Executive Test Part 1 Flashcards
What Article outlines most of the roles of the Presidency and Vice Presidency
Article II
What does Article II also describe
The Electoral College, 4-year terms, qualifications, and other important information
What are the three qualifications to be a President
Must be at least 35 years old, be a natural-born citizen and must have lived in the US for at least 14 years
What is the President’s Job
Implementing and enforcing laws and to appoints the heads of the federal agencies
Who is the Head of State and the Commander-in-Chief
The President
A rule issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law
Executive Order
What are the Emancipation Proclamation, Manhattan Project, and Nixon’s Pardon
Famous Executive Orders
The President is both what
The Chief Executive and the Head of State
What is the Chief Executive’s Job
Head of Government and has the power to execute the laws created by the legislative branch
Whose is the head of the military in the US
Chief-in-Commander
What is the Head of States job
The primary representative of the US and maintains foreign relations
What is the Vice President’s job
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
Who was the only VP from Alabama
William R. King
Who is in the Cabinet
The Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments
The casts or votes by each eligible citizen in the US
Popular Vote
What is the compromise between the direct vote and Congress to vote for the President
The Electoral College
How do the electoral votes from the states work
The number of HoR and Senates in one state equals how many votes that state gets
How many electors are in the US
538 electors
What are the two split states
Main and Nebraska
What is the name of someone who votes for someone else than their state votes for
A Faithless Elector
How many states have a law that you have to vote for the person that states votes for
29
Is it possible to win the electoral college but lose the popular vote
Yes
How many times has someone lost the popular vote but win the electoral college
5 times
What is no candidate wins a majority of electors
The HoR chooses the president from the top 3
When has no candidate won a majority of the electors?
Once in 1824
Does GW like political parties
No
When were Political Parties made
1787
Why were political parties made
Because of struggles over ratification of the US Constitution
What is a political party
a group of individuals who try to win elections. operate the government, and impact public policy
What is referred to as the GOP or Grand Ole Party
The Republican Party
What political party is described as right-leaning
The Republican Party
What political party is described as left-leaning
The Democratic Party
What is right-leaning also called
conservative
What is left-leaning also called
Liberal
What does The Republican Party believe in
Lower taxes, smaller government interference, loose regulation on guns, pro-life, more capitalism, and more limits on social issues
What does the Democratic Party believe in
Higher taxes for government spending, big government, high gun regulation, and pro-choice
What are three third parties
The Constitution Party, The Libertarian Party, and the Green Party
What are political parties that are not the two big ones called
Third parties
What is it called when a party chooses to be that party’s candidate
Primary Election
