Chapter 13 Civics – Flashcards
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Chief of state
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Ceremonial Head of the government of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation.
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chief executive
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Vested with "the executive Power" of the United States.
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chief administrator
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Director of the Federal government
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chief diplomat
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Main architect of american foreign policy and the nation's chief spokesperson to the rest of the world.
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commander in chief
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In charge of the nations military and armed forces
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chief legislator
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Main architect of its public policies.
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chief of party
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Acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch
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chief citizen
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the representative of all the people
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presidential succesion
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the scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled
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Presidential Succession Act of 1947
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the law which presents the order of succession following the vice president
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balance the ticket
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when a presidential candidate will pick a vice president who can strengthen his chance of being elected
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Presidential electors
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A special body of people who vote on who will become the next president
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electoral votes
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the votes cast by electors that pick the next president
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electoral college
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group of electors chosen from each state and District of Columbia to formally select President and VP
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presidential primary
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an election in which a party's voters choose some of a state party organizations delegates or express a preference among various contenders for their party's presidential nomination
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winner-take-all
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The candidate who won the preference vote automatically won the preference vote automatically won the support of all delegates chosen at the primary
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proportional representation
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any candidate who wins at least 15 percent of the cotes cast in a primary gets the number of state convention delegates that corresponds to his or her share of that primary vote
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national convention
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the meetings at which the delegates ote to pick their presidential and vice presidential candidates
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platform
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a party's formal statement of basic principles, stands on major policy matters, and objectives for the campaign and beyond
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keynote address
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Speech delivered by one of party's most accomplished orators
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Amount of terms a President can serve
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2
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One qualification for presidency (1)
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Be "a natural born citizen"
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One qualification for presidency (2)
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Be at least 35 years of age
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One qualification for presidency (3)
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Have lived in the United States for at least 14 years
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FDR
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President that violated the two term tradition
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22nd
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Amendment that limits president to two terms
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Presidential Succession
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How does the constitution ensure a smooth transition of power in the event of a presidential disability?
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Election of 1800
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What election showed flaws in the Vice presidential and Presidential voting?
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12th
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What amendment separated the vp and president on voting ballots.
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Popular vote
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How are presidential electors chosen?
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Population
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What does the amount of electoral votes each state receive based on?
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Can win popular vote but not election
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On what grounds is the electoral college system criticized?
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Election of 2000
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What most recent election did someone win the popular vote but lose the presidential election?
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VP becomes President
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Who comes to office if the President is incapable of running office?
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The house of representatives votes on a president
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what happens if there is a tie or no majority vote from the electoral college
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The senate votes on a vp
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what happens if there is a tie for vice president
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how many electoral votes does montana have?
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55
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how many electoral votes does California have?
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Al Gore
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Most recent candidate to win popular vote but lose election
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Harry Truman
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Who replaced FDR as President when he passed away
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Because people argue that its unconstitutional and that it limits people
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What is the argument against the 22nd amendment?
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George Washington
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Who started the no-third-term tradition?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who won the election of 1800.
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It says that the VP presides over the Senate and to help decide the question of presidential disability.
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What does the Constitution say about the vice president?
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The framers were against electing a President by Congress or by a direct vote of the people. They wanted the President to be chosen by presidential electors, and electoral votes.
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Describe the framer's plan for the selection of the nation's President.
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Because flaws began to appear and the system broke down in the election of 1800.
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Why did the electoral college cease to function as the framers had intended?
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All party members get to vote in the presidential primaries whereas in the caucus system, they do not.
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How do presidential primaries differ from the caucus-convention process?
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National conventions are held for the purpose of nominating both the president and vice president to run for the presidential elections. The conventions are also used to adopt changes into the party platform.
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For what major purposes do parties hold national conventions.
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It lets states give up the popular selection of delegates.
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What have been the effects of the Democrats' proportional representation rule?
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The VP will take over as president if the President is incapable.
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What is the 25th amendment?
