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Am Gov 13

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Presidential Qualification *Natural born citizen *35 yrs. old *Live in US 14 yrs
Presidential compensations or benefits *$400,000 yearly salary *$50,000 expense account *The White House * Air Force One *Large staff
Top 5 positions in line of Presidential succession 1.Vice Pres, 2.Speaker of House, 3.Pres. pro tempore of Senate, 4.Secretary of State, 5.Secretary of Treasury
What happens when Pres. gets sick? Vice Pres. becomes acting Pres.
Vice Pres. formal duties 1.Preside over Senate, 2.Help decide the question of Pres. disability
Purpose of National Convention Set the time, date, and place each political party chooses its candidates for Pres & V. Pres. nominees
Primary Caucus Open to the public---everyone votes
Caucus Closed doors---a vote of like minded people
Balance the ticket Choose a running mate who will strengthen the chances of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographic, race, ethnic, gender or other characteristics
Electoral College Group of people chosen from each State and the District of Columbia to formally select the Pres. & V. Pres.
District Plan Two electors would be chosen from each state "at large", they would be required to cast their electoral votes in line with the popular vote of their state
Proportional Plan Each presidential candidate would receive a share of each state's electoral votes equal to his or her share of the states popular votes
Three major electoral college flaws 1.Winner of popular vote not guaranteed presidency, 2.Electors not required to vote in accord with popular vote, 3.Any election might have to be decided in House of Representatives
Delegates Representatives of the people-members of Congress who cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents
Presidential Elector A person chosen in each state & District of Columbia every four years to select the Pres. & V. Pres.
Winner take all One who wins popular vote in primary automatically wins the election
Keynote address Speech given at party convention to set tone for convention & campaign to come
Platform Political parties formal statement of basic principles and stands on major issues & objectives
Camp David Presidential retreat
25th Amendment Presidential order of succession
Chief of State Ceremonial head of the govern of the United States
Chief Executive Pres. is vested by the Constitution with "the executive power" of the United States
Chief Administrator The director of the huge Executive branch of the Federal Government
Commander in Chief Head of the nations Armed Forces
Chief Legislator The principle author of the United States' public policies
Party Chief The acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch
Chief Citizen Expected to be the "representative of all citizens"
Electoral Votes Votes cast by electors in the electoral college
Presidential Primary Election where a party's voters choose a state party organization's delegates to their party's national convention or express preference for a presidential nomination
Winner-take-all System in which the candidate who one won the preference vote automatically won the support of all o the delegates chosen at the primary
Proportional representation A candidate who seeks the party's presidential nomination who wins later at the party convention
Chief Diplomat Main architect of American foreign policy
Presidential Succession System that describes how a presidential vacancy is filled
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