chapter 10 test

Question 1

define convention

Answer 1

a meeting where political party members who have been chosen as delegates from each state vote for the candidate supported by their states voters

Question 2

define elector

Answer 2

a member of a political party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president

Question 3

define Electoral College

Answer 3

the institution that is composed of a set of electors who are chosen to elect a president and vice president into office every four years

Question 4

define primary

Answer 4

an event held before an election where members of the party go to polls and vote on which candidate they want to see earn their party’s nomination

Question 5

define caucus

Answer 5

an event held before an election where members of a political party select delegates to send to the national party convention, where they will also vote to nominate a candidate

Question 6

define presidential succession

Answer 6

the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy:

president- vice president- speaker of the House- heads of the presidents cabinet, starting with the Secretary of State- cabinet heads follows in order which Congress created them

Question 7

define third-party candidate

Answer 7

a meeting where political party members who have been chosen as delegates from each state vote for the candidate supported by their states voters

Question 8

define compensation

Answer 8

something given or received as an equivalent for services

Question 9

what does winner-take-all system mean to the Electoral College system

Answer 9

with the exception of the states, the candidate who receives the most popular votes in a given state wins all the electoral votes for that state

Question 10

define PAC

Answer 10

political action committee formed to collect money and provide financial support for political candidates

Question 11

define FEC

Answer 11

Federal Election Commission: an independent regulatory agency created by Congress to enforce federal election laws

Question 12

explain the 22nd Amendment

Answer 12

stated that a president could not serve more than 2 terms in office and vice president could serve 2 more terms if they start in the middle of a presidency.

Question 13

what did the Constitutional Convention decide

Answer 13

that presidents should be paid but decided that Congress would decide the compensation. They cannot alter it during a presidents term

Question 14

what are the formal qualities for president and vice president in the Constitution

Answer 14

• atleast 35
• natural born US citizen
• have resided in the U.S. atleast 14 years before taking office

Question 15

describe the 25th amendment

Answer 15

-passed to decide the order of presidential succession.
-the vice president helps decide whether the president is unable to carry out their duties and can act according

1. vice president will become president if they are absent.
2. the president will nominate a new vice president if they are removed.

Question 16

what is the duties of a vice president

Answer 16

-depends; assigned by the president
-modern vp:
*have more contact with the president
* often takes part in policy meetings and * more involved in foreign policy
*members of the National Security Council and attend meetings
*oversees the Senate and votes to break ties

Question 17

what were the 2 concerns from the Framers

Answer 17

-the ability of the average citizen to be an informed voter
-giving Congress too much power in selecting the president

=Electoral College

Question 18

give order of events on Electoral College

Answer 18

-it’s a winner-take-all system
-candidate makes their candidacy officially by registering with FEC, even with a PAC
-candidates try to be convincing to their party members by running against other candidates from their party in primaries or caucuses.
- the party candidate is selected at a national nominating convention.
-in the final weeks, both parties heavily adverting and travel to swing states

Question 19

how does the Electoral College System support Federalism

Answer 19

it gives small states more weight and allows states to decide how to choose their electors

Question 20

what could result from a winner-take-all system

Answer 20

makes it possible for a candidate who loses the popular vote to win the electoral vote, and a strong third-party candidate could win enough electoral votes to prevent either majority-party candidates from receiving majority votes.

Question 21

when can the House decide the winner

Answer 21

if neither presidential candidate wins 270 electoral votes

Question 22

what are ideas to reform the electoral college

Answer 22

-choose electors from congressional districts. and the candidate with the most votes in a district would win its electoral vote and the candidate with the most districts in a state gets the 2 electoral votes.

-give electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote, and a state’s electoral vote would go to whoever wins the most popular votes in the whole country

-candidates get the same share of a state’s electoral vote as they got of the states popular vote

Question 23

define inauguration

Answer 23

ceremony in which the president-elect takes the oath of office and becomes president