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100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 300 400 500 200 RolesRunningElectorate Succession Qualifications Primaries
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Example What is the University of Washington? A public institution in the Pacific Northwest with a Husky named “Dubs” as its mascot
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President’s role as head of the armed forces Commander in Chief 100
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200 President’s role and the head of a large government organization Chief Administrator
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300 The President’s role involving broad powers in domestic and foreign affairs Chief Executive
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400 The President’s role as a symbol of all the people of the nation Chief of State
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500 One of this person’s roles has him presiding over the senate Vice President
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100 Formal statement of a political party’s basic principles Platform
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200 Speech given by an important party member at the 1 st session of the national nominating convention Keynote Address
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300 The system of winning the preferential vote in a primary and automatically wins the support of all the delegates chosen in the primary Winner take all
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400 Presidential candidates often choose a running mate who can do what to the ticket Balance the Ticket
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500 Most state had to change their primary laws to account for the Democrats _______ rule Proportional Representation
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100 The mass of Americans who actually cast votes in an election Electorate
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200 The name of the group that makes the formal selection of the President Electoral College or Presidential Electors
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300 The electoral system broke down in the election of 1800 because of the rise of these Political parties
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400 A State’s presidential electors are chose by Popular Vote
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500 The lease # of presidential electors a state can have is … 3
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100 The plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled is called the… Presidential Succession
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200 What amendment determines the way the VP becomes President if the President is deemed disabled 25th
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300 According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 the _____________ follows the VP in line of presidential succession Speaker of the House
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400 If the President says he is not longer disabled who can challenge that claim The VP and a majority of the cabinet
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500 What is the best argument for having a 1 term, 6 year president It would free him/her up from worrying about a second campaign
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100 How old must you be to be the President 35
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200 How much money does the President make 400,000
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300 If an incumbent President is seeking another term who will his party most likely nominate The current President
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400 The President can serve no more than ______ years 10
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500 What type of citizen must s/he be and how many years must a candidate for the presidency have live in the U.S. Natural born, 14
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100 During the nomination process political battles are most likely to occur in presidential primaries within the President’s part or in the Party that is currently out of power Party out of power
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200 True or False The National convention is held to select a party’s delegates False
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300 True or False A presidential primary can be a process to select delegates to convention and an election to determine voters choice among candidates True
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400 The first and most widely publicized caucus is held in what state Iowa
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500 This amendment makes it impossible for the election of the president to end in a tie 12th
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Other things to make sure you know The arguments against the electoral college system are what? The most widely supported plan for reform of the electoral college what? What are some informal requirements for President? How did the Framers want the President to be selected? The arguments for direct popular election of the President What did the framers believe would be weakened if congress selected the President (2) Why was the election of 1796 so bad?
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