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What are the three formal qualifications needed in order to run for the presidency?
1) natural born citizen
2) at least 35 years of age
3) have been resident within the United States for at least 14 years

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Which limit did the Framers set on how many times a President can be reelected?
No limit

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The President is the main architect of American foreign policy, making him or her the nation’s ______ _______. (hint: role)
Chief Diplomat

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Who determines the President’s salary?
Congress

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From what year to what year was FDR in office?

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Who becomes Acting President if the President becomes disabled?
Vice President

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If the Presidency becomes vacant, presidential succession is determined by the…?
Constitution

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The Cabinet member who is first in line for presidential succession is the…?
Secretary of State

10. 2 - $400 The purpose of the 25th amendment is to?
Legally state that the Vice President shall become President upon the vacancy of that office

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Who was the President the first time the disability provisions of the 25th amendment came into play?
Ronald Reagan

12. 3 - $100 Who created the Electoral College?
Framers, in the US Constitution

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Which determines the number of presidential electors for a state?
Members of Congress: each state has as many electors as it has senators and representatives in Congress

14. 3 - $300 Most of the Framers opposed choosing the President by?
Popular Vote – they felt it would lead to “tumult and disorder”

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Early in the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, most Framers favored selection of the President by…
Congress – later on nearly all of them came to believe that congressional selection would shift the balance of power more toward Congress and away from the executive branch

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Who did Jefferson tie in the election of 1800?
Aaron Burr

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What is the role of the presidential candidate at a party convention?
Giving an acceptance speech (accepting the nomination)

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A speech given early at a party convention to set the tone for the convention and the campaign to come is called the…
Keynote address

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The first method political parties developed to pick their presidential candidates was the…
Congressional caucus

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What group/event/law led to the creation of a national convention system for nominating presidential candidates?
The two major parties

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Why do the political parties award bonus delegates to some states?
Because those states have been strong party supporters . Normally the number of delegates from each state is based on that state’s electoral votes.

22. 5 - $100 What critical event prevented a US presidential election?
No crisis has prevented a presidential election

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What happens if no presidential candidate wins a majority of electoral votes?
The election is decided in the House of Representatives

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Which of the election plans discussed in the book would guarantee that the winner of the national popular vote would win the presidency?
Direct popular election

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What year was the first presidential election held?
1789

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The formal election of the President and Vice President occurs on what date?
January 6 – this is when the president of the Senate opens the electoral votes from each State and counts them before a joint session of Congress