Article 2 and Electoral College (Quiz 7)
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Executive Branch
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enforce the laws
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executive privelege
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presidents do not have to share certain information with Congress or the judiciary
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two states that don't use electoral college
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Nebraska and Maine
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President
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35 yrs, lived in US for 14 yrs
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Order of Presidential Power
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President Vice President Speaker of the House President pro tempore of Senate Secretary of State
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cabinet
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the president's selected advisors, usually consisting of the heads of the executive department
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bureaucracy
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a large and complex administrative organization
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advice and consent
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the constitutional power of the senate to approve treaties and presidential appointments
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Take Care Clause
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responsibility to enforce law
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Electoral College
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electors appointed by each state who formally HoR + 2 elect the President and VP 538 total electors Indirect election
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Indirect election
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voters elect persons who then make a final choice
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Direct election
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choosing political officeholders in which voters directly cast ballots
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Electoral votes to win an election
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270 votes out of 538
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Absolute majority
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more than half of all members (including those absent and present but not voting) must vote in favor
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Simple majority
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more than 50% of the votes of those actually voting to approve a proposition or election
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supermajority
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reveiving more than a simple majority (50%) such as 2/3 or 3/4
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plurality
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receiving the largest percent of votes
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23rd amendment
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Washington D.C receives 3 electoral votes (amount of lowest state)
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Congressional District Method
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Used by Maine and Nebraska Electoral votes are distributed based on popular vote within each state's districts Not winner takes all State can be split into democratic and republican
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Winner takes all
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winner of statewide popular vote receives all of that state's electoral vote
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12th amendment
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Congress assemble in joint session to count the electoral votes and declare the winner of the election
