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| List 3 formal qualifications for presidency |
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Citizen
35+ years old
US resident for 14 years |
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| List 5 informal qualifications |
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| White, Male, 45-60, Married, Wealthy. |
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| election between people of the same party to see who will represent the party in the gerneral election |
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| party leaders will choose who will represent the party in the general election. |
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| (Only for DEMOCRATS) Can choose who they support, its not based on voting outcome. |
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| Candidates gain support and sell themselves to the media and the public. |
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| Advantages of Electoral College |
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| Majority winner, gives smaller states a voice, no change;traditional, Constitutional amendment |
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| Constitutional Powers if the president |
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| Execute laws, veto bills,issue an executive order, memoranda, proclamation, call congress into session, chief of state, head of government, address the nation, create a budget, pardons, nominate federal employees, nominate fed. judges, negotiate treaties, control decent amount of foreign policies, negotiate executive agreements, 60 day limit. |
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| Assumed Powers of the president |
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| leader of his party, habeus carpus, structure executive branch, morale builders, great communicator, bully pulpit, recruiters, chief administrator. |
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| pres. waits 10 day window, congress gets out of session & the bill is automatically vetoed. |
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| a specific directive given to one part of the government on how to do something. |
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| a ceremonial directive given by the president. |
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