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Executive Test Part 1 Flashcards

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1
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What Article outlines most of the roles of the Presidency and Vice Presidency

A

Article II

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2
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What does Article II also describe

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The Electoral College, 4-year terms, qualifications, and other important information

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What are the three qualifications to be a President

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Must be at least 35 years old, be a natural-born citizen and must have lived in the US for at least 14 years

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4
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What is the President’s Job

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Implementing and enforcing laws and to appoints the heads of the federal agencies

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5
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Who is the Head of State and the Commander-in-Chief

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The President

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A rule issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law

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Executive Order

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7
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What are the Emancipation Proclamation, Manhattan Project, and Nixon’s Pardon

A

Famous Executive Orders

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The President is both what

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The Chief Executive and the Head of State

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What is the Chief Executive’s Job

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Head of Government and has the power to execute the laws created by the legislative branch

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10
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Whose is the head of the military in the US

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Chief-in-Commander

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What is the Head of States job

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The primary representative of the US and maintains foreign relations

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What is the Vice President’s job

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To succeed the president if he dies, to rule over the Senate, to break a tie in the Senate, and count the electoral ballots for the presidential elections

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13
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Who was the only VP from Alabama

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William R. King

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Who is in the Cabinet

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The Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments

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The casts or votes by each eligible citizen in the US

A

Popular Vote

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What is the compromise between the direct vote and Congress to vote for the President

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The Electoral College

17
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How do the electoral votes from the states work

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The number of HoR and Senates in one state equals how many votes that state gets

18
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How many electors are in the US

A

538 electors

19
Q

What are the two split states

A

Main and Nebraska

20
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What is the name of someone who votes for someone else than their state votes for

A

A Faithless Elector

21
Q

How many states have a law that you have to vote for the person that states votes for

A

29

22
Q

Is it possible to win the electoral college but lose the popular vote

A

Yes

23
Q

How many times has someone lost the popular vote but win the electoral college

A

5 times

24
Q

What is no candidate wins a majority of electors

A

The HoR chooses the president from the top 3

25
Q

When has no candidate won a majority of the electors?

A

Once in 1824

26
Q

Does GW like political parties

A

No

27
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When were Political Parties made

A

1787

28
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Why were political parties made

A

Because of struggles over ratification of the US Constitution

29
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What is a political party

A

a group of individuals who try to win elections. operate the government, and impact public policy

30
Q

What is referred to as the GOP or Grand Ole Party

A

The Republican Party

31
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What political party is described as right-leaning

A

The Republican Party

32
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What political party is described as left-leaning

A

The Democratic Party

33
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What is right-leaning also called

A

conservative

34
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What is left-leaning also called

A

Liberal

35
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What does The Republican Party believe in

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Lower taxes, smaller government interference, loose regulation on guns, pro-life, more capitalism, and more limits on social issues

36
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What does the Democratic Party believe in

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Higher taxes for government spending, big government, high gun regulation, and pro-choice

37
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What are three third parties

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The Constitution Party, The Libertarian Party, and the Green Party

38
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What are political parties that are not the two big ones called

A

Third parties

39
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What is it called when a party chooses to be that party’s candidate

A

Primary Election

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