Presidency Flashcards
(27 cards)
How many senators are in the Electoral College?
100
How many Representatives are in the Electoral College?
435
How many electoral votes are from D.C.?
3
What is the total number of electors?
538
- Almost always the first commercial in a campaign
- Usually introduces the candidate
Glittering Generalities
Attack ads
Mudslinging
One person or a group of people saying something about a candidate
Testimonial
Uses popular symbols to create a certain image for the candidate
Transfer
Commercial uses statistics in a one-sided manner
Cardstacking
A candidate tries to appeal to the everyday citizen
- tries to act like the average person
Plain Folks
Tries to get you to believe everyone is voting for the candidate so you should too
Bandwagon
President does things that show him as a symbol of the United States
Chief of State
The president enforces the laws of the land and makes sure the laws are followed
Chief Executive
Presidential right to withhold information from the country (The first president to use it was Thomas Jefferson in 1807)
Executive Privilege
When the president works with other nations
Chief Diplomat
President is the head of the military
Commander in Chief
passed in 1973 by Congress: allows the president to send troops into hostile territory for 60 days without declaring war or alerting Congress
War Powers Resolution
The president can make laws/influence the lawmaking process
Cheif Legislator/Lawmaker
(Required by law) where the president says how the country is doing
State of the Union Address
Veto done within the last 10 days of a congressional session
Pocket Veto
Allows the President to cross out certain parts of the bill
Line item Veto
The president is in charge of the economy
Chief Economist
The third person in line to be the president
President Pro Tempore
PA has this many electoral votes
19
