Chapter 13

Question 1

president’s jobs

Answer 1

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

Question 2

chief of state

Answer 2

head of the U.S.

Question 3

chief executive

Answer 3

power of domestic and foreign policy

Question 4

chief administrator

Answer 4

power to enter into treaties (checked by the senate)

Question 5

chief diplomat

Answer 5

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

Question 6

commander in chief

Answer 6

in charge of 5 branches of military

Question 7

chief legislator

Answer 7

makes policies

Question 8

chief of party

Answer 8

acknowledged leader of a political party

Question 9

chief citizen

Answer 9

the people’s representative

Question 10

which powers are not in the constitution

Answer 10

chief of party and chief citizen

Question 11

chief of party for the republican party

Answer 11

Donald Trump

Question 12

how long is the president’s term

Answer 12

4 years

Question 13

how many terms can a president serve

Answer 13

2

Question 14

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

Answer 14

George Washington

Question 15

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

Answer 15

FDR

Question 16

why are term limits important

Answer 16

without it they could become self-invested or dictators

Question 17

22 Amendment

Answer 17

gave official term limits to presidents

Question 18

president’s compensation

Answer 18

$450,000/year

Question 19

what does the constitution tell us

Answer 19

who follows the president

Question 20

how many powers are given to the vice president

Answer 20

2

Question 21

when does the vice president fill in

Answer 21

when he’s disabled, dead, etc.

Question 22

25 Amendment

Answer 22

president informs Congress and they can resume once healed

Question 23

how many vice presidents have gone to the oval office

Answer 23

14

Question 24

how is the order of who fills in for president determined

Answer 24

the creation of position

Question 25

what position is last

Answer 25

homeland security

Question 26

how did the framers originally think they should select president

Answer 26

selected by Congress

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Alexander Hamilton

Question 28

Alexander Hamilton's suggestion on how president should be picked

Answer 28

the people should vote for president

Question 29

what were the arguments given to Alexander Hamilton's suggestion

Answer 29

- 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)

Question 30

which plan did Congress accept

Answer 30

Alexander Hamilton's

Question 31

electoral college

Answer 31

number of representatives + number of senators

Question 32

total number of electors in the state

Answer 32

535

Question 33

what number of electoral votes do president's need to win

Answer 33

270

Question 34

least number of electors in a state

Answer 34

3

Question 35

1796

Answer 35

political parties appear

Question 36

first political parties

Answer 36

Federalist and Democratic-Republican

Question 37

Federalist leader

Answer 37

John Adams

Question 38

Democratic-Republican leader

Answer 38

Thomas Jefferson

Question 39

1800

Answer 39

different nominations for president and vice president

Question 40

1804

Answer 40

president and vice president run on the same ballot

Question 41

12 Amendment

Answer 41

the president and vice president run together

Question 42

number of electoral votes in NH

Answer 42

4

Question 43

who is under the president

Answer 43

vice president

Question 44

who is under the vice president

Answer 44

speaker of the house

Question 45

who is under the speaker of the house

Answer 45

pro-temp

Question 46

who is under the pro-temp

Answer 46

secretary of defense

Question 47

lowest position of who is in line for president

Answer 47

homeland security

Question 48

how is the line for who is president determined

Answer 48

creation of position

Question 49

when do we decide if the president is disabled

Answer 49

when they can't run the office

Question 50

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

Answer 50

2

Question 51

when do primary elections begin

Answer 51

1 year before presidential elections

Question 52

who are primary election between

Answer 52

within one political party

Question 53

types of primary election

Answer 53

- open - closed - mixed

Question 54

open

Answer 54

many candidates and anyone can vote

Question 55

closed

Answer 55

only republican or democrat can vote

Question 56

mixed

Answer 56

you can switch political parties or stay with yours

Question 57

which state has primary elections first

Answer 57

NH

Question 58

why is it important to win early

Answer 58

- more people inclined to vote for that person | - more press and money

Question 59

where do they announce the political party nominees

Answer 59

a convention

Question 60

caucus voters

Answer 60

- meeting among party members | - party elders vote

Question 61

primary voters

Answer 61

-people vote

Question 62

qualification for vice president

Answer 62

- someone that would make a good president - similar political beliefs - what block of voters they attract

Question 63

least active voting age group

Answer 63

18-29

Question 64

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

Answer 64

higher

Question 65

what might Donald Trump look for in a new vice president

Answer 65

- a younger person | - a female

Question 66

what happens if there is a tie in the electoral college

Answer 66

house of representatives

Question 67

district plan

Answer 67

each state chooses electors as it would members of congress

Question 68

proportional plan

Answer 68

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

Question 69

district popular election

Answer 69

abolish electoral college

Question 70

national popular vote plan

Answer 70

direct popular election of the president without changing the constitution

Question 71

different plans for electoral college

Answer 71

- district plan - proportional plan - district popular election - national popular vote plan

Question 72

first election with a tie in the electoral college (year)

Answer 72

1800

Question 73

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

Answer 73

- Thomas Jefferson | - Aaron Burr

Question 74

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

Answer 74

Thomas Jefferson

Question 75

platform

Answer 75

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