Unit 5: The Executive Branch

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The amendment that moved presidential inauguration from March to January is nicknamed

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the lame duck amendment

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If people said "one vote doesn't matter" they would likely be referring to

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the electoral college

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the least number of electors a state can have

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3

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Presidential war powers are shared with Congress and were limited with the War Powers Act after Vietnam.

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true

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The vice president

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is often chosen to balance the ticket, can not be removed by the president, is second in line to the presidency.

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___ powers are those outside the country ___ powers are those within

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foreign, domestic

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The chief legal counsel and head of the justice dept

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Attorney General

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The ___ appoints cabinet members, the ___ approves

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President, Senate

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The electoral college

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the total electoral vote is 538, the minimum needed to win is 270, the 23rd amendment gave electors to washington dc, is the group that formally chooses the president.

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The president

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serves a 4 year term