Unit 6 Test

Question 1

What is the vote of the people called?

Answer 1

Popular Vote

Question 2

What is the vote of the people called?5

Answer 2

Electoral Vote

Question 3

Age for the House

Answer 3

25

Question 4

Age for the Senate

Answer 4

30

Question 5

Age for the POTUS

Answer 5

35

Question 6

How many electoral votes are needed to win an election

Answer 6

50% of votes plus 1

Question 7

Which Amendment limits the Pres to two terms

Answer 7

22nd

Question 8

Which religion is held by most Presidents

Answer 8

Protestant

Question 9

Which President was elected to 4 terms?

Answer 9

FDR

Question 10

What are the 2 conditions when a Pres is unable to serve and the Vice-President takes over?

Answer 10

The President informs Congress they are unable to perform, or VP and cabinet informs Congress

Question 11

How many terms can a President be elected?

Answer 11

2

Question 12

This person presides over the Senate

Answer 12

Vice President

Question 13

Following the Vice-President, the next in succession for presidency is?

Answer 13

Speaker of the House

Question 14

A Pres cannot exceed this number of years in office

Answer 14

10 years

Question 15

The President’s salary is?

Answer 15

400,000

Question 16

3 Qualifications to be Pres

Answer 16

Born in the US, 35, resident of the US for min. Of 14 years

Question 17

Which Amendment deals with presidential succession?

Answer 17

25

Question 18

How many years does a Pres serve in 1 term?

Answer 18

4 years

Question 19

Electors are elected by popular Vote, but the President is elected by?

Answer 19

Electoral Vote

Question 20

How did the US initially vote for President?

Answer 20

Vote for their top two choices

Question 21

Which state has has the greatest number of electoral votes?

Answer 21

California

Question 22

What is the direct vote of the citizens called?

Answer 22

Popular vote

Question 23

How many total votes are in the Electoral College?

Answer 23

538

Question 24

How many votes do you need to win?

Answer 24

270

Question 25

If there is an electoral tie, who votes for Pres?

Answer 25

The House

Question 26

Who can prevent a major party candidate from winning the Electoral College?

Answer 26

3rd party candidate

Question 27

Term for the candidate who won the Electoral College but has not taken the oath of office yet?

Answer 27

President Elect

Question 28

When does the President-Elect officially become President?

Answer 28

Jan 20th at 12:00pm Eastern time

Question 29

What is the formal beginning to the office of the Presidency?

Answer 29

Inagguration

Question 30

Official vote for the Pres

Answer 30

Electoral Vote

Question 31

Who are the people who officially cast votes for the President in an election?

Answer 31

Electors

Question 32

T/F According to the Electoral College System, voters cast ballots directly electing the Pres.

Answer 32

False

Question 33

T/F Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in 2016

Answer 33

T

Question 34

This is often called a winner-take all system?

Answer 34

You either get all of the electoral votes or you get none

Question 35

The first Latino cabinet member was?

Answer 35

Laro Cabazo

Question 36

Who is the first Native American cabinet member?

Answer 36

Deb Haaland

Question 37

Which positions make up the inner cabinet?

Answer 37

State Treasury Defense Attorney General

Question 38

The first African American cabinet member?

Answer 38

Robert Weeber

Question 39

This group is chosen by the Pres for their experience in selected areas

Answer 39

Cabinet

Question 40

The commander of the national and armed forces is?

Answer 40

The President

Question 41

This address is given by the President to Congress

Answer 41

State of the Union

Question 42

What is the term for a rule that has the force of law?

Answer 42

Executive order

Question 43

What is the Presidential act of withholding funds Congress gave for certain purposes?

Answer 43

Impoundment

Question 44

What is the action that postpones legal punishment?

Answer 44

Reprieve

Question 45

Releasing someone from federal punishment?

Answer 45

Pardon

Question 46

What is the act of releasing a group of people from federal punishment?

Answer 46

Amnesty

Question 47

What is patronage?

Answer 47

Giving jobs to people that supported you during your campaign

Question 48

What is the designated survivor?

Answer 48

Cabinet member is kept somewhere safe so they would take over presidency during state of union address in case something were to happen and everyone were killed.

Question 49

Who can launch a nuclear weapon?

Answer 49

President

Question 50

What is the purpose of the Cabinet?

Answer 50

Advise the President