Amendments
President and Vice President on the same ballot
12th amendment
What is the electoral College
process by which a President is chosen by a body of electors
What is the Spoils System
practice of giving government jobs to supporters and friends
ALL Cabinet positions have “Secretary of ____” EXCEPT
Attorney General
Department of Justice
The president has the power to __________ treaties
sign
presidential succession
25th amendment
How is it determined the number of electors each state gets
adding the number of House and Senate members together
What set merit for the basis of hiring government employees that had qualified people in the job rather than the president’s friends
pendelton act
Which cabinet seeks to improve the nations planes, trains and automobiles?
transportation
The US Post Office and AMTRAK are examples of Federal
government coorporations
20th amendment
amendment changed the Inauguration date
magic number to get in the electoral college to win the presidency
270
What President died because of the Spoils System
Garfield
Who is the current Secretary of State
Marco Rubio
All of the agencies, people, and procedures through which the Federal Government operates.
federal bureaucracy
22nd amendment
Which amendment limited the president's term to two
When is election day?
First tuesday after first monday in November
President who "created" the spoils system
andrew jackson
How many TOTAL cabinet positions are there today?
15
A meeting room/conference building where people fight and discuss why you are the better candidate
caucus
Which amendment said Washington DC can have 3 electoral votes
23 rd amendment
On January 6th, after the presidential election in November, who reads to Congress the election results
Vice president / President of Senate
Name of the President who took over after Garfield's assassination
Chester Arthur
Washington knew he could not run the country himself, so he had 4 advisors; name at least TWO of them
Jefferson - state
Hamilton - Treasurer
Knox - war
Randolph - attorney general
Where is the place where each party will officially announce their candidate for president
national convention