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Maximum number of years. 10
Minimum Age. 35
Citizenship requirement. Natural born citizen.
Residency. 14 years.
Number of Presidents. 44/43
Purpose of formally announcing candidacy way in advance. Get support/money and publicity.
Purpose of the primary elections. Political parties choose presidential candidate.
Rational for why the VP is chosen. Pick Vice President to appeal to most number of voters, limit weakness of Pres. candidate.
Name of the day when the President takes the oath of office. Inauguration Day
Title of the person who swears in the newly elected President. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Warren Commission Report conclusion. Oswald acted alone in JFK assassination.
John Wilkes Booth s Plan. Bring down the entire government.
Definition of assassination. Murder for political reasons.
Number of Presidential assassins (including attempts). 14
Legal definition of insanity. Lack of criminal responsibility.
Number of Presidents who have been impeached. 2
Specific part of the government responsible for impeachment. House of Representatives
Definition of impeachment. Officially charge with misconduct (crime) in office.
Group who puts President on trial to decide if kicked out of office. Senate
Group that writes the articles of impeachment. House Judiciary Committee
Title given to the heads of most cabinet departments. Secretary
Nixon claimed he had this which meant he didn t have to turn over evidence. Executive Privilege
Responsible for law enforcement agencies. Justice Department
President can sign and veto bills. Chief Legislator
Charges in Clinton impeachment. Perjury & obstruction of justice
Number of Electoral College votes 538
If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, this group decides the winner of the election. House of Representatives
Number of votes per State is equal to this The # of Senators plus # of Representatives
The number of elections has the winner not won the Popular vote 4
Two proposals to change the EC. What is direct popular vote, district plan, proportional plan, and national bonus plan?
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Responsible for mechanical functioning of planes, ships, and such other services. Transportation.
Responsible for law enforcement agencies. Justice.
Responsible for fighting terrorism in the US. Homeland Security.
Responsible for worker safety. Labor.
Responsible for relations with other countries. State.
President is the leader of the military. Commander-in-Chief.
Bush is top Republican. Party Leader.
President can sign and veto bills. Chief Legislator.
President makes a treaty with another country. Chief Diplomat.
President meeting with visiting leaders from other countries. Head of State.
Office that was broken into. Democratic National Headquarters (DNC).
Form of evidence that proved Nixon s responsibility for Watergate in speech. Tapes.
Decision in US v. Nixon. Nixon had to give up tapes.
Nixon claimed he had this which meant he didn t have to turn over evidence. Executive Privilege.
At what point did Nixon resign. After HJC adopted articles of impeachment.
Number of votes in EC. 538.
Number of votes per state is equal to. Senators plus representatives.
Why smaller states have a greater say in the EC. Fewer pop votes per EC votes-min. 3.
Two proposals to change EC. Direct pop vote, district plan, proportional plan, national bonus plan.
Japanese internment was created when FDR did this. Executive order.
Amendment which says Vice President takes over if President is incapacitated. 25 th.
Reason for a special council for impeachment charge research. Bias of Attorney General.
It was from this event that the War Powers Resolution came out of. Vietnam War.
As a part of the War Time Powers, the President has the authority to do these 2 things. Suspend Constitutional freedoms, control industry, wages, prices and production.
These are 5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
What is the Security Council?