Vocabulary
What is a midterm election?
election two years into a presidential term, elect new members of Congress
Which of the following is NOT part of the Bureaucracy?
-Department of Transportation
-Speaker of the House
-EPA
-Secretary of Defense
Speaker of the House
What is a blue state?
A state that tends to be won by the democrat candidate.
What are the constitutional requirements to be the Vice President?
(Hint they are the same as the constitutional requirements to be president.)
-35 years of age
-resident for 14 years
-natural born citizen
The President gives directions to a military general to evacuate Americans from a city that has fallen under the control of terrorists.
rules that the executive branch makes to carry out the law
Regulations
The title given to a person who is running one of the 15 executive departments.
Secretary
Voters do not have to register with a political party to participate in this type of primary.
open
If a person succeeds to the president from the vice presidency they can be president of a total _______years.
10
The President asks Congress to consider a bill to increase funding for the military.
Chief Legislator
The president has _____________ powers that can be found in the Constitution but they also have ______________ that aren't written in the Constitution.
blank 1--Formal
blank 2--informal
Federal Election Commission
In the general election candidates are facing off against someone from the opposite political party, whereas in a _______________ election the candidates are facing off against member so their own political party.
Primary
The VP is the president of this ______________
Senate
The President of the United States throws out the first pitch at a major league baseball game.
Chief of State
directions given by the president to the executive departments
Executive Order
Part of the executive branch but NOT directly controlled by the president
Independent agencies
Name two things Michiganders can't do when they are at a polling place.
Taking ballot selfies
Wearing campaign clothing
Making phone calls inside polling place
Recording videos
Showing others your filled-out ballot
Disrupting other voters
What role does the Vice President play in regards to the electoral college?
Presides over the counting of the votes and officially announces the next president.
Chief Diplomat
This is a meeting of party leaders and supporters where they discuss and come to a consensus on who they would like to see the next presidential candidate for their party.
Caucus
Name two reasons why we keep bureaucracy.
Can include...
-Fill roles that private businesses are unlikely to do.
-They are useful.
-Once created, they are difficult to get rid of.
Name the month...
-...for the general election.
-...for when the electoral college votes
-...for when the president is sworn in
-November for the general election.
-December for when the electoral college votes
-January for when the president is sworn in
In regards to the line of succession, the Vice President is joined by...
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of Treasury
______________________
Or you can say members of Congress and Department Secretaries.
The President meets with his cabinet. During the meeting he tells the Secretary of Transportation that his department needs to focus on improving the infrastructure to support electric vehicles.
Chief Executive