Share American Culture: Chapter 6 - The Federal Government
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How many electors are there?
100
435
538
535
Who are Secretaries?
Cabinet members
Representatives
Senators
How many departments making up the Cabinet?
20 different departments
15 different departments
25 different departments
The new President takes office during the inauguaration (formal ceremony) on ________ after the election
March 20
January 20
February 20
April 20
If no candidate wins the majority of the electoral votes, who will choose the new President?
the Electors
the House of Rep
the Justices
the Senate
Who will choose the candidates for President and Vice President?
the House of Rep
the Senate
Political parties
the Justices
What does the Supreme Court mainly do?
review cases that have been appealed from the lower courts
have a lot of trials
______________ nominates all the Supreme Court members and __________ confirms them. They hold their offices for life.
the Senate - the President
the House of Rep - the Senate
the President - the House of Rep
the President - the Senate
In December the electors meet in their state capitals to cast their votes and send them to the ___________. On _____________ the members of Congress meet to count the votes.
U.S. House of Rep - January 6
U.S. House of Rep - January 6
U.S. Senate - January 6
U.S. Senate - January 10
What system is the Electoral College based on?
proportional representation
winner-take-all
popular vote
What are the requirements for a person to become the Vice President
Same as ones for the President
The numbers of electors in each state is equal to __________________ from that state in Congress.
the number of senators and representatives
the number of justices
the number of cabinets
the number of agencies
When people vote for president they are really voting for an ____________from their state
elector
the U.S. system of government is a _____________.
representative democracy
representative republican
representative communism
"The group of presidential electors required by the Constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of appointing the president and vice president." What is this?
The Cabinet
The Agency
The Electoral College
___________ chooses the members of his Cabinet (the heads of the departments), and __________ approves those choices.
the House of Rep - the Senate
the President - the House of Rep
the President - the Senate
the Senate - the President
