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| nation's chief legal expert | attorney general
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| unwritten qualification for president | political experience
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| deals with presidential succession | 25th Amendment
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| administers the presidential oath | chief justice
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| presides over the Senate | vice-president
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| presidential advisers | cabinet
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| covert operations | secret activities
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| commander in chief of the armed forces | president
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| a successful leader has this | political courage
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| annual determination as to how public money is to be used | budget
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| only president to resign | Nixon
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| limits presidents to two terms | 22nd Amendment
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| the head of the executive branch is the | president
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| the president is required to give Congress this once a year | State of the Union Address
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| if the president receives more than 50% of the popular vote, he is said to have | a mandate
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| major newspapers and magazines provide the president this medium for discussion | forum
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| in addition to congressional override, Congress has this power over a president | impeachment
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| the votes of the people are called the | popular vote
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| no president may ever serve more than | 10 years
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| rules that have the force of law are called | executive orders
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| the first president to make the vice-president an important member of his administration was | Carter
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| the only role of the vice-president is to act on a bill in order to | break a tie vote
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| the amendment that ordered the date of the presidential inauguration | 20th Amendment
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| month and date of the presidential inauguration | January 20th
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| the number of electoral votes given to Texas | 34
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| there are ___ nation-wide electors | 538
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| this title makes the president head of the military | commander in chief
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| the presidential election is always held the | 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday
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| the only president to be elected to more than 2 terms | Franklin Delano Roosevelt (F.D.R.)
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| this is the greatest power of the president | veto
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| in Texas we have a ___ policy which gives the candidate with the most popular votes all 34 electoral votes | winner takes all
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| this is the most important job of the executive branch | enforce laws
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| in order to be declared the president, the candidate must have received at least ___ electoral votes | 270
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| the address of the White House is | 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
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| the presidential nominee chooses a running mate that will | balance the ticket
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| the name of the apartment and office complex that Nixon's aides broke into was | Watergate
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| in the event of the death or inablility of the president to serve, the next four people in line for the job (after the president) are | Vice President-Biden, Speaker of the House-Boehner, president pro tempore, Secretary of State-Clinton
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| the name of the president and vice-president after the Nixon scandal was finally over | Ford, Rockefeller
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| members of the electoral college cast their vote at | their state capitol
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| the heads of cabinet deparments are called | secretaries
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| the job of the secretary of state is to deal with ___ in the name of the President | foreign leaders
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| the president's office is called the ___ | oval office
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| all major presidential appointments must be confirmed by the | Senate
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| the president has the authority to grant ___ for convicted people except in the case of impeachment | pardons
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| the 23rd Amendment gave D.C. ___ electoral votes | 3
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| there are ___ departments in the president's cabinet | 15
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| when the president goes to a funeral for a foreign leader he is acting in his role as ___ | chief citizen
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| the president's annual compensation is | $4000,000
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| the requirements to run for the vice-president are ___ as those required to become president | the same
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| the ___ impeaches a congressman or president | House
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| the ___ tries an impeachment trial | Senate
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| in order to impeach someone, the person must be charged with | high crimes and misdemeanors
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| the ___ Article of the Constitution set up the executive branch | II
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| the ___ acts as the judge in an impeachment trial | chief justice
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| a major problem with the electroal college system is | the winner of the popular vote doesn't always win the presidency
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| a Representative should be at least ___ years of age, a citizen of the U.S. for ___ years, a resident in the ___ he/she will represent, and the term of office is ___ years | 25, 7, state, 2
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| a Sentor should be at least ___ years of age, a citizen of the U.S. for ___ years, a resident in the ___ he/she will represent, and the term of office is ___ years | 30, 9, state, 6
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| a President should be at least ___ years of age, a ___ citizen of the U.S., lived in the U.S. for ___ years, a resident in the ___, and the term of office is ___ years | 35, natural born, 14, United States, 4
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| heads the federal bureacracy | chief administrator
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| acts as ceremonial head of government | chief of state
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| determines foreign policy | chief diplomat
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| proposes laws to Congress | chief legislator
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| represents the citizens of the U.S. | chief citizen
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| leads his political party | chief of party
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| commands the armed forces | commander in chief
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| sees that the nation's laws are carried out | chief executive
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