Electoral College Electoral College More Electoral College More Electoral College Amendments End GameDouble Jeopardy “Chief” Positions “Chief” Positions Miscellaneous Miscellaneous

EC 100 Check Answer Check Answer “group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every 4 years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President”

100 The Electoral College

EC 200 Check Answer In a “winner take all” state, how many electoral votes does the popular winner receive? Check Answer Check Answer

200 All of the state’s electoral votes

Check Answer EC 300 Check Answer Check Answer Texas has ______ electoral votes

300 34: 32 from the House (32 separate districts) 2 from the Senate

Check Answer EC 400 The least number of electoral votes a state can have? Why? Check Answer Check Answer

400 Three: 2 from the Senate (remember: all states have 2 Senators) 1 from the House of Representatives (remember: Reps are based on the state’s population)

Check Answer EC 500 Check Answer Check Answer Why did the Framers design the electoral college?

500 To make sure that the President would be elected by knowledgeable people

Check Answer MEC 100 Check Answer Check Answer People chosen to represent their party by voting for that party’s Presidential/Vice Presidential candidates

100 Electors

Check Answer MEC 200 Number of electoral votes required to win the Presidency Check Answer Check Answer

: 538/2=169+1 (for majority)=270

Check Answer MEC 300 Check Answer Check Answer Total number of electoral votes available?

: 100 from the Senate 435 from the House 3 from DC

Check Answer MEC 400 The winner of the popular vote failed to win the electoral vote for Presidency in which 4 elections? Check Answer Check Answer

, 1876, 1888, and 2000

Check Answer MEC 500 How are electors chosen in each state, and when do they vote? Check Answer Check Answer

500 Each party chooses 34 people who are very involved in the campaign to represent the party in the electoral college. The party with the most popular votes sends their 34 people to DC to vote for President.

Check Answer CP 100 Commands the armed forces Check Answer Check Answer

100 Commander in Chief

Check Answer CP 200 Leads his/her political party Check Answer Check Answer

200 Chief of Party

Check Answer CP 300 Ceremonial head of the government Check Answer Check Answer

300 Chief of State

Check Answer CP 400 Sees that the nation’s laws are carried out Check Answer Check Answer

400 Chief Executive

Check Answer CP 500 Determines foreign policy Check Answer Check Answer

500 Chief Diplomat

Check Answer M 100 The place where revenue bills MUST begin Check Answer Check Answer

100 The House of Representatives

Check Answer M 200 To impeach a President, the __________ must bring the charges Check Answer Check Answer

200 The House of Representatives

Check Answer M 300 How do we get a Presidential cabinet? Check Answer Check Answer

300 The President appoints them and the Senate approves the appointments

Check Answer M 400 Check Answer Check Answer Qualifications for Vice President

400 1.At least 35 years old 2.Natural born citizen 3.Lived in the U.S. at least 14 years

Check Answer M 500 Difference between a treaty and an executive order Check Answer Check Answer

500 A treaty requires Senate approval; an executive order is put in place by the President without Senate approval

Check Answer A 100 Changed the electoral process to have President and VP run on the same ticket Check Answer Check Answer

th Amendment: VP was no longer chosen because he/she is the runner up for President

Check Answer A 200 Made January 20 th the day Presidents are inaugurated Check Answer Check Answer

th Amendment: Easy to remember—20 th =20 th

Check Answer A 300 Limits Presidential terms to two terms or ten years Check Answer Check Answer

nd Amendment: amended after Franklin D. Roosevelt broke tradition of 2 terms and served 4 terms ; Easy to remember— 2 terms or 8+2 years

Check Answer A 400 Washington D.C. gets three electoral votes Check Answer Check Answer

rd Amendment: Easy to remember—23 gets 3 votes

Check Answer A 500 Presidential disability; who determines this Check Answer Check Answer

th Amendment; determined by the VP and a majority of the Cabinet Secretaries

“Chief” Positions Again “Chief” Positions Again End GameFinal Jeopardy More MISC. Qualifications: Formal/ Informal Order of Presidential Successions Key Terms

CPA 200 Check Answer Represents the American people Check Answer Check Answer

CPA 200 Chief Citizen

CPA 400 Check Answer Heads the federal bureaucracy Check Answer Check Answer

CPA 400 Chief Administrator

CPA 600 Check Answer Proposes laws to Congress Check Answer Check Answer

CPA 600 Chief Legislator

CPA 800 Check Answer Symbol of the United States Check Answer Check Answer

CPA 800 Chief of State

CPA 1000 Check Answer Appoints ambassadors and Federal Judges with Senate approval Check Answer Check Answer

CPA 1000 Chief Executive

Q 200 Check Answer 35 years old Check Answer Check Answer

200 Formal Qualification

Q 400 Check Answer White male Check Answer Check Answer

400 Informal Qualification

Q 600 Check Answer Natural born citizen and living in the U.S. for at least 14 years Check Answer Check Answer

600 Formal Qualification

Q 800 Check Answer Has military experience and political experience Check Answer Check Answer

800 Informal Qualification

Q 1000 Check Answer Of a Christian faith Check Answer Check Answer

1000 Informal Qualification

KT 200 Check Answer Legal forgiveness of a crime Check Answer Check Answer

200 Pardon

KT 400 Check Answer Mercy of leniency given in cases involving federal offenses Check Answer Check Answer

400 Clemency

KT 600 Check Answer A reduction in the severity of a sentence or fine imposed by a court Check Answer Check Answer

600 Commutation

KT 800 Check Answer A general pardon offered to a group of lawbreakers Check Answer Check Answer

800 Amnesty

KT 1000 Check Answer A postponement of the execution of a sentence imposed by a court Check Answer Check Answer

1000 Reprieve

OPS 200 Check Answer First 4 people in line for the Presidency should the President no longer be able to serve the country Check Answer Check Answer

200 1.Vice President 2.Speaker of the House 3.President Pro Tempore 4.Secretary of State

OPS 400 Check Answer The President resigns and the VP becomes President. Before the office of VP is filled, the new President dies. Who becomes President? Who becomes VP? Check Answer Check Answer

400 President: Speaker of the House VP: President chooses and Congress approves

OPS 600 Check Answer Check Answer Check Answer ______________ is in line for the Presidency after the Secretary of State

600 Secretary of the Treasury

OPS 800 Check Answer Check Answer Check Answer A new President is elected and takes the oath of office. Before any new cabinet members can be sworn in, terrorists kill the President, VP, Speaker of the House, and President Pro Tempore. Who fills the 4 positions?

800 President: House would elect a new Speaker who would become President VP: appointed by Pres. and approved by both houses in Congress Speaker of the House: House selects another Speaker President Pro Tempore: most senior member of the majority party

OPS 1000 Check Answer Check Answer Check Answer Who is 16 th in line for the Presidency?

1000 Secretary of Education

MM 200 Check Answer What is a majority? Check Answer Check Answer

200 50%+1

MM 400 Check Answer Check Answer Check Answer The President may be impeached for:

400 Treason, bribery, high crimes

MM 600 Check Answer Which electoral college reform is the most widely supported plan Check Answer Check Answer

600 Direct popular election plan

MM 800 Check Answer Presides over the Senate Check Answer Check Answer

800 Vice President

MM 1000 Check Answer Two main duties of the heads of the executive departments Check Answer Check Answer

Serve as advisors to the President 2. To serve as heads of their departments

Final Jeopardy Check Answer Who are the 18 people (in order) in line for the Presidency? Check Answer Check Answer

Final Jeopardy Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security