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Unit 4: Governing the USA > Vice Presidency > Flashcards

Vice Presidency Flashcards

1
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What’s the normal way the VP gets the job?

A

elected on joint ticket with the president

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What kind of tickets would candidates usually seek?

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Balanced

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What is the other way that a VP can get the job?

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Appointed

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What amendments means that the president can fill a vacant VP position if it becomes vacant through things such as death, resignation or removal?

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25th amendment 1967

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5
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What would an appointed VP be subject to?

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Simple majority approval in both houses

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6
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What best demonstrates the effects of the 25th amendment 1967?

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GOP 1973-4

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What are the 5 steps of the GOP 1973-74?

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1) Nixon elected with Spiro Agnew as VP
2) Agnew resigns over tax evasion
3) Nixon appoints Ford
4) Nixon Resigns
5) Ford becomes President and appoints Rockefeller as VP

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What are the four powers of the VP?

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1) Presiding officers of the senate
2) taking over the job
3) Counting the ECVs
4) Breaking a senate tie

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9
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Why is the VP being the Presiding officer rare?

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The senators themselves usually chair the debates

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When would the VP break a tie?

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If the senate is tied 50-50 on a policy, then the VP get the deciding vote

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When did Cheney use his powers of breaking a tie?

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Bush’s 2001 $1.6 trillion tax cut

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As a result of his role of counting the ECVs, what must he declare?

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the result of the election. This can mean, as in 2000, declaring your own defeat

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13
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Assess their power?

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Always very close to power but have little in the way of actual highly influential power

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Which two VEEPs were chosen on account of their expertise in foreign affairs?

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Cheney and Bush Snr

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Why was Bush Snr chosen on account of his expertise in foreign affairs?

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He had been director of the CIA and acted as an ambassador and advisor for Reagan who knew very little about that kind of stuff

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What kind of experience is valuable if the president has none, as seen with Pence and Trump?

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Washington

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17
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What can the office of VEEP be a training ground for?

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future presidents

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How has the increased size of federal govrngmtn led to a more important role of VP?

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They are needed to help the President to manage the federal department and even have their own responsibility for areas of legislation

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Apart from Dan Quayle of course, what has been increasing lately which has made the office of VP more important?

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Quality of candidates

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20
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The augmented quality of candidates has made the office of VP more what?

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Prestigious

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21
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What shows that the quality of candidates for VP has been increasing?

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Of the 10 VPs between 1952 and 2000 4 have gone on to become president

22
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In what two ways does the VP fulfil the role of Party worker?

A

Kind of whip

Run election campaigns

23
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What is the fact about Cheney that shows him to be the party worker?

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3 fundraisers a week organised by him for the GOP in the run up to the 2002 mid terms raising more than $11 million for the party

24
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What two examples show how the VP can adopt the role of spokesperson?

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Cheney was the spokesperson on foreign policy

Gore was the spokesperson on green issues

25
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What is the final role that has grown for the VP?

A

Their role of insider status and guide for the president

26
Q

What is Cheney the closest we’ve come to?

A

A co-president

27
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What is said of Cheney’s relationship with Bush?

A

If Dick Cheney was assassinated, George Bush would have to become President

28
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What did Cheney revolutionise?

A

The previously derided role of VP

29
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According to advisors, what three things did Cheney take on?

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Economic issues, security issues, even the White House Legislative Agenda

30
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What did Cheney acquire to have influence over congress?

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an extra office opposite the HoR

31
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What had Cheney preciously been?

A

defence secretary under the Old Bush administration as well as a minority whip

32
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What was Cheney behind?

A

All the major post-9/11 legal and judicial changes such as phone hacking, enhanced interrogation and guantanamo bay

33
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How was Cheney’s post 9/11 policy stopped?

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The Supreme Court for military commissions and by McCain on torture

34
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What kind of interviews did Cheney conduct?

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the interviews for the Supreme Court nominations

35
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What are Cheney’s two legacies?

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1) Expanded the office of VP

2) View that executive power should be far less checked

36
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What was unique about Cheney’s ambition?

A

he had no ambition for Presidency

37
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What were the two implications of Cheney’s lack of ambition for Presidency?

A

not a threat and he could take the flack for unpopular decisions

38
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What was there a mismatch in between Cheney and Bush?

A

Experience

39
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What created a unique environment for Cheney?

A

9/11

40
Q

For how long had Biden been a senator for Delaware?

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36 years

41
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In which 2 years had Biden sought Presidency?

A

1988 and 2008

42
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Where does Biden lie of the political spectrum?

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centrist and moderate democrat

43
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What was special about Biden that meant that he was the “second poorest man in Congress”?

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No income beyond his Senator’s salary

44
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What had Biden chaired in congress?

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Two influential committees: judiciary and foreign relations

45
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Biden was not an academic, but he was two things that were nevertheless important. What were they?

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He was a good salesman and connected well with voters

46
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What kind of liaison did Biden help Obama with?

A

Senate

47
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How did Biden help Obama with the Senate?

A

Helped him to pass the debt ceiling package and the stimulus package

48
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what was Biden put in charge of following Sandy Hook?

A

proposed gun law reform

49
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What was Biden good at being during discussions?

A

Devil’s advocate

50
Q

What does the National journal say about Biden?

A

Possibly the most influential VP ever

Unit 4: Governing the USA (23 decks)

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