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1
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How many senators are in the Electoral College?

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100

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How many Representatives are in the Electoral College?

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435

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How many electoral votes are from D.C.?

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3

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What is the total number of electors?

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538

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  • Almost always the first commercial in a campaign
  • Usually introduces the candidate
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Glittering Generalities

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Attack ads

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Mudslinging

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One person or a group of people saying something about a candidate

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Testimonial

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Uses popular symbols to create a certain image for the candidate

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Transfer

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Commercial uses statistics in a one-sided manner

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Cardstacking

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A candidate tries to appeal to the everyday citizen
- tries to act like the average person

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Plain Folks

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Tries to get you to believe everyone is voting for the candidate so you should too

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Bandwagon

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President does things that show him as a symbol of the United States

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Chief of State

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The president enforces the laws of the land and makes sure the laws are followed

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Chief Executive

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Presidential right to withhold information from the country (The first president to use it was Thomas Jefferson in 1807)

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Executive Privilege

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When the president works with other nations

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Chief Diplomat

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President is the head of the military

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Commander in Chief

17
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passed in 1973 by Congress: allows the president to send troops into hostile territory for 60 days without declaring war or alerting Congress

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War Powers Resolution

18
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The president can make laws/influence the lawmaking process

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Cheif Legislator/Lawmaker

19
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(Required by law) where the president says how the country is doing

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State of the Union Address

20
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Veto done within the last 10 days of a congressional session

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Pocket Veto

21
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Allows the President to cross out certain parts of the bill

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Line item Veto

22
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The president is in charge of the economy

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Chief Economist

23
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The third person in line to be the president

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President Pro Tempore

24
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PA has this many electoral votes

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19

25
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The minimum number of electors needed to win the presidency is

A

270

26
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The fifth person in line to be president is

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Secretary of State

27
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The fifth step when someone wants to become president

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Electoral vote primaries

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