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Chapter 13 Flashcards

1
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president’s jobs

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  • chief of state
  • chief executive
  • chief administrator
  • chief diplomat
  • commander in chief
  • chief legislator
  • chief of party
  • chief citizen
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2
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chief of state

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head of the U.S.

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chief executive

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power of domestic and foreign policy

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chief administrator

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power to enter into treaties (checked by the senate)

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chief diplomat

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power to enter into executive agreements (not checked by the senate)

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6
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commander in chief

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in charge of 5 branches of military

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7
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chief legislator

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makes policies

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chief of party

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acknowledged leader of a political party

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9
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chief citizen

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the people’s representative

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10
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which powers are not in the constitution

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chief of party and chief citizen

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11
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chief of party for the republican party

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Donald Trump

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12
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how long is the president’s term

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4 years

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13
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how many terms can a president serve

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2

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14
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who started the unwritten rule that a president serves only 2 terms

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George Washington

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15
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who broke the unwritten rule that a president serves only 2 terms

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FDR

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16
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why are term limits important

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without it they could become self-invested or dictators

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17
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22 Amendment

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gave official term limits to presidents

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18
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president’s compensation

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$450,000/year

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19
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what does the constitution tell us

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who follows the president

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20
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how many powers are given to the vice president

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2

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21
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when does the vice president fill in

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when he’s disabled, dead, etc.

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22
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25 Amendment

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president informs Congress and they can resume once healed

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23
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how many vice presidents have gone to the oval office

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14

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24
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how is the order of who fills in for president determined

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the creation of position

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25
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what position is last

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homeland security

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26
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how did the framers originally think they should select president

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selected by Congress

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27
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who gave an alternate suggestion to the president being selected by Congress

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Alexander Hamilton

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28
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Alexander Hamilton’s suggestion on how president should be picked

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the people should vote for president

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29
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what were the arguments given to Alexander Hamilton’s suggestion

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  • people wouldn’t be able to find out enough about the candidates (there was no TV, phones, etc.)
  • they though people were stupid (farmers had no formal education)
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30
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which plan did Congress accept

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Alexander Hamilton’s

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31
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electoral college

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number of representatives + number of senators

32
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total number of electors in the state

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535

33
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what number of electoral votes do president’s need to win

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270

34
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least number of electors in a state

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3

35
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1796

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political parties appear

36
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first political parties

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Federalist and Democratic-Republican

37
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Federalist leader

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John Adams

38
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Democratic-Republican leader

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Thomas Jefferson

39
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1800

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different nominations for president and vice president

40
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1804

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president and vice president run on the same ballot

41
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12 Amendment

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the president and vice president run together

42
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number of electoral votes in NH

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4

43
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who is under the president

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vice president

44
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who is under the vice president

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speaker of the house

45
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who is under the speaker of the house

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pro-temp

46
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who is under the pro-temp

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secretary of defense

47
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lowest position of who is in line for president

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homeland security

48
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how is the line for who is president determined

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creation of position

49
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when do we decide if the president is disabled

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when they can’t run the office

50
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how many powers is given to the vice president in the constitution

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2

51
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when do primary elections begin

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1 year before presidential elections

52
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who are primary election between

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within one political party

53
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types of primary election

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  • open
  • closed
  • mixed
54
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open

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many candidates and anyone can vote

55
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closed

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only republican or democrat can vote

56
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mixed

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you can switch political parties or stay with yours

57
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which state has primary elections first

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NH

58
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why is it important to win early

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  • more people inclined to vote for that person

- more press and money

59
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where do they announce the political party nominees

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a convention

60
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caucus voters

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  • meeting among party members

- party elders vote

61
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primary voters

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-people vote

62
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qualification for vice president

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  • someone that would make a good president
  • similar political beliefs
  • what block of voters they attract
63
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least active voting age group

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18-29

64
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is the 18-29 voters higher or lower than previous years

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higher

65
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what might Donald Trump look for in a new vice president

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  • a younger person

- a female

66
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what happens if there is a tie in the electoral college

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house of representatives

67
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district plan

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each state chooses electors as it would members of congress

68
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proportional plan

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each presidential candidate receives a share of each state’s electoral vote that equals his/her share of state’s popular vote

69
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district popular election

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abolish electoral college

70
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national popular vote plan

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direct popular election of the president without changing the constitution

71
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different plans for electoral college

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  • district plan
  • proportional plan
  • district popular election
  • national popular vote plan
72
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first election with a tie in the electoral college (year)

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1800

73
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first election with a tie in the electoral college (candidates)

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  • Thomas Jefferson

- Aaron Burr

74
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who won the first election with a tie in the electoral college

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Thomas Jefferson

75
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platform

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a political party’s formal statement on basic principles, stands on major issues, and objectives

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