Presidency Review
A formal statement of a political
party’s basic principles
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Keynote address
Platform
Press Release
Speech
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How much does the President make
per year?
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$250,000
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How are presidential electors chosen?
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State Legislators
Popular Vote
Congress
At the National
Convention
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Which of the following is eligible to run for the presidency: a 45year old banker who was born and raised in Wyoming or a 30year-old State legislator who was born in Virginia, lived abroad
for 10 years, then returned to Virginia?
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The banker
The state legislator
Neither a or b
Both a and b
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A president can serve no more than
___ years in office.
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The President may decide to resume duties after an illness by
informing Congress that no inability exists, but that decision can
be challenged by
1. Vice President
2. Congress
3. The Vice President
and the majority of
the Cabinet
4. The Electoral
College
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In case the President is disabled, the way the Vice
President becomes President is determined by the
1. Constitution
2. Presidential
Succession Act
3. 25th Amendment
4. Congress
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According to the Presidential Succession Act of
1947, which of these officers follows the Vice
President in the line of presidential succession?
1. Speaker of the
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House
2. President Pro Temp
3. Secretary of State
4. Secretary of
Treasury
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During the nomination process, political
battles are most likely to occur in
1. presidential
primaries in the
President's party.
2. presidential
primaries in the
party out of power.
3. The Electoral
College.
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A formal duty of the Vice President
1. Call Cabinet
meetings
2. Choose the
Secretary of State
3. Preside over the
House
4. Preside over the
Senate
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The Framers of the Constitution called
for the President to be elected by
1. The House of
Representatives
2. A body of electors
3. State legislators
4. Congress
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The least number of presidential
electors a State can have is
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One
Two
Three
Four
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The order of succession to the presidency after
the Vice President is determined by the
1. original
Constitution.
2. force of tradition.
3. Presidential
Succession Act.
4. 25th Amendment.
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The major importance of the 12th Amendment
is that it
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1. did away with the electoral college
system.
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2. eliminated the possibility
presidency.
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3. required electors to pledge to vote for
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their party's chosen candidate.
4. made electors' votes automatic.
Most of the sessions at the national
convention are spent
1. listening to the keynote
address.
2. electing the
convention's
committee members.
3. selecting the party's
presidential candidate.
4. listening to party
speeches and reports.
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The main argument in favor of limiting the
President to a single 6-year term is that it would
1. limit the
unprecedented power
of the President.
2. permit more qualified
people to serve as
President.
3. free the President from
the demands of a
second-term campaign.
4. keep the President from
being a "lame duck" in the
second term.
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The nation “played with fate” for
nearly 180 years because
1. eight Presidents died in
office.
2. the Presidential Succession
Act had not yet been
passed.
3. no constitutional or
congressional provision
defined presidential
disability.
4. the President could not fire
the Vice President.
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The problem with the results of the election of
1796 was that
1. a Federalist captured
the presidency.
2. a DemocraticRepublican captured
the vice presidency.
3. the President and Vice
President were from
opposing parties.
4. two presidential
candidates tied for the
office.
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If the winner of the popular vote does
not win the presidency
1. the people must find
another way to elect a
President.
2. the will of the people
has been subverted.
3. the election is thrown
into the House of
Representatives.
4. this proves that direct
democracy would not
work.
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A candidate’s share of the popular vote is the
basis for State’s electoral votes
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Balance the ticket
Proportional plan
Winner take all
Swing voters
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The president’s role as
representative of all Americans.
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Chief of Party
Commander-in-chief
Chief Citizen
Chief Administrator
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Voters who are undecided
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Swing voters
Party voters
Primary voters
Caucus voters
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Who determines the President’s
salary?
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Congress
The people
The President
The Senate
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When presidential electors are
chosen “at-large”
1. They can vote for
whomever they
wish
2. They are chosen on
a winner-take-all
basis.
3. Their names appear
on the ballot.
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If a presidential candidate does not gain the
majority of electoral votes, the election is
1. Rescheduled
2. Decided by the
House of
Representatives
3. Decided by the
Supreme Court
4. Decided by the
State legislatures
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The president’s role as head of the
armed forces.
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Chief diplomat
Commander in chief
Chief of State
Chief General
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The speech given by an important party member at
the first session of the national convention
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Opening speech
Keynote address
Presidential address
Nominating speech
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