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| What is Expected of a President? |
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-A Cheif Problem Solver
-Manager of the economy |
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| A confident, flexible, high self-esteem, mastered political process, optimistic, energetic are all traits of what kind of president? |
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| Who interprets the consitution? |
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| Who is the leader of the Senate? |
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| Who "Acts as head of the United States Military"? |
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| What Are the major functions of Congress? |
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-Making policy
-Providing funding for the federal government
-Overseeing the federal bureaucracy |
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| How many Presidents have been convicted in the impeachment process? |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? According to the Impeachment process, the charging is done in the Senate. |
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| False (Its done in the House) |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? The Impeachment process can only be applied to the President of the USA. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? Congress can approve and make minor changes to the President's budget or completely ignore it and make its own budget. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? When a President appoints a Supreme Court Justice, the senate must go along with the President's decision. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? The benefits of being the majority party in congress is that they can create or get rid of committees. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? Differences in time perspective can lead to conflict between the president and congress. |
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| A plan of action with some sense of direction |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? Bills that pass the authorization stage automatically have money appropriated to them. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? An intense completive relationship exists between Congress and the President. |
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| What is important about the War Powers Act of 1973? |
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| The President vetoed it but congress over-rid the veto |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? Terrorist attacks such as 9/11 help to contribute to the growth of presidential power. |
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| What is an accepted power of the President to withold information from Congress? |
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| According to Barber's Theory, What should a president be able to do? |
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| Meet certain emotional needs of the public. |
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| What is the power granted to the President by Congress? |
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| What was the nature of the presidency in the 19th century? |
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| The president recommended occasional policies to Congress. |
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| Jobs, Money, Access and support, Information, and Public opinion are? |
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| The Power resources of a President |
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| What are the 4 grand Instruments of effective presidential leadership? |
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1- Large Durable electoral Coilition under ones command
2- Mastery of Communications (Managing the press)
3- Leadership of the Congress
4- Control of Fedural Beuracracy |
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| Why has presidential power increased since the times of the framers? |
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| Crises contribute to the presidents power because Congress recognizes the presidents ability to make quick and effective decisions. |
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| What is the imperical presidency? |
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| The President acts similar to a king in making foreign policy. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? Through the media coverage, the President can shape or mold public opinion. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? The Framers were fearful of a strong executive. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? Conservatives seek an active leader. |
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| Who is in favor of gun control? (2) |
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| Who favors privatizing social security? (2) |
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| Republicans/ Conservatives |
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| Who is for a womans right to an abortion? (2) |
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| What are some obsticles to presidential influences? |
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| External factors and government processed factors |
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| What is true of the primaries? |
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-People go and vote for the candidate they'd like to be a nominee
-Some are open, some are closed |
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| What is a series of party meetings? |
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| Where is the First Primary? |
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| Participants in the primaries and caucuses: Come from _______________________________ and Tend to be more__________ if they are Democrats and more ____________ if they are republicans then the average voter. |
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-The middle and Upper Class
-Liberal / Conservative |
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All of the following are purposes of the national party convention, except for:
A. Condidates begin to run in primaries and caucuses
B. Elect the Presidential nominee of the party
C. Adopt the rules for the next electioin
E. Adopt a party platform |
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| A. Condidates begin to run in primaries and caucuses |
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| Certian number of seats reserved for party officals are: |
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| If no person has been nominated for presidency by ____________, __________ can interviene. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? Candidates spend the Bulk of their time campaigning in the states with the most electoral votes. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? 3rd party nominees get public funding if they had at least 10% of the popular vote in the last election or if they get at least 10% of the popular vote in this election. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? The main influence of the mass media on the campaign process is defining what the major issues are. |
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| What two mathods are used by the Democrats and Republicans to select their delegates? |
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| Why is it important for presidential candidates to have an effective campaign organization in the caucuses and primaries? |
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| Voter turnout is low, so the candidate needs to identify with his supports and get them out to participate. |
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| What standard is often used by a presidential nominee to select his vice-president running mate? |
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| He chooses a person who has a strength that counterbalances the presidential nominees's weakness. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE??? Delegates at the national party convention are wealthier and more ideologically extreme than the average voter. |
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| The group of presidential electors from all states who meet state by state after the popular vote cast the official votes for president. |
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| How many electoral votes are required to be elected for President? |
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| What is the TOTAL Number of Electoral Votes? |
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| If no condidate gets the required number of votes, who determines who will be President? |
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| The House Of Representatives |
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| Who determines who will be Vice President? |
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| When the state does no go along with popular vote |
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| TRUE OR FALSE? You Can become President if you get the 11 states with the largest population to votes for you. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE? In the 2000 presidential election, Gore recieved a greater number of electoral votes and Bush got a greater number of popular votes. |
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| What plan keeps the electoral college but gets rid of electorals? |
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| Automatic Plan, Proportional Plan, and Direct Popular Vote Plan. These are the 3 proposals for a change in: |
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| The Electoral College System |
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| Due to the influence of the Electoral College system, where do the presidential candidates spend most of their time campaigning? |
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| The States with the largest Population |
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What is the major fear concerning the Electoral College system?
-What year did this happen? |
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-A condidate may recieve a majjority of the electoral college, but fail to obtain the largest number of popular votes.
-2000 |
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| What determines the number of electoral college votes each state is allocated? |
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| It is determined by the number of Representatives and Senators a state has in congress. |
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| RUE OR FALSE??? The Electoral College System shows that the framers were strong supporters of democracy. |
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