Government Chapter 13

The President's role as the head of the armed forces

• chief executive
• commander in chief

The formal statement of a political party's basic principles

• platform
• belief system

The plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled

• coronation
• presidential succession

The speech given by an important party member at the first session of the national convention

• keynote address
• platform

The mass of people who actually cast votes in an election

• electorate
• congress

The President is the nation's ____, heading a large government organization.

• chief legislator
• chief administrator

Presidential candidates often choose a running mate who can ____ by virtue of certain characteristics.

• make a speech
• balance the ticket

The ____ is the group of people chosen from each State and the District of Columbia to formally select the President and Vice President.

• winner-take-all
• electoral college

As ____, the President holds broad power in domestic and foreign affairs.

• chief executive
• chief legislator

The basic statement of the party's policies and principles is known as its ____.

• platform
• presidential electors