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26 Cards in this Set
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Of the 1st 5 presidents, who did not own slaves?
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Adams
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Name 10 Paradox of the Presidency.
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1. we admire power but fear it
2. we want out leader to be like us, but better than us 3. we want a caring but cunning and ruthless leader 4. we want a non/bipartisan leader, but presidency is the most political office 5. we want a harmanizer but an advocacy leadership. 6. we want a pragmatic (innovative) and programmatic (but follow majority) leadership. 7. we want self-confident leader but we are suspicious of arrogant leaders. 8. what it takes to become a president may not be what is neded to govern the nation. 9. the presidency is too strong sometimes but too weak other times. 10. celebrate old but invent new traditions |
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Who won the popular vote between Jefferson and Adams?
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There was NO popular vote
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The power to veto falls under what presidential position?
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Chief Legislator
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The power to appoint and pardon falls what presidential position?
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Chief Executive
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The power to blow up the world falls under what presidential position?
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Commander and chief
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Name 5 ROLES outside the presidency.
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Chief of party/ Manager of prosperity/ World leader/ Chief moral leader/ Chief scapegoat
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What extra constitutional presidential ROLE most concerns people in Europe?
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Leader of the Free World
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What extra constitutional presidential POWER most concerns people in Europe?
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World Leader
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Name 3 powers of the president.
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Power to: (appoint/ veto/ pardon)
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Name 4 extra executive powers.
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Executive: (agreement/ order/ privilege/ prerogative) A.O.P.P.
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Name a horrible executive order.
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Relocation of Japanese Americans to camps
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Who was the V.P. to Adams?
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Jefferson
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Name 4 examples when the person with the most popular votes LOST.
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2000 (Gore)/ 1888 (Cleveland)/ 1876 (Tilden)/ 1824 (Jackson)
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Name 3 presidents with 3 or more wins in the popular vote.
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Cleveland/ Jackson/ FDR
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First president to claim executive privilege
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Washington
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Name 3 Presidents who clam executive purgative
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Lincoln/ Nixon/ G.W. Bush
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First president to claim that executive agreement could be over ridden
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FDR
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What is the mystical fourth power that applies to TODAY?
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Ability to blow up the world
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Name the 3 Critical Alignments
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1800 (Jeffersonian Republicans)/ 1860 (Republicans)/ 1932 (Democrats)
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Name 3 Democrats who won the NH Primary.
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Kerry, Gore, Clinton
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Name 3 Republicans who won the NH Primary
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Bush (father), McCain, Bush (son)
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Name 3 people who finished second, but did Better Than Expected.
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Clinton, McCarthy McGovern
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KNOW ALL THE TICKETS
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KNOW ALL THE TICKETS
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Name all who were affected by the 1951 2 term amendment
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In order: Eisenhower, Reagan, Clinton, G.W. Bush
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Name 5 candidates who picked GOOD V.P.’s
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Reagan/ Bush… Clinton/ Gore… Bush/ Cheney… Gore/ Lieberman… Mondale/ Ferraro
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