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The president is chief of state. What does that mean? |
He is the head of the government of the United States and the symbol of all the people of the nation |
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The president is the chief executive. What does that mean? |
He is vested by the Constitution with the executive power of the u.s. whos power is brought in both domestic and foreign affairs |
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The president is the chief administrator. What does that mean? |
He is the director of the huge executive branch of the federal government |
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The president is a Chief Diplomat. What does that mean? |
He makes American foreign policy and is the nation's Chief spokesman to the rest of the world |
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The president is commander-in-chief. What does that mean? |
Men and women in uniform as well as the nation's entire military Arsenal are subject to the president's immediate control |
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The president chief legislator. What does that mean? |
He is the main architect of the nation's public policies. He initiates, suggests, request, insists and Demands that Congress and enact much of its major legislation |
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The president is a chief of party. What does that mean? |
He is the acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch |
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The president is Chief citizen. What does that mean? |
He's the representative of all people and is expected to work for and represent the public interest against the many different and competing private interests |
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Which role did President Johnson fail in what was the consequence of that failure? |
Commander and chief and his Effectiveness in the White House was damaged so severely that he didn't run for re-election |
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Which role did President Nixon feeling and what was the consequence of that failure |
Chief Citizen and was forced to leave the office in disgrace in 1974 |
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"I am vice president. In this I am nothing, but I may be everything." who said this? |
John Adams |
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What two formal Duties are assigned the vice president? |
1. To preside over the Senate 2. To help decide the question of presidential disability |
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How did John Adams describe his experience as vice president? |
"the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived." |
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What annoyed Theodore Roosevelt and what did he do about it? |
The tinkling of the chandelier in the presidential study and ordered it to be moved to the vice president's office. he quotes, "he doesn't have anything to do. it will keep him awake." |
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What did John Nance Garner say about the vice presidency? |
That it wasn't worth a warm pitcher of spit |
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What did Alben Barkley say about the vice presidency ? |
He told a story of a woman with two sons . One went off to Sea , the other became vice president and neither were ever heard from again |
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How many president's have died in office ? |
8 |
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What does "balance the ticket" mean? |
The presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his chance I'd being elected by virtue of certain ideological , geographic, racial, ethnic , gender , or other characteristics |
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How many times has the vice presidency been vacant ? |
18 |
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What does the 25th Amendment say about a vacancy in the vice presidency ? |
The president shall nominate a vice president and shall take office upon confirmation by majority vote of both houses of Congress |
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Who was the first president to implement the 25th Amendment and what year was it ? |
Nixon, 1973 |
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Who is widely regarded as the most influential vice president ever ? |
Dick Cheney |
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Why has no president upgraded the vice to the role of assistant president ? |
The vice president is the only person the president can't fire |
