Lesson 4 Electoral College

Question 1

Formal Constitutional powers of president

Answer 1

Commander in chief
head diplomat
chief executive
Veto legislation

Question 2

Informal increases in power of president

Answer 2

Larger govt role
assertions of power
Larger US role in the world
Rise of mass media

Question 3

How does larger govt role give the president more power

Answer 3

Creates new agencies
Has some power as chief executive
Congress sometimes delegates power to president

Question 4

assertions of presidential power

Answer 4

Create agencies to challenge other branches to steel power

Question 5

Greater US role in international affairs president power

Answer 5

Public opinion supports president during crisis

congress defers because they’re afraid to look unsupportive

Question 6

War Powers act

Answer 6

Passed very easily, only relevant during an unpopular war
President wages wars while congress can actually declare war
Congress also has the power to set limits on troops

Question 7

Supreme Court

Answer 7

Nominated by president and confirmed by the senate
lifetime appointment
hear 100-150 cases per year

Question 8

Two main roles of the courts

Answer 8

apply and enforce laws

Keep branches from violating the constitution

Question 9

Voter participation

Answer 9

actually voting percentages between 50-60%

Question 10

Civil right

Answer 10

Freedoms that do not exist unless a government enforces them

Question 11

Civil Liberties

Answer 11

freedoms that exist unless a government infringes on them

Question 12

Direct democracy

Answer 12

CA government

Question 13

Recall

Answer 13

remove someone from office

Question 14

initiative

Answer 14

enact a new law or amendment

Question 15

referendum

Answer 15

repeal an existing law

Question 16

qualifying

Answer 16

someone has to write the proposal and get a certain number of signatures to get it on the ballot