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Chapter 11 Comparative Government Flashcards

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1
Q

To be President, a person must be a ____ citizen, and have lived in the United States at least _____ years, and be at least _____ years old.

A

Natural Born, 14, 35

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The President serves a _____ -year term. He or she may serve a maximum of _____ full terms.

A

4, 2

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What annual salary does the president earn?

A

$400,000 a year

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4
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______ suggested the electoral college in 1787.

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Alexander Hamilton

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Members of the electoral college are called ______

A

Electors

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Originally the constitution required that the person receiving the most electoral votes would become ______, while the person with the second-most votes would become ______

A

President, Vice President

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Voters don’t vote for the President directly; they actually vote for ______

A

Electors

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8
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To become President, a candidate must have at least _____ electoral votes

A

270

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9
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Two criticisms of the electoral collage are that the division of votes among the ______ is not fair; and, most seriously, that the electoral college might not elect as President the person who won the ______ vote.

A

States, popular

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10
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A member of the electoral college

A

Elector

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Group of people selected in each state to formally cast the votes for President and Vice President

A

Electoral College

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Vote cast for the President and Vice President by the Electoral College

A

Electoral Vote

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There are four ways in which the presidency may be vacated by _____, _____, ______, or ______.

A

Death, Disability, resignation, Impeachment with Removal

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The order in which a presidential Vacancy is filled is _______

A

Succession

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The order of presidential succession was established by the 1947 _______

A

Presidential Succession Act

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The order of the presidential succession is as follows 1. ________, 2. _______, 3. _________, 4. ________.

A

Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Cabinet

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17
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The _______ provides for filling a vacancy in the Presidency.

A

25th Amendment

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18
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If both the Presidency and vice presidency are vacant at the same time, who becomes the president? The ______ Who becomes the Vice President? The _______

A

Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate

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According to the Constitution, the Vice President has but 2 duties, One is to preside over the ______, the other is to help decide questions of ______

A

Senate, Disability

20
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The procedure by which a vacancy in the presidency is filled.

A

Presidential Succession

21
Q

The heads of the executive departments in their capacity as advisers to the President.

A

Cabinet

22
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The Executive branch (think of it like a principal of a school, what is his role?)

A

administration

23
Q

The constitutional powers of the presidency are described in Article _____ of the Constitution.

A

2

24
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the President is _______ of the armed forces.

A

Commander in chief of all the armed forces of the US

25
Q

The ______ limits the amount of time a president can commit U.S. troops without congressional approval.

A

War powers resolution

26
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The president is the country’s chief ______, or negotiator with other countries.

A

Diplomat

27
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All ______ negosiated by the president with other counties must be approved by the Senate.

A

Treaties

28
Q

The president has the power to enter into ______, which are pacts between heads of state

A

Executive agreement

29
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Presidential directives called ________ have the force of law.

A

Executive Order

30
Q

The president can grand _______ and _______ to federal criminals.

A

Commution and Reprieves

31
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The president is required to deliver a ________ message to Congress “from time to time”

A

State of the Union

32
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A President can ______, or reject any bill passed by Conress.

A

Veto

33
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The power of Congress to void execuative branch actions.

A

legislative Veto

34
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A formal agreement between nations.

A

Treaty

35
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An agreement between the President and another head of state.

A

Executive

36
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Directive issued by the President that defines new policies or carries out existing laws.

A

Executive order

37
Q

Since the constitution was ratified, four types of powers have strengthened the presidency: ___________, _____________, ____________, and _____________.

A

Economic Planning, Executive privilege, impoundment, and persuasion.

38
Q

President _______ established the President as the Chief economic planner of the country.

A

FDR

39
Q

What law directed the President to submit an annual economic report to Congress and created the Council of Economic Advisers?

A

Employment act of 1946

40
Q

___________ is the president’s right to withhold information from congress or the courts.

A

Executive Privilege

41
Q

Executive privilege was first questioned during the administration of President ______ in 1974

A

Nixon

42
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________ is the refusal of a President to spend money appropriated by Congress.

A

Impoundment

43
Q

Congress sought to stop presidential impoundment by passing the _________ of 1974.

A

Budget Reform Act

44
Q

The three Presidents who are widely considered “great” are ________, _________, and _________.

A

Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington

45
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The president’s right to refuse supply information to a court or congress

A

Executive Privilege

46
Q

The president’s power to refuse to spend money allocated by congress.

A

Impoundment

47
Q

Marked by cooperation between the two major Political Parties

A

Bipartisan

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