Unit 2-1 Flashcards
Ceremonial head of government
Chief of state
Vested power from constitution
Chief executive
Head of the federal government
Chief administrator
Architect of foreign policy
Chief diplomat
Head of the nations armed services
Commander in Chief
Main architect of public policy
Chief legislator
Leader of the political party that ne comes from
Chief of party
Representative of all the people
Chief citizen
Line of succession
Vice president
Speaker of the house
President pro temporero of the senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the treasury
Secretary of defense
Attorney general
Candidate receives the percentage of electoral votes as popular
District plan
Presidential candidates would receive the same of a states electoral vote as he/she received in the states popular vote
Proportional plan
Most common and supported proposal. No electoral college
Direct popular vote
Winner of popular vote gets 102 electoral votes
National bonus plan
Youngest president
Theodore Roosevelt
Youngest elected
John Kennedy