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The president's role as the head of the armed forces

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commander in chief

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The formal statement of a political party's basic principles

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Platform

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The plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled

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Presidential succession

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The president is the nation's ______, heading a large government organizations

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Chief administrator

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Under the _____ system, a candidate who wins the preference vote in a primary automatically wins the support of all the delegates chosen in the primary

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Winner-take-all

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Presidential candidates often choose a running mate who can ___ by virtue of certain characteristics

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Balance the ticket

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The _____ is the group of people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia to formally select the president and vice president

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electoral college

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As_____, the president holds broad power in domestic and foreign affairs

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Chief executive

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In case the president is disabled the way the vice president is determine by the

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Congress

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According to the Constitution, the president must

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be at least 35 years of age

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As of January 20,2001 the president receives a yearly salary of?

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$400,000

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The electoral system broke down in the election of 1800 because of

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the rise of political parties

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If an incumbent President is seeking another term in office, who will his party likely nominate

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the president

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A state's presidential electors are chosen by

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popular vote

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A president can serve no more than ____ years in office

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10

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According to the presidential succession Act of 1947, which of these officers follows the vice president in the line of presidential succession

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Speaker of the House

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The president may decide to resume duties after an illness in informing Congress that no inability exists, but that decision can be challenged by

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The vice president and a majority of the cabinet

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Most presidential caucuses differ from statewide presidential primaries in all of the following ways EXCEPT the

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Main purpose for which the delegates are chosen

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During the nomination process, political battles are most likely to occur in

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presidential primaries in the party out of power

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The national convention is held to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT

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select the party's delegates

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The least number of presidential electors a state can have is

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three

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Which of the following statement is NOT an argument against the electoral college system?

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The results depend upon how State congressional districts are drawn

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The power of the presidency has been cause for debate MAINLY because

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The constitution provided a loose definition of executive power

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Which of the following HAS NOT worked to strengthen the powers of the presidency?

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The constitutional system of checks and balances

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Which of the following statements about the president's power of removal is true?

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As a general rule, the president may remove any officeholder he or she has appointed

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The president's military powers

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are shared with Congress

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The president CANNOT exercise judicial power by

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granting pardons in cases of impeachment

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Which of the following gives the President the power to issue executive orders

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Congressional acts and the Constitution

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The debate over the powers of the presidency is essentially a debate

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Between supporters of a strong presidency and supporters of a weak presidency

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Presidents who have been considered stronger and more effective leaders have viewed the presidency

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as what Roosevelt called a "stewardship"

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In essence, the ordinance power gives the president the right to

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Administer laws

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The difference between a treaty and an executive agreement is that

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the president needs Senate approval for a treaty but not for an executive agreement

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Upon receipt of a bill, the president can take all of the following actions EXCEPT

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call on a special session of congressional committees to revise the bill

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Which of the following is a typical sequence of events in the appointment process?

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Nomination, Senate committee hearings, Senate debate, Rejection

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The number of electoral votes Iowa has is

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seven

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The states with the largest electoral vote include

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California and New York

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A(n)___ is an international agreement that requires senate approval

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treaty

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Since a full pardon was not granted, the criminal asked for a(n)______ to lessen her sentence

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commutation

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A(n)_____ is a part between the president and a foreign state that does not require Senate approval

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executive agreement

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The _____ outlines the powers of the presidency

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executive article

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A_______ postpones the execution of a sentence, but in itself does not change the sentence

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reprieve

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The men portrayed in the cartoon probably lived

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During the early year of country

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The main idea of the cartoon is that

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Presidential advisors have often received greater criticism than presidents have

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