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Which limit did the Framers set on how many times a President can be reelected?
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no limit
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What reasoning did Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Reagan use when calling for the repeal of the 22nd Amendment?
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The people should determine how long a President should serve.
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The President's salary
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cannot be increased or decreased during a presidential term.
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Which of the following is among the benefits provided to a President? (1 point)
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a large expense account to spend as he or she likes
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Which set the first guidelines for deciding when a President is disabled?
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25th amendment
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Before the 25th Amendment, how did the Constitution provide for presidential succession?
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The powers and duties of the President, not the office itself, were to be transferred to the Vice President.
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Which is the correct line of presidential succession according to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947?
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Vice President, Speaker of the House, president pro tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State
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Who becomes Acting President if the President becomes disabled?
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vice president
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The 25th Amendment deals with
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Presidential disability
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According to the Constitution, presidential disability can be determined by the
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Vice president and the cabinet
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Who was the President the first time the disability provisions of the 25th Amendment came into play?
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Ronald Reagan
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Historically, the office of the Vice President has been considered
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an office of little real consequence.
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When the Vice President's office is vacant, how is a new Vice President selected?
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The President nominates a new Vice President, to be confirmed by a majority congressional vote.
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Which is not an option for the President if he or she is unhappy with the Vice President's work?
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fire the vice president
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The Constitution provides that the Vice President
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presides over the Senate.
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A State's presidential electors are chosen by
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The state legislature
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Most of the Framers opposed choosing the President by
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popular vote
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Which determines the number of presidential electors for a state?
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members of congress
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In the Framers' original plan, each elector was to cast one vote for two different candidates for President. The person with the second largest number of votes was to fill which office?
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Vice President
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In the Framers' original plan, each elector was to cast one vote for two different candidates for President. The person with the second largest number of votes was to fill which office?
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by the electoral college
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How did presidential electors cause the election crisis of 1800?
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they voted a tie for the presidency
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The election crisis of 1800 occurred because of the
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rise of well-defined parties
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he presidential election of 1800 was decided by the
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house of representatives
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What was the one major change the 12th Amendment made to the electoral college?
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The presidential and vice-presidential elections were separated.
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Early in the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, most Framers favored selection of the President
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By congress
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What caused the major parties to stop using congressional caucuses to nominate candidates?
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too few people were represented
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Why do the political parties award bonus delegates to some states?
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because those states have been strong party supporters
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What determines the number of delegates each State may send to a national convention?
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each party's national committee
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In a State's presidential primary, voters
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either choose convention delegates or express a preference for a candidate.
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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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Which is a true statement about primaries?
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Each state has a different way of choosing its delegates.
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Which describes a caucus?
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A local meeting to select delegates to a local convention.
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national convention is held to accomplish all of the following except
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select the party's delegates.
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Besides having a primary, what other way is there for a state to choose delegates?
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caucus-convention method
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Which state has held the first delegate-selection contest in every presidential election since 1972?
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Iowa
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Which is one of the three main goals of a national convention?
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adopting the party's platform
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What is the role of the presidential candidate at a party convention?
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giving an acceptance speech
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A speech given early at a party convention to set the tone for the convention and the campaign to come is called the
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Keynote address
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The characteristic most common among presidential nominees has been that most have
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Held public office
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Historically, few major party presidential candidates have been
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Roman Catholics
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Which best describes a presidential election campaign?
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an all-out effort to win
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Who would be least likely to want to engage in a presidential debate?
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an incumbent President
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Which critical event prevented a U.S. presidential election?
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no crisis has prevented a presidential election
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States in which the outcome of a presidential election is \"too close to call\" are called
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battleground states
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The formal election of the President and Vice President occurs on
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January 6
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What happens if no presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes?
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The election is decided in the House of Representatives.
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If no person receives a majority of the electoral votes for Vice President, who chooses the Vice President?
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the Senate
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Which describes the method used to decide a presidential election in the House of Representatives?
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Each state gets one vote; it takes a majority of 26 to elect.
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How are presidential electors chosen within a state?
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winner-take-all
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A major flaw in the electoral college system is that
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the candidate who wins the popular vote might not become President.
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Which of the following plans would require an amendment to the Constitution?
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Direct popular election
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