Chapter 13 - The Presidency

How many terms can the president serve

2 terms stated in the 22 Amendment. The exception was Roosevelt who served 4 terms before the 22 Amendment was ratified in 1951.

Who are the 2020 Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates?

Democrat: Joe Biden & Kamala Harris Republican: Donald Trump & Mike Pence

How do 48 of the states choose electors for the electoral college? What do the other two states do?

Give all their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the popular vote in the state, Maine and Nebraska split their state into sections. Each district has some of the electoral votes of the state and each district is decided by popular vote

What is the Presidential Succession

If a President dies, resigns, or is removed from office by impeachment, the Vice President succeeds to the office. (A25)

What are the flaws to the electoral college?

It is "undemocratic," It permits the election of a candidate who does not win the most votes, It's winner-take-all approach cancels the votes of the losing candidates in each state.

What did the 12th amendment do?

It separated the elections for President and Vice President

Why did the Framers go with the plan that they chose to elect the President?

Not everyone could be informed about the presidential candidates and the technology wasn't advanced enough to ensure a fair election

What two roles does the vise president have

President of the Senate and that he or she is first in line of presidential succession in case the president dies.

What did the electoral college bring about the rise of?

Presidents targeting swing states or states with a large number of electoral votes instead of campaigning equally throughout the nation

What are battleground states?

States that are highly fought over in the election for their electoral votes

Which constitutional amendment states how many terms a President can serve?

The 22nd Amendment

What amendment gave Washington DC electoral votes?

The 23rd Amendment.

Which constitutional amendment provides for Presidential Disability?

The 25th amendment(was put in action during Ronald Reagan's tumor removal.)

Commander in Chief

The President is in control of the 1.4 million men and women in the nation's armed forces; President George W. Bush acting as Commander in Chief as he announces Operation Iraqi Freedom to the citizens of the United States

Chief Legislator

The President is the nation's principal author of its public policies; President Bill Clinton Signing a bill that created 'Megan's Law' in 1994

Chief Executive

The President is vested by the Constitution with "the executive Power" of the United States; President Donald Trump uses executive power to nominate judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

What are the 3 formal requirements to be President of the United States

The President must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years old, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.

Chief of Party

The acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch and is virtually unchallenged in that role; President Barack Obama accepting the 2008 Democratic Nomination for President of the United States at Mile High Stadium

Who are the people who elect the President?

The electors

What happened as a result of the election of 1800?

The loser of the Presidential election no longer became the Vice President

What is the equation that tells you how many electoral votes each state has?

The number of electors in each state is equal to the sum of the state's membership in the Senate and House of Representatives.

What is the most prominent alternative to the electoral college?

The winner of the nations popular vote wins the presidency National popular vote plan

How many electoral votes are in the electoral college, and how do we get that number?

There are a total of 538 votes in the electoral college. You get that number based on the size of the state, the larger the state the more votes.

Why did Donald Trump choose Mike Pence?

They have similar ideas. They don't necessarily balance the ticket as well because they are both older, white conservative men from the east coast.

What is the reason as to why a Presidential candidate would pick a Vice Presidential candidate that is different from them?

To appeal to a more broad political spectrum

Why did Joe Biden choose Kamala Harris?

To balance the ticket and because they have similar beliefs. He is a moderate, older white man and she is a liberal, younger black woman.

What is the Presidential Succession Act of 1947? Who are the next three people in line after the President?

Vice president, speaker of the house of representatives, president pro tempore of the senate

What are swing voters?

Voter that seems potentially going to any of a number of candidates in an election, or, in a two-party system. ( Can play a big role in determining the outcome.)

Chief Citizen

the President is expected to be "the representative of all of the people"; President George W. Bush speaks from the rubble of the twin towers to first responders in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks

Chief Of State

the ceremonial head of the government of the United States, the symbol of ALL of the people of the nation; President Barack Obama Addressing British Parliament

Chief Administrator

the director of the huge executive branch of the federal government. He or she heads one of the largest governmental machines the world has ever known; President Barack Obama in his first Cabinet Meeting

Chief Diplomat

the main architect of American foreign policy and the nation's chief spokesman to the rest of the world; President Donald Trump as he signs a trade deal with China