The Presidency

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  1. 4. The law stating the order of presidential succession following the Vice President
  2. 5. The leader of his/her political party
  3. 8. Term for president, the executive power of the United States
  4. 9. The representative of the people, working for what the public wants
  5. 12. A proposal for electing the President, each State's election laws would provide for all of the State's electoral votes to be given to the winner of the national popular vote and enter into an interstate compact
  6. 13. A speech given at a party convention to set the tone of the convention along with the campaign to come
  7. 15. The symbol of all the people of the nation
  8. 16. A proposal for choosing presidential electors, each State would choose its electors according to the Statewide popular vote and the other electors would be selected separately in each of the State's congressional districts
  9. 23. A running mate who is chosen by a nominee that can strengthen his/her chance of being elected
  10. 24. An event that is very exciting or intense
  11. 27. States in which the outcome of an election is too close to call and either candidate could win
  12. 29. Proposal to do away with the electoral college system and instead allow people to vote directly for the President and Vice President
  13. 30. The main architect of American foreign policy and chief spokesman of the U.S. to the rest of the world
  14. 31. The director of the executive branch of the Federal Government
  15. 32. Democratic primaries rule that states that any candidate who wins at least 15% of the votes gets the number of State Democratic convention delegates based on his/her share of that primary vote
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  1. 1. Creator of public policies and sets the agenda for the congress
  2. 2. A group of people chosen from the District of Columbia and the states to select the President and Vice President
  3. 3. An election in which each party's voters choose a State party organization's delegates to their own party's national convention, or express a preference among various contenders for their party's presidential nomination
  4. 6. Members of a political party who meet to select delegates to the national convention who they support
  5. 7. A plan or system used to put things together
  6. 10. A political party's formal statement of basic principles, stands on major issues, and objectives
  7. 11. Each presidential candidate would receive the same share of a State's electoral vote as he or she received in the State's popular vote
  8. 14. The candidate who won the preference vote automatically won the support of all other delegates chosen at that primary
  9. 17. A person elected by voters to represent them in selecting a Vice President and President
  10. 18. A meeting where a party's delegates vote to pick their presidential and vice-presidential candidates
  11. 19. A presidential vacancy is filled, happens when a President dies, resigns, or is impeached
  12. 20. The commander of the armed forces of the nation
  13. 21. The 1/3 of electors who have not made up their minds at the start of the campaign and are open to either side
  14. 22. To spread out over a large area
  15. 25. Another word for an agreement
  16. 26. To compete with someone or to achieve something
  17. 28. Votes cast by electors in the electoral college, each elector casts two votes