chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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what is a qualification for the presidency

A
  • at least thirty five years old,

- natural born citizen atleast -14 years US residency are qualifications for

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2
Q

the purpose of a presidential primary is to select _____

A

delegates to the national convention

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3
Q

this selection method provides people a stronger voice in choosing the parties political candidates

A

primaries

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4
Q

this state holds the first presidential caucuses

A

Iowa

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5
Q

this state holds the first presidential primary

A

new hamphire

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6
Q

adoption of a party platform
speeches
selection of a presidential candidates occur at a

A

national convention

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7
Q

today the vice presidential candidate is generally selected by the

A

presidential candidate

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8
Q

the new president is actually elected when the _____

A

the electoral votes are counted by the senate

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9
Q

the electoral college meet in which month

A

december

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10
Q

which month does the senate count the electoral college

A

january

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11
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releasing a convicted person from the reaminder of his sentence is called a

A

presidential pardon

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12
Q

who pays for the transition of power between the old and the new presidents

A

federal governmenr

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13
Q

new york city,
philadelphis,
washington DC have all been captials of the

A

US

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14
Q

orginally the vice president was the ______ candidates in the electoral college

A

runner up

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15
Q

peoples impressions of a candidate from ______ debates can contribute significally to the candidates success or failure in the upcoming election

A

televised

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16
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a ______ is a party representative who pledges to support the candidates nomination at the national party convention

A

delegates

17
Q

when the greatest number of presidential primaries and caucuses are held on a single day it is known as

A

super tuesday

18
Q

a party _____ is a formal statement of a party’s postion on current issues

A

platform

19
Q

a ______ is a term for party leaders or office holders not elected in primaries or chosen in caucuses who serve as dlegates to the party’s national convention

A

superdelegates

20
Q

a convention that requires multiple balloing to select the presidential candidate is called ______ convention

A

brokered

21
Q

an elector who does not vote for the presidential or vice presidential candidates he or she pledged to support is called a

A

faithless elector

22
Q

the ______ is the speech given by the new president immediately after he takes the oath of office

A

inaugural address

23
Q

the ____amendment moved the presidential inaguration from march to january

A

20

24
Q

in what form of primary are voters required to be registerd members of the part in which they would like to vote

A

closed primary

25
Q

in what form of primary are voters not required to declare party membership

A

open primary

26
Q

cross over or _____ is when members of one party vote in the primary of the opposite party

A

raiding

27
Q

the general election takes place on ____ the after the first monday in novemeber

A

tuesday

28
Q

what two states that do not operate on a winner take all system for the electoral college voters

A

nebraska and maine

29
Q

this is the only thing that can change the number of voters a state recieves in the electoral college

A

census

30
Q

if no presidential candidate recieves a majority of votes in the electoral college the

A

house of representative must decide among the top three candidates with each state receiving one vote

31
Q

what is the name of the room where the president perform most of his official duties

A

oval office

32
Q

a candidate must win _____ electoral votes the number necessary to make a majority in order to win the election

A

270

33
Q

today the new president takes office on what date

A

january 20

34
Q

the two career paths presidents travel to the white house

A

having successful military career

holding important political offices

35
Q

why does a president wait until the last day in office to issue pardond

A

because he doesnt have to worry about the criticism since he will no longer be in office