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How many cabinet level positions are there?
19
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Who is paid more?
President
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Who starts the impeachment process?
House
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Does the President have the power to pardon?
Yes.
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How does the President elect cabinet chairs?
Personal friend
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Between the President and the Prime Minister who's party has the majority of seats in the legislature?
Prime Minister
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Name three qualifications to becoming the President of the U.S.
you must be 35 years old, natural born citizen and resident of the U.S. for 14 years.
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What is the Presidents Job for the Armed Forces?
Commander in Chief.
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What is the newest cabinet? Under which President was it created?
Homeland Security. George Bush.
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How is the Prime Minister elected compared to the President?
The Prime Minister's party is first elected by the legislature and then they elect the Prime Minister. The President is elected by popular vote/electoral college.
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What Amendment set the limit on Presidential terms? Which President served up to 4 terms?
22nd. FDR.
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What powers does the President Share with the Senate?
Make treaties, appoint judges and high officials.
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What are three departments that fall under the Department of Defense?
Department of navy, army and air force.
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Who has more power in declaring war?
The Prime Minister because the President doesn't have that power.
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What does the 25th Amendment state?
In case of death the V.P. becomes President.
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What are the three oldest cabinets? Which one was created first? What is one thing each department does?
State, Defense, Treasury. State. The department of state is in charge of serving as the President's principal adviser on U.S. foreign policy, conducting negotiations relating to U.S. foreign affairs, advises the President on the appointment of U.S. ambass
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What is the difference between the terms of the Prime Minister and the President?
The President can only serve two terms. The Prime Minister serves until the Prime Minister's party does not have the majority if the seats in the legislature.
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What are the three Presidential vetoes? Which is no longer in effect?
Line-Item veto, pocket veto and message veto. Line-Item veto.
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