chapter 10

Question 1

what is a qualification for the presidency

Answer 1

• at least thirty five years old,

- natural born citizen atleast -14 years US residency are qualifications for

Question 2

the purpose of a presidential primary is to select _____

Answer 2

delegates to the national convention

Question 3

this selection method provides people a stronger voice in choosing the parties political candidates

Answer 3

primaries

Question 4

this state holds the first presidential caucuses

Answer 4

Iowa

Question 5

this state holds the first presidential primary

Answer 5

new hamphire

Question 6

adoption of a party platform
speeches
selection of a presidential candidates occur at a

Answer 6

national convention

Question 7

today the vice presidential candidate is generally selected by the

Answer 7

presidential candidate

Question 8

the new president is actually elected when the _____

Answer 8

the electoral votes are counted by the senate

Question 9

the electoral college meet in which month

Answer 9

december

Question 10

which month does the senate count the electoral college

Answer 10

january

Question 11

releasing a convicted person from the reaminder of his sentence is called a

Answer 11

presidential pardon

Question 12

who pays for the transition of power between the old and the new presidents

Answer 12

federal governmenr

Question 13

new york city,
philadelphis,
washington DC have all been captials of the

Answer 13

US

Question 14

orginally the vice president was the ______ candidates in the electoral college

Answer 14

runner up

Question 15

peoples impressions of a candidate from ______ debates can contribute significally to the candidates success or failure in the upcoming election

Answer 15

televised

Question 16

a ______ is a party representative who pledges to support the candidates nomination at the national party convention

Answer 16

delegates

Question 17

when the greatest number of presidential primaries and caucuses are held on a single day it is known as

Answer 17

super tuesday

Question 18

a party _____ is a formal statement of a party’s postion on current issues

Answer 18

platform

Question 19

a ______ is a term for party leaders or office holders not elected in primaries or chosen in caucuses who serve as dlegates to the party’s national convention

Answer 19

superdelegates

Question 20

a convention that requires multiple balloing to select the presidential candidate is called ______ convention

Answer 20

brokered

Question 21

an elector who does not vote for the presidential or vice presidential candidates he or she pledged to support is called a

Answer 21

faithless elector

Question 22

the ______ is the speech given by the new president immediately after he takes the oath of office

Answer 22

inaugural address

Question 23

the ____amendment moved the presidential inaguration from march to january

Answer 23

20

Question 24

in what form of primary are voters required to be registerd members of the part in which they would like to vote

Answer 24

closed primary

Question 25

in what form of primary are voters not required to declare party membership

Answer 25

open primary

Question 26

cross over or _____ is when members of one party vote in the primary of the opposite party

Answer 26

raiding

Question 27

the general election takes place on ____ the after the first monday in novemeber

Answer 27

tuesday

Question 28

what two states that do not operate on a winner take all system for the electoral college voters

Answer 28

nebraska and maine

Question 29

this is the only thing that can change the number of voters a state recieves in the electoral college

Answer 29

census

Question 30

if no presidential candidate recieves a majority of votes in the electoral college the

Answer 30

house of representative must decide among the top three candidates with each state receiving one vote

Question 31

what is the name of the room where the president perform most of his official duties

Answer 31

oval office

Question 32

a candidate must win _____ electoral votes the number necessary to make a majority in order to win the election

Answer 32

270

Question 33

today the new president takes office on what date

Answer 33

january 20

Question 34

the two career paths presidents travel to the white house

Answer 34

having successful military career | holding important political offices

Question 35

why does a president wait until the last day in office to issue pardond

Answer 35

because he doesnt have to worry about the criticism since he will no longer be in office