Elections and the Executive Branch Flashcards
Each state has
Representatives
Sentaros
Electoral points
Total of electors
538
State of more electors
California, 55.
Type of election.
Electoral college
How many votes are needed to win an election?
270
Everyv___ years elections happen the first _________ after the first monday of the month.
4 years, tuesday
The first monday after the second wednesday of december
Meeting of electors
When is the elect-president sworn as president?
20th of jannuary
What happends if none of the candidates get 270 votes?
Process moves to the congress. The house of representatives get 1 vote for each state and 26 votes are needed to win, vice president will be choosen by senate (each has 1 vote).
Hoe many representatives they are?
435
How many senators has each state? and total?
2 per state and 100 total
How are electors of each states determined?
Based on population, changed every 10 years.
“SAFE STATES”
States that have history voting for one party.
“SWING STATES”
States that can changed voting, they vote for a different party.
Winner take all system
.
Requirments to be president
- 4 year term
- Natural born citizen
- 35 year old
- 14 year residency
Faculties of the president of the US
- Commander in chief of the armed forces
- Sign treaties
- Reprives and pardons
President must/can…
- Enforce laws
- Write laws
- Veto laws (overise veto with 2/3 of the 2 houses)
- Conduct diplomacy
- Issue executive orders
Vice President duty…
- Asume power if anything happens to the president
- President of the senate
- Advicers or politic role, depending on the president.
Executive office of the president
Created in 1939, tasks and communication of the president, advisers (White house chief os staff)
The Cabinet
15 executive departments choosen by the president and confirmed by the senate.
3 branches of government
- Executive
- Legislative
- Judicial
Financing campings
- Public founding 100 millions
- Private founding only contributions of 2,900 per person
George Washington term (years)
1789-1797
Thomas Jefferson term (years)
1801-1809
Abraham Lincoln term (years)
1861-1865
Theodore Roosevelt term (years)
1901-1909
John F. Kennedy term (years)
1961-1963
Barack Obama term (years)
2009-2017
House of representatives and Senate meet in…
The Capitol
In what month people vote for president?
November
How many judges serve the supreme court?
9 judges
Branch that formally declares war…
Legislative
Requirements to become a member of the house of representatives
- Resident of the state
- 7 year citizen
- 25 years old
Who has the power to initiate an impeachment?
House of representatives
