Unit 3 Summative

Question 1

Two Party System

Answer 1

Any party candidate that gets enough votes in the primaries (pre-election) gets “ballot access” - meaning they make it to the final ballot.

Question 2

A role of the president
Commander of _ _ _ _ _

Answer 2

Chief.

Question 3

A role of the president Chief_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer 3

Executive

Question 4

A role for the president
Head of _ _ _ _ _

Answer 4

State.

Question 5

A role for the president
Chief of legis _ _ _ _ _

Answer 5

lator.

Question 6

A role for the president
Political Party _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer 6

Leader.

Question 7

Formal Powers

Answer 7

Powers of the president listed on the Constitution.

Question 8

Informal Powers

Answer 8

Not listed in the constitution.

Question 9

What is the popular vote?

Answer 9

The peoples vote.

Question 10

What is the electrical college

Answer 10

A group of electors.

Question 11

Swing States

Answer 11

States that go both ways.

Question 12

Political Party

Answer 12

The beliefs you have about how your country should be run.

Question 13

How many electors does each state get?

Answer 13

2

Question 14

Signing Statements

Answer 14

Adding note to a law when they sign it that outlines how they want the law to be interpreted.

Question 15

Executive Agreement

Answer 15

Like a low-key treatly informal deal with a foreign government that doesn’t need congressional approval.

Question 16

Executive orders

Answer 16

A command of a president makes to the executive branch - similar to a new but doesn’t have to be approved by Congress.

Question 17

Winner takes all systems.

Answer 17

Whoever wins the states popular votes and gets all of the states electoral votes.

Question 18

Political Party

Answer 18

A collection of statement beliefs/goals on which a candidate or political party based their campaign.