Quarter 2 - Week 6 Vocabulary Terms

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12th Amendment

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Includes a series of changes to the electoral system and requires the President and the Vice President be elected together, on the same ticket.

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Veto

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The power of the President to check the power of Congress by canceling a law.

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Commander in Chief

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This is the title of the president when acting as leader of the national military.

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Presidential Cabinet

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The President’s advisory team, made up of the leaders of 15 federal departments.

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Electoral college

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The system for how we choose our president. It involves state run elections and 538 electors. The first candidate to receive 270 electoral college votes wins the election.

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Article II

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The section of the constitution that lays out the procedures for electing and removing the president, and establishes the president's powers and responsibilities.