Chapter 10 Review Game

Which of the following would prevent someone from running for President?

• Not having held any other office

• Not having a college degree

• Not being at least 35 years old

• Not being wealthy

Which would be an example of a President demonstrating the ability to effectively communicate?

• Abraham Lincoln's ability to rally the nation to preserve the Union

• Ronald Reagan's ability to effectively outguess Mikhail Gobachev

• Thomas Jefferson's ability to purchase Louisiana

• George Bush's ability to stop Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait

How is the selection of Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates changing?

• Recent candidates reflect less polarization in their beliefs

• Recent candidates are less reliant on party funds

• Recent candidates are less willing to participate in debates

• Recent candidates reflect more diversity

Which of the following position is highest on the line of succession?

• Attorney General

• Secretary of State

• President Pro Tempore of the Senate

• Secretary of Education

A candidate for President who woders about whether she or he can "afford" to be President is concerned about what?

• Responsibility

• Term of Office

• Pension

• Compensation

What change did the 12th Amendment bring?

• It provided guidelines for the operation of the electoral college

• It established that the popular vote dictated the outcome of elections

• It required electors to vote separately for President and Vice President

• It took control of the election process away from Federal lawmakers

A Vice President can become become presiden through presidential disability, the death of a president, or ____?

• Through a Senate confirmation hearing

• After the President is impeached

• When the cabinet decides it is needed

• When nominated by a political party

Which is a drawback of the winner-take-all system of Electoral College voting?

• It makes it possible to candidates to lose the popular vote but win the election

• It makes it possible to candidates to lose the popular vote and lose the election

• It allows states to decide how they choose electors

• It gives third-party candidates a chance to win the election

Which of the following is the correct order to become president of the United States?

• General Election, Primary Election, Convention, Electoral College Vote

• Convention, Primary Election, General Election, Electoral College Vote

• Primary Election Convention, General Election, Electoral College Vote

• Primary Election, Electoral College Vote, General Election, Convention

During his inaugural address, which President said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country..."

• Ronald Reagan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Bill Clinton

• John F Kenedy