The President is chief of state. This means he is the ceremonial head of the government of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation.
100
The __________Amendment, ratified in 1967, made it clear that the Vice President will become President if the President is removed from office.
25th
100
According to the Constitution, the President and Vice President are chosen by a special body of______________
Special Electors
100
A party’s formal statement of its basic principles and views is called the party’s
Platform
100
All States, except two (______________), select electors based on the winner of the popular vote in that State.
What is maine and nebraska
200
What number section and number clause does it say the president must be a US born citizen Section , Clause ,
Section 1, Clause 5
200
The ___________________ of 1947 set the order of succession following the Vice President
Presidential Succession Act
200
Originally, these electors each cast two______________, each for a different candidate. The candidate with the most votes would become President, and the candidate with the second highest total would become Vice President.
Electoral votes
200
If an ___________ President wants to seek reelection, his or her nomination is almost guaranteed.
incumbent
200
Electors then meet in the State capitals on the _______ after the _______Wednesday in December and cast their votes for President and Vice President.
monday and second
300
In what year was their a limit put on the presidential term?
1951
300
Sections ____ and ____ of the 25th Amendment provide procedures to follow when the President is disabled.
3 and 4
300
The ________________is the group of people (electors) chosen from each State and the District of Columbia that formally selects the President and Vice President
electoral college
300
Out of all governemnt postions, this one fares the best at becoming president?
US Senator
300
If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes (270), the election is thrown into the _______.
House of Representatives
400
How many terms did FDR serve as President in the United States
4
400
Who is in line for presidential succession following the Vice President?
The speaker of the house
400
With the rise of political parties in _____, flaws began to be seen in the system
.1796
400
A party’s ____________ is the meeting at which delegates vote to pick their presidential and vice-presidential candidates
National Convention
400
What is the "magic" number of votes to win the election
270
500
]What was the salary set at for the first president and what is it set at today?
The President’s pay was first set at $25,000 a year. Currently, the President is paid $400,000 a year.
500
_______________is the plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled.
Presidential Succession
500
____________Amendment was added to the Constitution in 1804 following the election of 1800
12th
500
What is a main goal of the convention?
to officially name the party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates
to bring the various factions and the leading personalities in the party together in one place for a common purpose, and
500
________________would automatically offer the winner of the popular vote 102 electoral votes in addition to the other electoral votes he or she might gain.