| A | B |
|---|
| voter apathy | when a person doesn't vote because he or she doesn't like the candidates |
| incumbent | someone currently holding an elected political office |
| executive branch | lead by the president and is responsible for approving and enforcing the country's laws |
| judicial branch | includes the Supreme Court and is responsible for interpreting our laws and deciding whether laws are Constitutional |
| legislative branch | Includes the Congress and is responsible for making our laws |
| qualificiations to be president | 35 years of age, natural born citizen of the U.S., and have lived in U.S. for at least 14 years |
| one term for the president | four years |
| one term for a senator | six years |
| one term for a representative in U.S. Congress | two years |
| number of representatives to Congress from each state | based on the state's population |
| number of senators per state | two |
| electoral college | each state is assigned electoral votes based on its population |
| number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency | 270 |
| what happens when no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes | the president is chosen by a vote in the House of Representatives |
| true or false: a candidate can win the election without winning the popular vote | true - he or she can win the electoral vote but get fewer popular votes |
| the term limit for a president | two four year terms |
| republican beliefs | lower taxes, limited government, and paying more for the military |
| democratic beliefs | it's the government's job to make sure people are successful, which may cause them to raise taxes and have a larger government |
