Hail to the Chief(s)!
This role makes the president the head of U.S. foreign policy.
What is Chief Diplomat?
This term describes states that frequently switch party allegiance in elections.
What are Swing States? (Ex. Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, etc.)
The "Lame Duck" Amendment set the presidential inauguration date to January 20th.
What is the 20th Amendment?
The president is the commander-in-chief of this.
What is the U.S. Armed Forces?
The minimum age requirement to be president.
What is 35?
The president gives the annual "State of the Union" address as part of this role.
What is Chief Legislator?
This type of vote refers to the total number of votes cast by individuals across the country, regardless of the Electoral College system.
What is the Popular Vote?
This amendment set a two-term limit for the presidency.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
The newest Cabinet position is the Secretary of ____.
What is Homeland Security?
The amount(s) of the President's annual salary and executive budget.
The president ensures that laws are executed and enforced in this role.
What is Chief Executive?
Name one of the two states that do not follow the "winner-takes-all" Electoral College system.
What is Maine or Nebraska?
This amendment clarified the presidential succession process after JFK’s assassination.
What is the 25th Amendment?
The order of presidential succession starts with the Vice President, followed by this official. (Include their name!)
What is the Speaker of the House? Mike Johnson.
This term refers to a political party's formal statement of principles.
What is a Platform?
This presidential role requires the president to serve as the symbolic representative of the country, performing ceremonial duties such as awarding medals and hosting foreign dignitaries.
What is Chief of State?
The total number of electoral votes in a presidential election AND the number needed to win.
What is 538? What is 270?
This amendment, ratified in 1961, gave Washington D.C. residents the right to vote in presidential elections.
What is the 23rd Amendment?
The executive bureaucracy consists of these three main areas.
What are the EOP, Executive Departments (Cabinet), and Independent Agencies?
This process is used to formally remove a president from office.
What is Impeachment?
As this role, the president appoints federal officials, negotiates treaties, and grants pardons.
What is Chief Executive?
This proposed reform to the Electoral College would allocate votes based on each state's popular vote percentage.
What is the Proportional Plan?
This amendment modified the Electoral College to accommodate political parties and avoid election deadlocks.
What is the 12th Amendment?
These were the three original Cabinet positions under President Washington.
What are State, Treasury, and War (Defense)?
This speech, delivered at a party convention, is meant to rally support for the nominee.
What is the Keynote Address?