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US Govt17
Chapters 13 & 14 Magruder's American Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chief of State | President |
| Ceremonial Head of the Government of the US | The President |
| Chief administrator or director, of the US | President |
| The President is the main architect of foreign policy and chief spokesperson to the rest of the world | Chief Diplomat |
| Year the Constitution changed to place a limit on the number of terms a President might serve | 1951 |
| Commander in Chief, Chief legislator, Chief of Party and Chief Citizen | Roles of President |
| Means main architect of the nation's public policies | Chief Legislator |
| The President is given complete control of the nation's armed forces by the Constitution. | Commander in Chief |
| The President acts as the acknowledged leader of the political art that controls the executive branch. | Chief of Party |
| The President is expected to be "the representative of all the people". | Chief Citizen |
| Tradition of 2 terms as President broken in 1940 when he was elected to a 3rd term then went on to be re-elected for a 4th term. | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Amendment that places a term limit on presidential terms. | 22 Amendment |
| Annual salary of the president | $400,000 |
| Determines presidential salary which cannot be changed until the Presidential term is up. | Congress |
| Presidential expense account | $50,000 |
| Misc income for travel, campaigns etc | $100,000 per year |
| Presidential Protection for up to 10 years following leaving the office | Secret service protection |
| Age a person must be to be President | 35 years |
| A person must be born a citizen of the US to be President | Natural born citizen |
| Must have lived in the US for at least ___ years | 14 years |
| The plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled. | Presidential succession |
| Ratified in 1967, made it clear that the VP will become President if the President is removed from office. | 25th Amendment |
| Becomes President if 1) the President informs Congress in writing that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office @) The VP and a majority of the members the Cabinet inform the Congress, in writing, that is thus incapacitated. | Vice President |
| The executive power shall be vested in a President of the USA | Article II |
| The nature of the presidency depends on how each President views the office and exercises its powers | Presidential View |
| 1) Some presidents have taken a broad view of the powers they inherited 2)Some presidents have felt that they cannot exercise ny power not specifically granted to them. | 2 Presidential views |
| The executive Article of the Constitution | Article II |
| determines the President’s salary, and this salary cannot be changed during a presidential term. | Congress |
| As commander in chief, the President: (a) is the leader of all the nation’s armed forces. (b) initiates legislation. (c) is the director of the government. (d) represents the citizens of the United States abroad. | the leader of all the nation’s armed forces |
| the plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled. | Presidential succession |
| ratified in 1967, made it clear that the Vice President will become President if the President is removed from office | The 25th Amendment |
| Set the order of succession following the Vice President | The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 |
| gives the Vice President two duties besides becoming President if the President is removed from office | The Constitution |
| 1) to preside over the Senate, and 2) to help decide the question of presidential disability | 2 duties besides becoming President if the President is removed from office |
| If the office of Vice President becomes vacant, the President nominates a new Vice President subject to the approval of Congress. True or False | True |
| Who is in line for presidential succession following the Vice President? (a) the First Lady (b) the Speaker of the House (c) the president of the Senate (d) the Secretary of State | (b) the Speaker of the House |
| chosen by a special body of presidential electors. | President and Vice President |
| Number of votes originally cast by electors electoral votes | 2 electoral votes |
| The convention system has been mainly built by the____ major parties in American politics. | 2 major parties |
| Party national committees arrange the time and place for their party’s nominating convention. True or False | True |
| apportion the number of delegates each State will receive based on electoral votes and other factors | Parties |
| Are selected through both presidential primaries and the caucus convention process | Delegates |
| Depending on the State, a ____________________l primary is an election in which a party’s voters | Presidential Primaries |
| Many States use a ____________________ rule to select delegates. In this system, a proportion of a State’s delegates are chosen to match voter preferences in the primary | proportional representation |
| More than half of the States hold preference primaries where voters choose their preference for a candidate. Delegates are selected later to match voter preferences. T or F | True |
| In those States that do not hold presidential primaries, delegates to the national conventions are chosen in a system of caucuses and conventions | Caucus-Convention Process |
| The party’s voters meet in local caucuses where they choose delegates to a local or district convention, where delegates to the State convention are picked | Caucus-Convention Process |
| At the State level, and sometimes in the district conventions, delegates to the national convention are chosen | Caucus-Convention Process |
| A party’s _________________________ is the meeting at which delegates vote to pick their presidential and vicepresidential candidates | The National Convention |
| (1) to officially name the party’s presidential and vicepresidential candidates,(2) to bring the various factions and the leading personalities in the party together in one place for a common purpose (3) to adopt the party’s platform | Party conventions accomplish three main goals |
| If an incumbent President wants to seek reelection, his or her nomination is almost guaranteed | Nomination of incumbent President |
| More than half of the presidential primary States hold only a (a) caucus. (b) winner-take-all primary. (c) preference primary. (d) nominating convention. | |
| A party’s formal statement of its basic principles and views is called the party’s (a) plank. (b) primary. (c) constitution. (d) platform. | |
| Voters vote directly for the President. Instead, they vote for electors in the electoral college. True or false | False |
| All States, except two, select electors based on the winner of the popular vote in that State | Maine and Nebraska |
| Date the electoral votes cast are counted by the president of the Senate, and the President and Vice President are formally elected | January 6 |
| Electors meet in the State capitals and cast their votes for President and Vice President | Monday after the second Wednesday in December |
| If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes (270), the election is thrown into the House of Representatives | 270 electoral votes |
| There are _______major defects in the electoral college | Three defects |
| ) It is possible to win the popular vote in the presidential election, but lose the electoral college vote. True or False | True |
| the Constitution requires the electors to vote for the candidate favored by the popular vote in their State. T or F | False |
| If no candidate gains a majority in the electoral college, the election is thrown into the House T or F | True |
| Proposed Reforms • In the district plan• The proportional plan• The national bonus plan &direct popular election | Proposed Reforms |
| electors would be chosen the same way members of Congress are selected: each congressional district would select one elector (just as they select representatives), and 2 electors would be selected based on the overall popular vote in a State | the district plan |
| suggests that each candidate would receive the same share of a State’s electoral vote as he or she received in the State’s popular vote | The proportional plan |
| Plan that would automatically offer the winner of the popular vote 102 electoral votes in addition to the other electoral votes he or she might gain. | The national bonus plan |
| A commonly heard reform suggests that the electoral college be done away with altogether in favor of direct popular election. At the polls, voters would vote directly for the President and Vice President instead of electors | direct popular election |
| There are two major strengths of the electoral college that its supporters espouse | Electoral College Supporters |
| Each of the proposed, but untried, reforms may very well have defects that could not be known until they appeared in practice &In most election years, the electoral college defines the winner of the presidential election quickly and certainly | two major strengths of the electoral college |
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