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Executive branch
BIG TEST
Question | Answer |
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Define the presidents roles and each of the presidents roles and give examples. | chief of state,chief executive,chief administrator, chief diplomat, commander and chief, chief legislator,chief of party, chief of citizen. |
what are the formal qualifications of a President in the constitution? | natural born citizen, 35 years old, 14 years of residency in the United States. |
what are some informal qualifications? | college education, clean record, married, past experience, christian religion, male. |
what are some benifits of being president? | $400,000 a year with a 50,000 expence allowance, mansion, full staff, airforce one, health care for life. |
explain the role of the vice president, historically and presently. | the vice president is to be a tie breaker in 50/50 vote, preside over senate, help decide the question of presidential disability. |
why were the 12th, 22nd, and 23rd ammendments so important? | 12th-president was able to choose his own VP, 22nd- limited terms to 2, 23rd-gave D.C electoral votes. |
what are the three flaws of the electoral college? | the popular vote winner doesnt win the electoral college votes. electors dont have to vote for the popular vote winner, the house could end up deciding who is president. |
describe the number of electoral votes a state gets. | the number of congressional seats. |
describe the election process of the primary, cacus, and national convention. | primary-vote for specific candidate, private. cacus- a gathering of people to vote, public, National convention-large meeting attended by delegates, majority decides who wins. |