The Executive Branch

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  1. 1. Lowest number of electoral votes a state can have
  2. 4. The Article of the Constitution that outlines the Executive Branch
  3. 7. If a president disagrees with a bill Congress wants to pass they can __________
  4. 9. Advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's executive department
  5. 10. Number of electoral votes Massachusetts has
  6. 11. Age you must be to run for president
  7. 18. If no candidate gets a majority of electoral votes, the _________________ decides the presidency
  8. 19. Each state has a number of Electoral College votes based on the number of Representatives in _________
  9. 21. Where candidates answer questions & differentiate themselves on political issues
  10. 22. According to the “Winner Takes All System” the candidate who receives more than 50% of popular vote in a state, takes _______ of the Electoral College votes (in all but 2 states)
  11. 23. The last candidate to win the popular vote but NOT become president was
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  1. 1. Number of Electoral votes a candidate needs to win the presidency
  2. 2. Candidates must win a primary election within their ________ in order to become the nominee
  3. 3. Title give to the President as leader of all branches of the U.S. military
  4. 5. It is possible to lose Popular Vote & become president by winning the __________________________
  5. 6. Political party that supports lower taxes, less government intervention in economics & conservative social policies
  6. 8. Takes over if the President cannot serve
  7. 12. On this day the President and Vice President are officially sworn into office
  8. 13. The population count taken every 10 years, which may result in changes to a state’s electoral votes
  9. 14. Before this Amendment, the winner of the election became President, runner-up became Vice President
  10. 15. Candidate's plan for laws & issues they will fight for if they win
  11. 16. __________ Elections are held to narrow, or limit the number of candidates to one per party
  12. 17. Political party that supports strong federal government, higher taxes & progressive (changing) social issues
  13. 20. States that have a history of voting for one political party & might vote either way