civics unit 4 Flashcards

1
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How many electoral votes are needed to win a Presidential election

A

270

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2
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What happens if no candidate reaches this number

A

House of reps decides

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3
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How many electoral votes are there

A

538

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4
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What amendment now limits a President to two terms

A

22

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5
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How often do Presidential elections take place

A

Every 4 years

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6
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What are the three qualifications of the President

A

35 years old, resident of us for 14 years, natural born citizen

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7
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What branch of government is headed by the President

A

exectutive

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8
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What is meant by the “Winner Take All” system

A

The candidate wins the majority of the popular vote in a state gets all of the electoral votes for that state

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9
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What is the President’s salary

A

400,000 a year

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10
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Who was the first female Presidential candidate

A

Hillary Clinton

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11
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What was the first African-American President

A

Barack Obama

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12
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How many cabinet departments are part of the executive branch

A

15

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13
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What is a reprieve

A

To stop or delay a punishment

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14
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What is an executive order

A

rules or commands that have the force of law

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15
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What is the main job of the President

A

Enforce laws

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16
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What law was passed to limit the President’s use of the military

A

Powers act

17
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What term means forgiveness from punishment

18
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Who has the power to declare war

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How many times has this occurred

20
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What is an executive agreement

A

An agreement the senate does not have to approve

21
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What is a nation’s plan for dealing with other nations called

A

Foreign policy

22
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What is a treaty

A

formal agreements between the governments of two or more countries

23
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Who must approve them

24
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What is an embargo

A

Stop trading with another country

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What is an official representative of a country’s government called
ambassador
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What is the primary goal of American foreign policy
National security
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What do we call all of the agencies and employees of the executive branch
Federal bureaucracy
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What do we call the head of the Department of Justice
Attorney General
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What title is given to the heads of all other Cabinet Departments
Secretary
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What group gathers information about the governments of other countries
CIA
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What group prepares the federal budget
OMB
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What was the spoils system
giving federal jobs to people that helped the winner and/or their friends
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What event led to the end of it of spoils system
When president garfeild was assansined
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Who is the most powerful person in the White House Office staff
Chief of staff
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