes the president from office

B.The House votes for impeachment and the Senate votes to convict

C.2/3rds of the House and 2/3rds of the Senate vote for a bill of impeachment

D.Only the Supreme Court can find a president guilty of “high crimes and misdemeanors”

Who are the only two impeached presidents in U.S. history?

A.Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon

B.Andrew Jackson and Richard Nixon

C.Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

D.Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton

U.S. Presidents are elected for how long?

A.Two-Year Terms

B.Four-Year Terms

C.Six-Year Terms

D.Life

The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishes which of the

following?

A.It changed the method by which U.S. Senators were elected

B.It lowered the voting age in the U.S. to 18 years of age

C.It established a system for presidential succession and presidential disability

D.It limited U.S. Presidents to two terms

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