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What is a the role of a prime minister in a parliamentary system, and who elects them?
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A prime minister is the chief executive and he or she is elected by the legislature.
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What is the term for a prime minister?
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The prime minister remains in power as long as his or her party has a majority of the seats in the legislature or the coalition that was established remains firm.
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Who can be elected by the constituents?
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Only the members of parliment excluding the chief executive.
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Why was the electoral college established?
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It was invented so that each state would select electors in whatever manner it wished.
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How many acts of Congress were vetoed by Andrew Jackson?
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He vetoed twelve.
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What is one of the president's powers?
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He or she serves as the commander in chief of the armed forces.
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What is one of the qualifications one must embody in order to be a president?
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A resident of the United States for at least fourteen years prior to term ( but not necessarily consecutive years).
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What is one of the benefits one have once they are president?
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A salary of $400,000 per year, but it is taxable.
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What is one method a president can use to organize his/her personal staff?
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He or she may use the circular structure, in which cabinet secretaries and assistants report directly to the president.
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What is one of the myths of the White House?
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Small is Beautiful is a myth, because we have seen that big is better. The House staff has grown enormously in size over the years.
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What are the five principle agencies in the Executive Office that report directly to the president, but are not located in the White House?
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They are the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA); the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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How many Cabinet Departments are in the executive branch? Which two members of the cabinet sits on the right and the other on the left side of the president?
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There are fourteen Cabinet Departments. The secretary of state sits on the right, and the secretary of treasury sits on the left during protocol.
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Who were the three presidents that died on the Fourth of July?
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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died in 1826, and James Monroe died in 1831.
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What are the two methods that a president can go about disapproving or vetoing a bill passed by both houses of Congress?
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The president can use the veto message or the pocket veto. The veto message is when the president sends a statement to Congress within ten days excluding Sundays accompanying the bill stating why he disapproved. A pocket veto is when the president chooses not to sign the bill within ten days, and Congress has adjourned.
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How many times has a vice president become president because of the death of his predecessor? Which vice president did that happen to first?
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It has happened eight times, and John Tyler was the first in 1841 after William Henry Harrison died.
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What was the phrase that Daniel Webster used in 1848 after he rejected the vice president nomination?
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Webster said, "I do not choose to be buried until I am really dead."
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What is the official task of the vice president?
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The vice president has to preside over the Senate, and vote in case of a tie.
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What is the procedure to be followed in order for someone to be removed from office?
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The impeached officer must be convicted by a two-thirds vote of the Senate, which sits as a court, hears the evidence, and makes its decision under whatever rules it wishes to adopt.
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Who is a lame duck?
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A lame duck is a politician whose power has diminished because he or she is about to leave office as a result of electoral defeat or statutory limitation.
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What is the trustee approach?
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It is when the politician do what the public good requires, even if the voters are skeptical.
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What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Nixon in 1973?
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The Supreme Court decided by a vote of eight to zero, that there is no "absolute unqualified Presidential privilege of immunity from judicial process under all circumstances."
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What does the Budget Reform Act of 1974 state?
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It requires the president to spend all appropriated funds unless he first tells Congress what funds he wishes not to spend, and Congress within forty-five days agrees to delete the items.
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What is a perk?
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It is the short form of perquisities, meaning the benefits that a high-ranking political official receives.
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What does Amendment XXV Section 1 states?
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In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
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What is direct democracy?
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A political system in which all or most citizens participate directly by either holding office or making policy.
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