Executive Branch

Question 1

How many Electoral College points are needed to win the presidency? What overall percentage of the points does this number represent?

Answer 1

270 points or 51%

Question 2

According to Hamilton’s Federalist #70, what serves as the main underlying difference between the function of the legislative and executive branch of government?

Answer 2

The executive branch of government hold the sword and the Legislative branch of government commands the purse
quoted, “The Executive not only dispenses the honors, but holds the sword of the community. The legislature not only commands the purse, but prescribes the rules by which the duties and rights of every citizen are to be regulated.”
and becasue the executive holds the sword they must be fast and decisive, and the legislative slow and deliberate

Question 3

Why did the founding fathers choose to implement the Electoral College rather than the popular vote?

Answer 3

So that people didn’t just cater to the big cities

Question 4

What were the three original cabinet positions created at the foundation of the executive branch?

Answer 4

Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, and Secretary of War