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Am Gov 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Presidential Qualification | *Natural born citizen *35 yrs. old *Live in US 14 yrs |
| Presidential compensations or benefits | *$400,000 yearly salary *$50,000 expense account *The White House * Air Force One *Large staff |
| Top 5 positions in line of Presidential succession | 1.Vice Pres, 2.Speaker of House, 3.Pres. pro tempore of Senate, 4.Secretary of State, 5.Secretary of Treasury |
| What happens when Pres. gets sick? | Vice Pres. becomes acting Pres. |
| Vice Pres. formal duties | 1.Preside over Senate, 2.Help decide the question of Pres. disability |
| Purpose of National Convention | Set the time, date, and place each political party chooses its candidates for Pres & V. Pres. nominees |
| Primary Caucus | Open to the public---everyone votes |
| Caucus | Closed doors---a vote of like minded people |
| Balance the ticket | Choose a running mate who will strengthen the chances of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographic, race, ethnic, gender or other characteristics |
| Electoral College | Group of people chosen from each State and the District of Columbia to formally select the Pres. & V. Pres. |
| District Plan | Two electors would be chosen from each state "at large", they would be required to cast their electoral votes in line with the popular vote of their state |
| Proportional Plan | Each presidential candidate would receive a share of each state's electoral votes equal to his or her share of the states popular votes |
| Three major electoral college flaws | 1.Winner of popular vote not guaranteed presidency, 2.Electors not required to vote in accord with popular vote, 3.Any election might have to be decided in House of Representatives |
| Delegates | Representatives of the people-members of Congress who cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents |
| Presidential Elector | A person chosen in each state & District of Columbia every four years to select the Pres. & V. Pres. |
| Winner take all | One who wins popular vote in primary automatically wins the election |
| Keynote address | Speech given at party convention to set tone for convention & campaign to come |
| Platform | Political parties formal statement of basic principles and stands on major issues & objectives |
| Camp David | Presidential retreat |
| 25th Amendment | Presidential order of succession |
| Chief of State | Ceremonial head of the govern of the United States |
| Chief Executive | Pres. is vested by the Constitution with "the executive power" of the United States |
| Chief Administrator | The director of the huge Executive branch of the Federal Government |
| Commander in Chief | Head of the nations Armed Forces |
| Chief Legislator | The principle author of the United States' public policies |
| Party Chief | The acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch |
| Chief Citizen | Expected to be the "representative of all citizens" |
| Electoral Votes | Votes cast by electors in the electoral college |
| Presidential Primary | Election where a party's voters choose a state party organization's delegates to their party's national convention or express preference for a presidential nomination |
| Winner-take-all | System in which the candidate who one won the preference vote automatically won the support of all o the delegates chosen at the primary |
| Proportional representation | A candidate who seeks the party's presidential nomination who wins later at the party convention |
| Chief Diplomat | Main architect of American foreign policy |
| Presidential Succession | System that describes how a presidential vacancy is filled |
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