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chief of state
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the ceremonial head of the governement of the U.S., the symbol of all the people of the nation
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chief executive
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vested by the Constitution with "the executive Power" of the United States
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chief administrator
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director of the federal Government , heading one of the largest governmental machines the world has known
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chief diplomat
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main architect of American foreign policy and the nations chief spokesperson to the rest of the world
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commander in chief
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sunject to the presidents direct and immediate control
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chief legislator
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the main architect of its public policies
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chief of party
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acknowledges leader of the politicial party that controls the executive branch
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chief citizen
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representative of all the people "The President"
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presidential succession
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scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filles
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presidential succession of act of 1947
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the speaker of the house and then the president pro tem of the senate are next in line
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"balance the ticket"
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the presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can streghten his chance of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographic, racial, ethnic, gender, or other characteristics
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presidential electors
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special people that help elect the president and vice president
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electoral votes
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votes cast by electors in the electoral college
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electoral college
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group of people (electors) chosen from each state and district of columbia to formally select the president and vice president
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presidential primary
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an election in which a party's voters(1) choose some or all of a state party organizations delegates to thier party's national convenction, and/or (2)express a preference amoung varios contenders for thiers party's presidential nomination
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winner-take-all
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candidate who won the preference vote automatically won the support of all delegates chosen at the primary
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proportional representation
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candidate who wins at least 15 percent of the votes cast in primary gets the number of that state's democratic convention delegates that corresponds to his or her share of that primary vote
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national conventions
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meetings at which the delegates vote to pick their presidential and vice-presidential candidates
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platform
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formal statement of basic principles, stands on major policy matters, and objectives for the campaign and beyond
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keynote address
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the high point of the first session
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district plan
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electors would be chosen in each state in the same way as members of congress
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proportional plan
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each presidential candidate would receive the same share of state's electoral vote as he or she recieved in the state's popular vote
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direct popular election
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arguments for direct election seem overpowering
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electorate
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mass of people who can cast votes in an election
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national bonus plan
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proposal for electing a president by which the winner of the popular vote would recieve a bonus of 102 electoral votes
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