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14 Cards in this Set
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National Convention |
Meeting at which a party's delegates pick the presidential and vice-presidential candidates |
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Electoral College |
A group of people (electors) chosen to vote for the president |
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Ordinance Power |
Power of the president to issue executive orders |
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Keynote Address |
An important speech given at a convention |
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National Popular Vote |
Proposal for electing the president whereby each state's election laws would provide for all of the states electoral vote and enter into an interstate agreement to elect the president by popular vote |
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Direct Popular Election |
Proposal to do away with the electoral college and allow the people to vote directly for president and vice president |
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Chief Legislature |
The main author of public policy |
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Chief Executive |
A title given to our president of the US, as he is the principle power in the executive branch |
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Executive Order |
An order the president gives based on the authority of the constitution |
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Commander In Chief |
The highest leader of an armed force |
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District Plan |
Proposal for choosing presidential electors by which two electors would be selected in each state according to to the popular vote and other electors would be elected seperately in each of the states congressional districts |
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Winner-Take-All |
No longer used. A winning candidate automatically wins the support of all the party delegates |
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Chief Citizen |
Representative of all the people |
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Chief of State |
Ceremonial head of the United States |
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