Government Chapter 7 | Quizlet

What are the formal qualifications to be a president?

1. Age - at least 35 years old

2. Citizenship - Natural Born in America

3. U.S. residence - have to spend at least 14 years in the U.S.

who was the youngest president elected?

John F. Kennedy

who was the youngest president ever?

Theodore Roosevelt

The maximum a president can serve (terms and years)

2 terms or 10 years (which ever comes first)

what is the president's annual salary?

$400,000

What is the president's annual expenses?

$50,000

What would be one possible benefit of the president only being able to serve one 6-year term?

the president would not be having to focus on a campaign for re-election while he/she is still in office

Some call the 2 term limit (or max 10 years) what?

Undemocratic or "executive tyranny"

What question did Ben Franklin ask?

does the president need the benefits? Should he receive a salary only?

some people believe that power+wealth=____

corruption

What are the roles of the president?

Commander in Chief

Chief Executive

Chief Administrator

Chief of State

Chief Legislator

Chief Diplomat

Chief Citizen

Chief of Party

role of the president that states he commands the armed forces

Commander in Chief

role of the president that states he sees taht the nation's laws are carried out (foreign and domestic)

Chief Executive

role of the president that states he heads the federal bureaucracy

Chief Administrator

role of the president that states he is the ceremonial head of government

Chief of State

role of the president that states he proposes laws to Congress

Chief Legislator

role of the president that states he determines foreign policy

Chief Diplomat

role of the president that states he represents the American People

Chief Citizen

role of the president that states he leads his/her political party

Chief of Party

What roles of the President are not in the Constitution?

Chief Citizen and Chief of Party

What is the Order of Succession to the President (list first 5)?

1. vice president

2. speaker of the house

3. president pro tempore of the Senate

4. secretary of state

5. Secretary of the Treasury

What happens if the president becomes disabled

1. the president can request for the power to be given to the VP ( do this when the President goes under for surgery)

2. the VP and majority of the cabinet can request congress for the president to step down

What are the duties of the Vice President?

1. Break ties in the Senate

2. vote with the cabinet to have the president step down if he has a disability

who is the president of the Senate?

Vice President

Who chooses the President's running mate (VP)

the Presidential candidate himself

who has the final say on who becomes the president and vice president

Voters

picking a vice president candidate that is different, so it increases the demographic

Balancing the Ticket

What happens if the Vice President dies during his term?

The president will pick a new Vice President and the house of representatives and Senate will vote on him

True/False: The President can fire the Vice President

False

1. Congress would vote and pick

2. popular vote (the people)

3. Electoral College

What were the 3 ideas the framers had for electing a president?

gave them a list of 6 names and told them to choose two; the candidate with the most votes = president and 2nd = Vice President

How did the Framers arrange for the electors to choose the President and Vice President

Why did the Framers choose the electoral college to determine the president?

Congress = biased

Popular Vote = Uneducated

What kind of person did the Framers envision for the electors?

Well-educated, respected men

The people of political parties now nominate the people in the electoral college and the presidential candidates

How did the rise of political parties affect the electoral college?

What happened in the election of 1796?

produced a president (John Adams) and vice-president (Thomas Jefferson) from different parties

What happened in the election of 1800?

Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson tied and continued to tie in the revotes of the electoral group until the 36th try when Thomas Jefferson was elected president

From 1800 to 1824, presidential candidates were chosen by what?

congressional caucus

In 1832, the system of congressional caucus was replaced by what?

national convention

The procedure for selecting delegates in a primary is governed by...

State laws and/or party rules

Winner-take-all primaries have nearly disappeared in favor of what?

proportional representation rule

the statement of a party's basic principles

platform

the speech that is usually given on the first day of a convention

keynote adress

the president currently holding office is called...

Incumbent

An incumbent president who wants to run again is usually ______.

nominated

Most people who are nominated for presidency previously served as...

govenors

Today, the Democratic and Republican parties allot each State a number of party delegates based on ________________ and ___________________

the State's electoral vote and support to the party's candidate

The State's presidential primary may either be a process to _________ or _______

choose delegates for the national convention or to indicate candidate preferences

how do states that do not hold primaries choose their delegates

Caucuses (& sometimes state conventions)

how many months of primaries and caucuses before the final election

6 months (Jan-June)

What state always holds the first presidential primary? (it is in their state constitution)

New Hampshire

What state always holds the first caucus?

Iowa

a day in early March in which many presidential primaries, particularly in the South, are held

Super Tuesday

What ae the 3 goals of the National Conventions

1. make the president and vice president nominations official

2. unify the party

3. write the party platform

The President's Party is also known as the...

Party in Power

True/False: The party out of power has the advantage in the presidential election while the party in power is at a disadvantage

False; Party in Power = advantage, Party out of Power = disadvantage

What was the original plan for the presidential voting process?

The electors would vote; the people would NEVER vote

How many electors are there?

538

What is the magic number of electors that makes a candidate the president?

270

What is the least amount of electors a state may have?

3

What is the formula for the number of electors each state has?

2 senators + number of representatives in the House

How many electors does Nebraska have?

5

the people who vote

electorate

Who vote the electors (people in the electoral college) in?

the people (us)

How does the electoral college system work?

the people tell the electors what candidate to vote for by the popular vote

What are 2 flaws of the electoral college?

1. electors dont have to vote with what the people of the state vote

2. a candidate can win the popular vote but not a majority electoral college vote

form of presidential election where the popular vote wins the election; no electoral college just the people vote

Direct Popular Election

What is the biggest flaw of the Direct Popular Election?

The smaller states (less population) would be neglected and there vote would not matter as much

How many states do a winner-take-all electoral vote?

48 (not maine and Nebraska)

How many presidents won the popular vote but in lost the electoral college?

5 out of 47

When the President determines Congress's agenda, he or she is carrying out the role of...

Chief Legislator

Who becomes the president if the President and Vice President both are gone?

Speaker of the House

Who becomes Acting President if the President is disabled?

Vice President

When the people vote for President, they are really voting for their State's what?

electors

If no candidate recieves majority of the electoral college votes, who chooses the President?

The House of Representatives

What is the purpose of presidential primaries?

to help choose delegates to the parties' national conventions

what determines the rules for each State's primary?

State Law

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