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36 Cards in this Set
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Chief of State
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The ceremonial head of the country and symbol of the people
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Chief Administrator
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The head of the administration of the US government
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Chief Citizen
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The representative of the people, working for the public interest.
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Chief Diplomat
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the main architect of foreign policy and spokesperson to other countries
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Chief Executive
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given the executive power of the US
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Chief Legislator
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The architect of public policy and the one who sets the agenda for Congress
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Chief of Party
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The leader of his or her political party
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Commander in Chief
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The leader of the nation's military
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35 years of Age
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What is the minimum age to be elected President
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14 years
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Time limit the President has had to live in the US
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Natural born citizen
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Citizenship requirement to be President
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Two terms
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What is the maximum number of terms that a person can be elected President
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Four years
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How long is the President's term?
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22nd Amendment
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What amendment limited the number of terms that a person could be elected President?
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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What President was elected to 4 terms of office?
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$400,000
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How much is the President payed per year?
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$50,000
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How much is the President given for expenses per year?
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White House
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Where does the President live and work?
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132
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How many rooms are in the White House
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Vice President
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Who becomes President if he/she dies or becomes incapacitated?
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electoral college
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Who are the group of people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia that formally select the President and Vice President
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The number of members a state has in the House plus it's two senators.
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How is the number of votes each state receives in the electoral college determined ?
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538
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How many total electors are in the Electoral College?
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270
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How many votes does it take to win the Presidency?
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27
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How many electoral votes did Florida have in the 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections?
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Run in primaries
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How do candidates run today to be their party's representative in the November Presidential Election?
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National Conventions
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What are the meetings called where the major parties select their nominee?
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To balance the ticket
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This is why someone is chosen as vice president by the President
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keynote address
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an important speech given at a party's national convention
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platform
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a party's basic principles and objectives
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presidential succession
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plan to fill a vacancy if the President is unable to serve or leaves office
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Speaker of the House
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Who takes the office of the President if the current President and Vice President are unable to serve?
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12th Amendment
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This amendment separated the Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections in the electoral college
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Presidential Primary
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this is an election in which the party's voters select delegates and their candidates for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency
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caucus
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the oldest method for picking national convention delegates, Iowa's is the most famous
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Three
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What is the minimum number of electoral votes a state can have in the electoral college?
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