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1.Which President of the United States once was a rancher?

2.Which POTUS hails from the great state of Vermont? (2)

3.Which POTUS had no Vice President serve with him? (4)

4.Which POTUS did not belong to any political party?

5.Who was the POTUS 100 years ago? 200 years ago?

Name the qualifications for being president Explain how a president is electedList the order of presidential succession

Ch. 6 test – Today, 3.16

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Qualifications for being President

Ch. 6 test

-------- is the top Political job in country;Most important job in

The world

----- ------- was Our first president …

Constitution states only-- rules about becoming

The president …

At least ---- years old;Native-born American

citizen; Resident of the US for 14 years

1. How many electoral votes did the state of California have?

2. Which candidate won the election? 3. How many electoral votes did the

winning candidate receive?4. Which candidate won the popular

vote?5. What was the difference in the

popular vote between winning and losing?

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Name the qualifications for being president Explain how a president is electedList the order of presidential succession

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Eight qualifications for being POTUS

8 Vocabulary terms you should know

Outline – Terms of the Office of POTUS

Constitution states only-- rules about becoming

The president …

At least ---- years old;Native-born American

citizen; Resident of the US for 14 years

All presidents have beenWhite males, Protestant

(except one), collegeEducated (most), and many were ------- …

John F. Kennedy wasThe first ------- to

Become president Opening door for ….

Geraldine Ferraro in------ was first womenTo be nominated as a

VP candidate

In 1988, ------------- ran a close

Second in the DemocraticPrimary for President

An officialRepresentative of a

Country’s government

Hiring people into Government jobs On the basis of

Their qualifications

Formal agreement Between the

Governments of Two nations

Ability to keep the Country safe from

Attack or harm

Practice of hiring Government workers on

The basis of open, Competitive, exams

And merit

The collective agenciesAnd employees

Of the executive branch

Person appointed to Vote in presidential

Elections for theMajor candidates

Agreement amongNations that

Prohibits them fromTrading with a Target nation

1.What three qualifications for the U.S. Presidency are listed in the Constitution of the United States?

2.How does the Electoral College work?

3.What is a presidential elector?

4.How many years is a presidential term?

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5.What is the maximum number of years that a president can serve in office?

6.What happens if a president dies or leaves office?

7.What did the Presidential Succession Act do?

8.What was the purpose of the 25th Amendment?

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Name the qualifications for being president Explain how a president is electedList the order of presidential succession

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5 Steps in the Electoral College

GR 7-1

Process for POTUS Succession

______ take place every_____ years in years

Evenly divisible by the number 4

Constitution does not provideFor ________; instead itCreated the _______

(indirect method of electing )

Each state has as many electoralVotes as ______ and _______ combined

For total of ___ Electoral votes

Winner take all system; To Become _____ a candidate has to win ___ Electoral votes

Elections take place in _____.But technically the Electoral

College meets in ______ toDeclare an _________