WhichROLE of the Presidentis that?

Obama maintains oil

sanctions on Iran

USA TodayNovember 29, 2013

Dems worrying about re-election

prospects distancing themselves from

Obama over health law rollout

FOX News

November 28, 2013 Obama to issue a new statement

of U.S. national security strategy

Washington Post

November 29, 2013

AGENDADecember 2, 2013

Today’s topics Chapter 13: Reading + Glossary terms Democracy in Action: Friday, December 13

Administrative Chapter 13 Reading Quiz

Homework None

Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Reading QuizMost of the Framers opposed choosing the President by

• the electoral college.

• electoral votes.

• presidential electors.

• popular vote.

Chapter 13: Reading QuizWhat role does the President fill when working with Congress to pass laws?

• chief administrator

• chief legislator

• chief of party

• commander in chief

Chapter 13: Reading QuizAll of the following are formal qualifications for the presidency except

• having political experience.

• being a natural-born citizen.

• having been a resident within the U.S. for at least 14 years.

• being at least 35 years old.

Chapter 13: Reading QuizIf neither presidential candidate wins a majority in the electoral college, how is the election decided?

• by the Supreme Court

• by a new election

• in the Senate

• in the House of Representatives

Chapter 13: Reading QuizWhich is the correct line of presidential succession according to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947?

• Vice President, Speaker of the House, Senate majority leader, Secretary of Energy

• Vice President, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Attorney General

• Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Labor

• Vice President, Speaker of the House, president pro tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State

Chapter 13: Reading QuizHow many presidential electors does each state have?

• The number of electors is the same as the number of voting districts in each state.

• Each state gets two presidential electors.

• The number of electors is the same as the number of each state’s senators and representatives.

• Each state gets one elector for every 2 million people.

Chapter 13: Reading QuizWhich limit did the Framers set on how many times a President can be reelected?

• three

• no limit

• four

• two

Chapter 13: Reading QuizEarly in the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, most Framers favored selection of the President

• by popular vote.

• by Congress.

• by the electoral college.

• by appointment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Chapter 13: Reading QuizThe Constitution says that Congress cannot change the President’s salary while he or she is in office. Which is the most likely explanation for this?

• A salary increase could expand the President’s authority.

• A salary decrease could reduce the President’s authority.

• The President is already getting money directly from the states.

• A change in salary during the President’s term could be used to influence the president (and violate the principle of separation of powers).

Chapter 13: Reading QuizStates in which the outcome of a presidential election is “too close to call” are called

• squeaker States.

• red States.

• battleground States.

• independent States.

Democracy in Action

Homework

Before you leavePick up your belongings & any trashStraighten desks

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