Chapter 13/14

Question 1

Head of the U.S gov

Answer 1

Chief of State

Question 2

Carrying out laws in both domestic and foreign affairs

Answer 2

Chief Executive

Question 3

Director of all governmental institutions

Answer 3

Chief Administrator

Question 4

Main architect is of America’s foreign policy

Answer 4

Chief Diplomat

Question 5

Head of American military

Answer 5

Commander in Chief

Question 6

Main architect of public policies

Answer 6

Chief Legislator

Question 7

Leader of their respective party

Answer 7

Chief of Party

Question 8

Representative of the people

Answer 8

Chief Citizen

Question 9

Formal Qualifications for Presidency

Answer 9

35 years old, 14 years a citizen, Natural born citizen

Question 10

Presidents term of office

Answer 10

4 years, 2 terms, max of ten years

Question 11

Pay and benefits

Answer 11

$400,000 salary, $50,000 expense account, $181,100 pension

Question 12

Duties of the Vice President

Answer 12

Preside over the US Senate and help decide presidential disability

Question 13

Presidential disability

Answer 13

Vice President, Speaker of House, Pres. Pro Tempore of Senate

Question 14

25th Amendment

Answer 14

Clarifies presidential succession

Question 15

Importance of the Office

Answer 15

VP is only a heartbeat away, 8 presidents have died in office and one has resigned

Question 16

Balance the ticket

Answer 16

Political party will choose a VP to get more votes

Question 17

To become president, candidates must-

Answer 17

Submit their name as candidates

Question 18

Presidential primary

Answer 18

Party members vote in each state for their preference of candidates

Question 19

Open election

Answer 19

Voters can vote in either election for party candidates

Question 20

Closed election

Answer 20

Voters can only vote in own party’s elections for candidates

Question 21

Final votes for presidency occur at

Answer 21

Presidential election

Question 22

System that chooses the president

Answer 22

Electoral college

Question 23

Registered voters

Answer 23

Cast their votes in the general election

Question 24

Votes

Answer 24

Counted in each state

Question 25

Amount of possible electoral votes

Answer 25

538

Question 26

amount of electoral votes a candidate must win to become president

Answer 26

270 out of 538

Question 27

Reasons for electoral college

Answer 27

assumed people weren’t smart enough to make an educated decision about candidates

Question 28

Flaws in the Electoral College

Answer 28

winner of popular vote does not become president, nothing requires an elector to vote for the person who wins state popular vote, contest could be decided in HoR