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1
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How old do you have to be to be president?

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35

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2
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What are your other qualifications to being president?

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You must be a natural born citizen, and you must have lived in the United States for the past 14 years

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How many years were the presidents term? And how many terms?

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Four-year term and may serve for a total of two terms

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4
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The term limit was established when?

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By the 22nd amendment after the death of FDR

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5
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Who is the only president to be elected for four terms?

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FDR

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6
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How much salary to presidents receive?

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$400,000

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What are other benefits that president gets?

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$50,000 expense account, use of Air Force One, limo, 25 acre compound, camp David, and White House

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What is the 25th amendment described?

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What is to happen if the president is disabled or dies in office

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9
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The president is disabled where does the power go?

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VP

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10
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What are the two ways the vice president can come into power?

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President right to Congress to advise them that he would be unable to perform his duties, vice president and a majority of the cabinet members right to Congress to advise of presidential disability

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What is the line of power?

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Vice President, speaker of the house, President pro tem poor, members of the cabinet, Secretary of State first

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12
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Where is the electoral College spelled out?

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Article 2 of the constitution

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13
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In order to win the election, a candidate must receive how many votes?

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270 out of 538

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14
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When are the votes counted?

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January 6

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15
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The presidents powers are spelled out where?

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Article 2 of the constitution

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16
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What is the presidents powers?

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The right to grant reprieves and pardons, and to act as commander-in-chief

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17
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How many cabinet departments are within the executive branch?

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15

18
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What are the four primary principle agencies of the executive branch?

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Council of economic advisers, office of personnel management, Central Intelligence Agency, and Office of management and budget

19
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What does the Council of economic advisers do?

A

Advise the president on financial matters

20
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What does the office of personnel management meant do?

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Manages the civil service of the government

21
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What does the Central intelligence agency do?

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obtain and analyze information about people, foreign countries, and corporations

22
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What does the office of management and budget do?

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Assembling the national budget, overseeing the other agencies, and reviewing proposals

23
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What is the federal bureaucracy?

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Large complex organization composed of a pie did officials that carry at work for the federal government

24
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What makes up about 50% of bureaucracies jobs?

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Post office

25
Q

Winner-take-all is true for all but?

A

Nebraska and Maine

26
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What happened in Nebraska and Maine?

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2 votes representing the senators of the state are elected at large, and the rest of the voters are chosen by district

27
Q

What is the president called when they govern the military?

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Commander in chief

28
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When laws are carried out?

A

Chief Executive

29
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Heading their party?

A

Chief of party

30
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Serving in a ceremonial capacity for the us?

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Chief of state

31
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Leading the armed forces?

A

Commander in chief

32
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Spokesperson for foreign policy?

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Chief diplomat

33
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The bureaucracy is limited by whom?

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Congress

34
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The congress has the right to do what?

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Appropriate money, investigate administration, and shape laws

35
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What can the bureaucracy do?

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Transfer money from federal to states, pay subsidies, and devise and enforce regulations

36
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The largest period of growth for the bureaucracy was when?

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During Great Depression and WWII

37
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Out of 15 million, how many members work directly for the government

A

2million

38
Q

What is the chance of being fired?

A

1/10th %

39
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What is a problem with the electoral college?

A

A person may win popular vote, but lose election

40
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How many time has someone won popular vote but lost election?

A

4

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