Test #1 - Elections Flashcards
VP duties
To succeed the president, to be the tie breaker in the senate.
Line of succession
President, VP, Speaker for the house, President pro tempore of the senate
Presidential Qualifications
35+, natural born citizen, lived in the USA for the past 14 years
25th Amendment
If president becomes unfit or unable to do his job, VP becomes president
One VP who became president
When FDR was assassinated, Lyndon B Johnson became the 36th president.
Democrat core tenants
minority rights, voting rights, protecting the environment.
Republican core tenants
Lower taxes, capitalism, restrictions on immigration
Who registers as independent
About 1/3 of the population. People who don’t completely affiliate with any party.
What is a political platform
A set of goals/beliefs supported by a candidate or political party.
Agents of socialization
Family (most influential), religion, friends
What is a third party
a party any other than the two largest parties
name a third party
libertarian party supports less government involvement in people’s lives.
majority vs minority
whichever party is in power in the house or senate
senate and house parties
house is democratic, senate is not called but leaning republican
partisan vs bipartisan
something that is done by/for one party is partisan, bipartisan is something that is agreed on by both parties
what/how often is census
the census counts every person living in the US and its five territories every 10 years
why is the census importan
redistricting and money allocations to communities
how many people are in the house
435
how many people are in the senate
100
who are California’s senators
Kamala Harris, Dianne Feinstein
who is my district rep
Barbra Lee
How does the census help redistrict
censes is used to know how many people there need to be per district
how our house seats apportioned
every state has 1 seat. the rest are based on population of the state
how many people are there per district
600,000
