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The Constitutional article that defines the role of the EXECUTIVE

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The length of a presidential term

4 years

The minimum age of a president

35

This amendment limits a president’s terms to two.

22nd

This amendment sets in place who would succeed the president in the

event of death, resignation, or impeachment.

25th

I control the nation’s armed forces. This is the role of _____________.

Which presidential role is being described?

Commander in Chief

I am the symbol of the nation—like England’s king or queen. This role

is __________________.

Which presidential role is being described?

Chief of State

I am in charge of foreign policy, the spokesperson to the rest of the word.

This is the presidential role of ___________________.

Which presidential role is being described?

Chief Diplomat

I sometimes suggest that Congress passes certain laws. This is carrying

the presidential role of ______________.

Which presidential role is being described?

Chief Legislator

I am like the head of a big company, overseeing some 2.7 million people in the federal government. This is

carrying out the role of ______________.

Which presidential role is being described?

Chief Administrator

Parties formally nominate candidates at this event

National conventions/Party conventions

In order to get their party’s nomination, candidates run in state-

by-state elections called __________.

Primaries/Primary elections/Presidential primaries

At the national convention, _____________ cast their vote for

their nomination for president.

Delegates

(These represent votes won in primary elections.)

The number of votes that a state’s popular vote is worth in a general

election is known as the state’s ______________ vote.

Electoral vote

In what two months are the general election and the presidential

inauguration held?

November and January

In what year will the next presidential election be held?

2012

This state currently has 55 electoral votes.

California

How many electoral votes does Pennsylvania have?

21

How many votes must a candidate win in order to win the presidency?

270

How many total electoral votes are there in the United States?

538

The Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton

Secretary of Defense

Robert Gates

Attorney General (Head of Justice Department)

Eric Holder

Secretary of Treasury

Tim Geithner

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Kathleen Sebelius