Chapter 7&8

Question 1

How many votes exist in the electoral college

Answer 1

538

Question 2

T or F: It is possible to lose the national popular vote and still become president of the US

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which leader has the greatest chance of becoming president through the line of succession

Answer 3

President pro tempore of the senate

Question 4

The framers of the constitution established the electoral college because they

Answer 4

Has doubts the average person’s ability to select a candidate

Question 5

When playing the role of chief diplomat, the president much get approval from congress which of these:

Answer 5

Treaty

Question 6

To become president, a person must

Answer 6

Be a natural born citizen of the US

Question 7

Which of these powers of the presidency is specifically describes in the constitution

Answer 7

Faithfully execute laws

Question 8

Acting as chief diplomat, the president puts together a treaty with Japan, what must happen next for the treaty to go into effect

Answer 8

It must be approved by the senate

Question 9

Which leader is third in the line of succession of the presidency

Answer 9

President pro tempore of the senate

Question 10

T or F: Most of the skills, talents, experience, and personal qualities needed by a president are required by the constitution

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Which leader is second in the line of succession to the presidency

Answer 11

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Question 12

A president could continue to assert power twenty years after leaving the presidency through which of these methods

Answer 12

Appointing to Supreme Court justice

Question 13

T or F: The compensation of the current president is $100,000 a year

Answer 13

False

Question 14

How many votes are required to win the electoral college

Answer 14

270

Question 15

Who is the executive leader at the LOCAL level of government

Answer 15

Mayor

Question 16

Compare and contrast the ways in which the executive branch can check/balance legislative/judicial branches

Answer 16

The executive branch gives veto power to the president. The executive branch declares order by has to get past the legislative branch. The legislative branch makes laws but it has to be approved by other branches and/or the president.

Question 17

Qualifications of the POTUS

Answer 17

Formal- natural born citizen, 35 years or older, and 15 years resident.
Informal- educated, wealthy, a man, religion, and have a military background.

Question 18

Qualifications of the POTUS

Answer 18

Formal- natural born citizen, 35 years or older, and 15 years resident.
Informal- educated, wealthy, a man, religion, and have a military background.

Question 19

US cabinet officials

Answer 19

They have to be confirmed in the White House personal office. They must help the president on any subject they are related in to in their duties. They duties could be relating to any thing and they just have to be ready to help.

Question 20

I can explain how events leading to the American Revolution influenced the founding fathers to create a system of government where Checks and Balances & Separation of Powers kept the POTUS subservient to the people. (5-10 sentences)

Answer 20

The people were mad the at leaders of the country because they were just taxing everything. They were calling it acts. The main acts were the stamp act and the tea act. The people got mad and began to protest “No taxation without representation”. The people wanted a voice! The people got very mad and left to become colonized. They created a constitution were the power was separated and they had checks and balances. This ensured that one branch didn’t become more powerful than the other.