free response november 20

Question 1

12th Amendment

Answer 1

early 1800’s
instead of every elector voting for president and VP, the person with the most voters was president and second is VP
new version- elector votes for a set of two people
old version- vote for one president and one VP (party doesn’t matter)

Question 2

20th Amendment

Answer 2

1933
president inauguration day moved up from march 4th to january 20th

Question 3

22nd Amendment

Answer 3

1950
Limits all presidents to two terms or a total of ten years

Question 4

23rd Amendment

Answer 4

1961
Gave people in Washington DC three electoral votes and allows them to vote for president

Question 5

25th Amendment

Answer 5

If vacancies in role of VP, the president now picks new VP and both chambers of congress have to approve
If VP becomes president, they stay president for the rest of the term
Let’s the VP temporarily become president when the president cannot perform duties

Question 6

Chief executive

Answer 6

carry’s out the laws of the nation
overseas vast bureaucracy
issues executive orders
submits a yearly budget to fund departments and agencies which congress must approve
can appoint cannot secretary and head of agencies which must be confirmed by the senete

Question 7

Chief diplomat

Answer 7

Guides U.S.foreign U.S. policy and meets with foreign leaders. president can make treaties which 2/3 of the senate must ratify

Question 8

Commander in chief

Answer 8

Head of military
can order military strikes and can send troops into combat, but only congress and declare war

Question 9

Chief legislator

Answer 9

Lays out legislative agenda and delivers the state of the union adress.
Only congress can pass laws and override presidential vetos

Question 10

Chief of party

Answer 10

the leader of their political party

Question 11

how is the president selected

Answer 11

-electoral college, where each state had the number of electors as the sum of its senators and representatives
-vice president in a joint session has majority, he then becomes president if no candidate has majority votes, the house decides president and senate chooses vice president

Question 12

what’s the age, residency requirements, and term length for president and vice president

Answer 12

-At least 35 years old
-A natural born citizen
-Lived in the US for past 14 years
-Term length 4years

Question 13

what happens if vacancy occurs in presidency

Answer 13

Vice president becomes president of president dies, resigns, removed, or cannot carry out duties

Question 14

what is compensation for the president

Answer 14

-President will be payed a salary that cannot change during his term of office
-President should not receive any other compensation or gifts of services from foreign countries or others

Question 15

How does removal of the president happen

Answer 15

President, vice president, and other officers can be removed from office on impeachment and other conviction for bribery, treason, and other crimes

Question 16

Author and reason for federalists 70

Answer 16

-Alexander Hamilton
-Support for one person as strong executive in a leadership role for the executive branch

Question 17

Key points of federalist 70

Answer 17

-Two or more people sharing a role will lead to disagreement and blaming each other and rivalries
-A strong singular executive branch is needed to create accountability to defend against legislator enrichments and to ensure energy