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17 Cards in this Set
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How Long is the Pres. and V.P. Term of Office?
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4 years
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What did the Electoral College do for the voters?
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Allowed them to give a preference for Pres.
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What was Texas' method to appoint electors?
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Unite Rule: Winner Take All
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Election of 1800
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Jefferson-73 votes & Burr-73 votes. Threw to Congress. 20 votes for Jefferson, 4 votes for Burr, & 2 non-voters.
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Election of 1824
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Since no one had majority, Congress decided who was Pres. 13 votes for Adams & 7 votes for Jackson
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Electoral College 1876
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Tilden 51% pop/184 electoral votes & Hayes 49% popular/185 electoral votes. Hayes lost in 1880.
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1888 Electoral College
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Cleaveland 48.6% pop/168 electoral votes & Harrison 47.8% pop/233 electoral votes.
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2002 Presidential Election
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Gore 266 electoral & Bush 271 electoral. Gore lost even though he had over 500,000 more pop. votes
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How many Congressional Districts did Texas get?
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2 districts
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What was the majority in order to win Presidency?
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270/538
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What was the major requirement for being President?
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Being natural born. (Waived in beginning since British Dominance)
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What is not required to be President?
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Military Experience
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Who was the first Pres. naturally born in U.S.?
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Van Buren
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How long did Pres.after Clinton got S.S. benefits?
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10 years.
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Who was the longest serving chief justice?
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John Marshall (34 years)
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How many senators does it take to motion for cloture?
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60 senators
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What wast the 'Nuclear Option'?
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Republican attempts to lower cloture from 60 to 51 senators.
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