Chapter 13

Question 1

The scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled

Answer 1

Presidential succession

Question 2

Law specifying the order of presidential succession following the Vice President

Answer 2

Presidential succession act of 1947

Question 3

The ceremonial head of the government of the United States

Answer 3

Chief of state

Question 4

Hold executive power United States

Answer 4

Chief executive

Question 5

The director of the huge executive branch

Answer 5

Chief administrator

Question 6

Main architect of American foreign policy and nations chief spokesman

Answer 6

Chief diplomat

Question 7

Control of armed forces

Answer 7

Commander in chief

Question 8

Principal author of public policy

Answer 8

Chief legislator

Question 9

Acknowledged lead e of political party that controls executive branch

Answer 9

Chief of party

Question 10

Represents what American citizens should be like

Answer 10

Chief citizen

Question 11

Choosing nominee who can strengthen chances of being elected

Answer 11

Balance of ticket

Question 12

Presidental electors

Answer 12

People chosen to represent voters to choose who will be a formal and qualified choice for president and vice

Question 13

Votes cast by electors in electoral college

Answer 13

Electoral votes

Question 14

People chosen every 4 years to make formal selection of president and Vice President

Answer 14

Electoral college

Question 15

Election in which a party’s voters choose some or all of a state party organizations delegates to their party’s national convention and express preference among various contenders for their party’s presidential nomination

Answer 15

Presidential primary

Question 16

The candidate who won the preference vote automatically won the support of all delegates in that party

Answer 16

Winner take all

Question 17

Proposal by which presidential candidate would recieve the same share of state electoral votes as he or she received in popular votes

Answer 17

Proportional plan

Question 18

Closed meeting of members of a political party who gather to select delegates to the natural convention

Answer 18

Caucus

Question 19

Quadrennial meetings at which the delegates select their presidental and Vice President candidates

Answer 19

National conventions

Question 20

Formal state ment of basic principles stands on major policy matters and objectives

Answer 20

Platform

Question 21

Speech given at a party convention to set the tone for the convention and the campaign to come

Answer 21

Keynote address

Question 22

The roughly one third of the electorate who have not made up their minds at the start of the campaign and are open to persuasion of either side

Answer 22

Swing voters

Question 23

Those states in which the outcome is too close to call and either candidate could win

Answer 23

Battleground states

Question 24

Each state would choose its electors much as it chooses its members of congress

Answer 24

District plan

Question 25

Proposal to do away with the electoral college and allow the people to vote directly for president and vice

Answer 25

Direct popular election

Question 26

Amending state election laws and making states have interstate compact that popular vote would go to pres

Answer 26

Nathan popular plan