electing the president

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how many votes out of 538 electoral votes are needed to win the election

270

how many electors does D.C. have?

3

how many electors does texas have

38

how many electors are there?

538

what two presidents were born in texas

LBJ, dwight eisenhower

amnesty

a group pardon to individuals for an offense against the government

liberalism

a point of view favoring political and social policies of change, progress, and reform

conservatism

a point of view favoring political and social policies that preserve the existing order

lame duck

a public official serving out a term after having been defeated for re-election

executive order

a rule issued by the president that has the force of a law

what did the electoral college system do

adapted the growth of democracy

franklin d roosevelt added what

added to the amount of people that worked in government

the president must preform what

all roles at the same time

who had the most profound nickname

andrew jackson - old hickery

what happened before congress on Jan 6th

ballots are opened and counted before congress - jan 6th

each state has as many electors as what?

congressmen

what are the two duties of the vice president

determine questions of presidential disability, preside over the senate

national security advisor

director of the national security council staff

covert

done in secret

marburry vs. madison

established supreme courts right to review legislative actions

george washington didn't do what

except a salary

presidents primary duty

faithfully execute the law

abraham lincoln

first republican president and jailed his opposition during wartime

Al gore received more popular votes than who

george bush in the election of 2000

informal presidential qualifications

government experience, money, political ideology, personal characteristics

why is the vice president so important

he is a heart beat away from being president

gerald ford was the only president to what

hold the office that was not elected to the office

when do electors vote

in december the electors cast their votes

what did the 12th amendment do

it changed the electoral college system to the way we know it today

when does the presidential inauguration take place

jan 20th

congressional override

limits the presidents effectiveness in carrying out a legislative program or in using executive powers

formal presidential qualifications

natural born U.S. citizen, 35 years old, must be U.S. resident 14 years prior to election

what four states has presidents named after them

nebraska-lincoln, wisocnsin-madison, mississippi-jackson, misouri-jefferson city

what state holds the first primary

new hampshire

22nd amendment

no one person can serve more than two terms or 10 years

press secretary

one of the presidents top assistants in charge of media relations

executive agreement

pact made between the president and the head of a state

elector

party members chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice-pres

pundit

political expert

reprieve

postponement of legal punishment

judicial review

power of the federal courts

war powers act

prevents the president from committing troops to combat for more than 60 days without congressional approval

pardon

release from legal punishment

12th amendment

required that electors cast separate ballots for presidents and vice-president

richard nixon is the only president to what

resign the office

james polk was the only president to what

serve as speaker of the house

william taft is the only president to do what

serve on the supreme court

who was the youngest to hold office

teddy rosevelt

article two created what

the executive branch

what are two problems with the electoral college system

the house could decide the president, winner of the popular vote could not win the electoral vote

in case of a tie or no majority when electing president, what would happen?

the house would select the president

thomas jefferson purchased what

the louisiana territory

presidential succession

the order in which officials fill the office of the president in case of a vacancy. eight presidents have died in office

25th amendment

the vice president shall assume presidential duties, if the vice president and majority of the cabinet informed congress in writing that the res

john f kennedy is what two things

the youngest person ever elected to the office at the age of 43, the only roman catholic ever elected

cabinet

they cannot put limits on the presidents powers

william taft started what tradition

throwing out the first pitch of the baseball season

what is the role of the cabinet

to advise the president

grover cleveland is the only president to what

to serve non-consecutive terms

constitutions list of presidential powers is what

very brief and simple

presidential succession order

vice president, speaker of the house, president pro temper, secretary of state

benefits of being president

white house, residential staff, limousines, airplane(air force one), helicopter(marine one), expense account, pension for retirement, secret service, medical/dental, camp david


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