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Q: How old must someone be to run for president? A: At least 35 years old |
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Q: True or False the president does NOT have to be a natural born citizen? A: False |
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Q: Name a role preformed as chief diplomat? A: Foreign policy, U.S. spokesman to the world |
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Q: How many years is one presidential term? A: 4 years |
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Q: What is the annual salary for P.O.T.U.S? A: $400,000 |
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Q: Name an additional perk to being P.O.T.U.S. A: White House, Oval Office, Staff, Camp David, Air Force One |
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Q: What is a treaty? A: An agreement between two sovereign states |
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Q: Name one check the executive branch has on the legislative branch? A: recommend legislation, veto power |
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Q: Name one check the executive branch has on the judicial branch? A: Pardon , clemency |
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Q: What is the Cabinet? A: Informal advisory body brought together by the president |
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A: False |
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Q: What is a pardon? A: forgiveness for a crime |
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Q: Name an informal check on the president. A: public opinion, media, partisan polices, interests groups |
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Q: How is a states number of electoral college votes determined? A: Number of house reps + number of senators |
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Q: Typically presidents get all of a states electoral college votes based on the popular vote within that state. What two states is this not true for? A: Nebraska and Maine |
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Q: Candidates must have ____ electoral college votes to win the election? A: 270 |
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Q: True or False the popular vote always wins the election? A: False, because of the electoral college |
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Q: Name a Pro of the Electoral college. A: Prevents winner based on urban areas, maintains federalism, maintains 2 party system |
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Q: Q: Name a Con of the Electoral college. A: popular vote doesn't always win, large swing states get more attention, discourage third party |
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Q: Is there currently a term limit for presidency? A: yes 2 terms |
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