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Government Test 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the qualifications for President? | 1.) Natural born citizen. 2.) Must be at least 35 years old. 3.) Live in the US for at least 14 years. |
| Where must you be born in order to be considered a natural born citizen? | American soil, U.S. territory, embassy, and military base. |
| Who was the first President born in the U.S.? | Martin Van Buren. |
| Who was the youngest elected president? How old was he? | John F. Kennedy. -43 years old. |
| Who was the oldest elected president? How old was he? | Joe Biden. -77 at time of election/ |
| Who was the youngest president? How old was he? | Teddy Roosevelt. -42 years old. |
| How long is a President's term? | 4 years. |
| Until 1951, how were term limits set? | There were no term limits. |
| Who was the President that broke the tradition of not running for more than 2 terms? | Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
| Which amendment set term limits? What did it state? | 22nd. -2 terms or a maximum of 10 years. |
| How many votes are in today's electoral college? Why? | 538 votes. -435 in the House, 100 in the Senate, and 3 for Washington -The number of votes for each state is equivalent to the number of people that are in Congress. |
| How many electoral votes does Ohio have? | 17. |
| Every state has at least ____ electoral votes. | 3. |
| How does the electoral college work? | You need a majority of electoral votes to win, which is 270 since it's half of the total plus one more. |
| Who picks the President if no candidate gets the majority? | The House of Representatives. |
| What are the 4 proposed plans to reform our system? | 1.) District Plan. 2.) Proportional Plan. 3.) Direct Popular Election. 4.) National Bonus Plan. |
| What is the District Plan? | 2 electors will be selected by the state at-large, the other electors will be selected by each district. |
| What is the Proportional Plan? | Each candidate receives the same percentage of electoral votes as they receive in the state's popular vote. |
| What is the Direct Popular Election? | Get rid of the electoral college and whoever has the popular vote wins. |
| What is the National Bonus Plan? | Keep it the way it is today, give the popular vote winner 103 bonus electoral votes. |
| Who represents the states in the electoral college? | High Ranking Party Members. |
| Give an example of how the electoral college chooses who will represent a state. | Candidate A wins the popular vote, so they decide the high ranking party members that will place their vote. |
| What are the 3 major flaws with the electoral college? | 1.) Winner at the popular vote might not win the presidency. 2.) Electors don't have to vote with the popular vote. 3.) House of Representatives may decide the election. |
| When have the popular vote winners not become president (examples)? | 5 times- 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, 2016. |
| Why don't electors have to vote with the popular vote? | There are no federal laws that require them to do so, although some states do have laws in place to prevent this. |
| What is the problem with the House of Representatives deciding the election? | Each state gets 1 vote, so California=Alaska. |
| What was the original plan for the Electoral College? | -2 votes for President: 1st place becomes President, 2nd place becomes Vice President. |
| Who was the President and Vice President | |
| Define Chief of State. | Another title for the president, takes on the role of the symbolic figurehead of the United States; also known as the head of state. |
| What does the President do as Chief of State? | -As the American Chief of State, the president is a living symbol of the nation. -Celebrates national holidays and stands for the highest values and ideals of the country. -Performs civic duties |
| Define Chief Executive. | Another title for the president, who holds the executive’s power to run government programs and implement laws that are passed by Congress. |
| What does the President do as Chief Executive? | -Sees that government programs are carried out and that the laws passed by Congress are implemented. -Decides how the laws of the United States are to be enforced and selects the Cabinet and advisers to help run the Executive Branch |
| Define Chief Administrator. | A top-tier executive who supervises the daily operations of an organization and is ultimately responsible for its performance. |
| What does the President do as Chief Administrator? | The president acts as the chief administrator, or manager, of the fifteen executive departments and the numerous federal agencies that help carry out government policy. |
| Define Chief Diplomat (A.K.A Foreign Policy Leader). | The President of the United States is the nation's Chief Diplomat. Through this role, they are responsible for carrying out negotiations with forigien leaders and their governments. |
| What does the President do as Chief Diplomat? | -Decides what diplomats and ambassadors shall say to foreign governments. -Sets United States foreign policy. -Receives foreign aid. -Represent the United States foreign policy. -Negotiates treaties. |
| Define Commander in Chief. | Another title for the president, who serves as commander of the nation’s military forces. |
| What does the President do as Commander in Chief? | -The president is in charge of the U.S. armed forces: the Air Forces, Navy, Air Force, and Army. -The president decides where troops are to be stationed and where ships are sent. -All military generals and admirals take orders from the President. |
| Define Chief Legislator. | The President is given the power to approve or veto laws that are passed by Congress. |
| What does the President do as Chief Legislator? | -Constitution gives the president power to influence Congress in its legislation. -Presidents may urge Congress to approve new laws or veto bills that they do not favor. -Can use executive Orders in the place of laws. |
| Define Chief of Party. | One who provides leadership in the overall management of large projects or initiatives. |
| What does the President do as Chief of Party? | -Helps members of his political party get elected or appointed to office. -Campaigns for those who have supported his policies Party campaigns for 2nd term. |
| Define Chief Citizen. | The President should represent all of the people of the United States. |
| What does the President do as Chief Citizen? | |
| What does the President do as Chief Guardian of the Economy? | Concerned with unemployment, high prices, taxes, business profits, and the prosperity of the US. The president does not control the economy but helps it run smoothly. Meets with economic advisors, business, and labor leaders to discuss their needs. |
| What is the State of the Union Address? | An annual address delivered by the president of the US to Congress, typically at the beginning of the year, giving the administration's view of the state of the nation and plans for legislation. |
| Define diplomacy. | The art of negotiating with foreign governments. |
| Define foreign policy. | A government's strategy in dealing with other nations. |
| Define Presidential Succession. | The order in which the vice president of the United States and other officers of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the U.S. presidency upon an elected president's death, resignation, removal from office, or incapacity. |
| Define Electoral College. | The body of 538 people elected from the 50 states and the District of Columbia to cast the official votes that elect the president and vice president. |
| Define Presidential Elector. | A person who is certified to represent their state's vote in the Electoral College. Cast their votes in the Electoral College. |
| Define Primary Election. | A preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election. |
| Define General Election. | A regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election. |
| Define Popular Vote. | The vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters. |
| Define Plurality. | When a candidate in an election has more votes than any other candidate. |
| Define Majority. | A number or percentage equaling more than half of a total. |
| What is presidential disability? | The power to determine if the president is capable of fulfilling his duties. |
| Who determines the presidential disability? | -The President himself informs Congress. -The Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet informs Congress. |
| What is presidential succession? | Who should fill the presidency if the President, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. |
| How many times has the presidential succession occurred? | 9 Times- 8 times when the President died and once when the President resigned. |
| What is the order of succession? | -Vice President. -Speaker of the House. -President Pro-Tempore. -Cabinet Members: In order from earliest created position to latest position. +A designated survivor. |
| What does winner-take-all mean in terms of electing our President? | Winner-take-all means that the president with the most electoral votes will win the Presidential election. Those who don’t win will not represent their party in the government. Whoever wins is the one who represents the whole country. |
| What are the President's Jobs? | • chief executive • chief administrator • commander in chief • foreign policy leader • chief agenda setter |
| True or false: The President works alone. | False. The President gets assistance from whoever he or she needs. |
| While it is Congress’s duty to declare war on other nations, more often than not... | U.S. forces go into action at the direction of a president and not because Congress has declared war. |
| What does the President do as Chief Agenda Setter? | He or she helps Congress prepare the annual federal budget. |
| Why did the Framers restrict the presidency to natural-born citizens? | They saw it as a way to safeguard the gains of the American Revolution. They feared that, without such a restriction, a rich duke or king could come to the United States and assume the presidency. |
| Why did FDR run for a third term? | At the time, World War II was raging in Europe, and Roosevelt believed the nation needed experienced leadership to help it get through this tumultuous time |
| Why was the 22nd amendment put into place? | Proponents felt the amendment was necessary in order to prevent one person or party from gaining a dangerous hold on government. |
| The formal process for electing the president of the United States is outlined in the ________. | Constitution. |
| Voters do not directly elect the president and vice president. Instead, voters are actually choosing... | Electors, or people pledged to support the candidates that the voters choose. |
| The electoral college was a product of a... | Constitutional Convention compromise. |
| Why did the Framers believe the Electoral College was the best option? | The electoral college would help to maintain the balance between the small and large states. It would also ensure that a president would be elected by a cross-section of the country’s voters. |
| How are electors for the electoral college picked today? | Electors can be nominated through a primary election or at the party’s convention. |
| What did the 25th Amendment do? | The Twenty-fifth Amendment not only set guidelines for succession but it also created the procedures for handling presidential disability, such as temporary illness. |
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