PAD - quiz Flashcards
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria. He…
Cannot be president
If the VP leaves office before his/her term is up…
The president appoints a VP who must get confirmed by a bicameral majority
Each state has a number of electoral votes equal to its…
Total number of representatives in both house of Congress
In an electoral tie, a few electors would switch their loyalties at the time of the Electoral College election to obtain a majority…
This can’t happen as outlined in the Constitution
Those electors described who vote contrary to what the state’s popular vote’s result are called…
Faithless electors
The 22nd Amendment states that a president, if elected…
Is limited to two 4-year terms with the possibility of serving 10 years total
Two constitutional duties of the Vice President are…
- To preside over the Senate
- To determine Presidential Disability
In an electoral tie, the election than goes to the Senate…
The current House of representatives
It is possible for a president to serve 10 years if…
A VP served 2 or less years of a former presidents term and then was elected for two full terms as president
The President of the US must be at least…
35 years old
The Electoral College is…
An indirect election system used only in the nations presidential election
In a presidential election, how many total electoral votes are there?
538 total votes
The 12th Amendment…
Requires electors to cast separate ballots for president and VP; a “package deal”
Most states have a…
Winner-take-all system where all the electoral votes go to the winner of the state’s popular vote plurality
According to the President Succession Act of 1947, the order of successors is…
VP
Speaker of the House
Senate Majority Leader
Secretary of State
