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1
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why did they create the electoral college

A

representation of small stated

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2
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what are two informal qualifications to be president should people use them?

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your two choices

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3
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what are the three formal qualification to be president?

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must be 35 years old a natural born us citizen and lived in the US for the last 14 years

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4
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what is a minority president?

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a president who was elected by the electoral college and is the opposite of who the people voted for.

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who is first, second and third in line of presidential succession?

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1) vice president
2) speaker of the house
3)president of the pro tempo of the senate

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6
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who is the doorkeeper?

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the chief of staff

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7
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what is a pardon/ presidential pardon?

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when your criminal record is excused

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8
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what is a commute?

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a sentence imposed upon conviction of a federal offense

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9
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what is a reprieve?

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the temporary suspension of a prison sentence to release an offender under conditions which, if violated, permit his re-imprisonment

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10
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who broke the president of George Washington?

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FDR and General Ford

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11
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what is the maximum number of years someone can be president?

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10 years

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12
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what is the 12th amendment?

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The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President

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what is the 20th ammendment?

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The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January

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what is the 22nd amendment?

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No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice

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what is the 23 amendment?

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it gives Washington DC the right to vote for president

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what is the 25th ammendment?

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creates the presidential line of succession

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17
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how many are in the electoral colleg for Gorgia?

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16

18
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how many departments are there in the cabinet?

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15

19
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how many member are in the electoral college total?

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538

20
Q

In the election of 2000 and 2016 what happened in both?

A

they had a minoity president

21
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what is a bureaucracy?

A

a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

22
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What is amnesty?

A

an official pardon of a group of people ex: illegal immigrates being given citizenship

23
Q

what is the most recently added cabinets?

A

department of education and workmanship

24
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what are four factors of the growth for presidential powers?

A

Granted by Congress with legislation
National emergencies
Welfare state
Demonstration of superior

25
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how Many electoral college votes do you need to be president

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270

26
Q

Raegan, Carter, Clinton, Bush all had what type of political experience before they were president?

A

They were all govaners

27
Q

does a president appoint state governors?

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no

28
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how do the 15 heads of each department get there jobs?

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appointed by the president and approved by the senate

29
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does the president need to be appointed the same year they were voted on?

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no

30
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who can declare war?

A

congress

31
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what expanded the new deal?

A

Bureaucracy

32
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is the press secretary a member of congress?

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no

33
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what is the role(s) of the vice president

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to succeed the president if they die and to provide over the senate

34
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how do we decide the number of electors per state?

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population

35
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how did ford become president?

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He became president when Richard Nixon resigned

36
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what are the 5 roles of a president?

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Chief of state, commander and chief, chief legislator chief diplomat, chief executive

37
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chief of state

A

the ceremonial head

38
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chief legislator

A

any thing that has to do with legislation

39
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chief diplomate

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anything that has to do with foreign policy that does have to do with war

40
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commander and chief

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anything that has to do with the military

41
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chief executive

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anything that has to do with executive power,
pardoning people,

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