| A | B |
|---|
| chief of state | term for the President as ceremonial head of the US |
| chief executive | term for President as VESTED with executive power |
| chief administrator | President as head of the administration of federal gov't |
| chief diplomat | president as main architect of public policy; sets agenda for Congress |
| commander in chief | President as commander of the nation's armed forces |
| chief legislator | President as legistator of public policy |
| chief of party | President as leader of his political party |
| chief citizen | president as representative of the people |
| presidential succession | schema or order by which a presidential vacancy is filled |
| presidential succession act of 1947 | law specifying order of presidential succession after the VP |
| balance the ticket | when presidential canidate choses a running mate to strengthen their chances of being elected |
| presidential elector | person selected by voters to represent their vote for P and VP |
| electoral college | each state and DC chosen people to make formal selection for P and VP |
| electoral votes | votes cast by electors in electoral college |
| presidential primary | election in which party voters choose their party's delegates to national convention |
| winner take all | almost obsolete system where one who wins prefernence vote in primary automatically wins nomination and all delegates |
| proportional representation rule | Democratic primary rule, canidate who wins at least 15% gets a share of primary vote |
| national convention | meeting where a party's delegates vote to pick their pres. canidate |
| platform | political party's formal statement of issues, etc. |
| keynote address | speech to set the tone for a Party's convention |
| district plan | 2 electors chosen in each state by statewide popular vote |
| proportional plan | candidate recieves same share as they recieved in its popular vote |
| direct popular election | (no electoral college) people vote directly for President |
| electorate | all people entitled to vote in an election |
| national popular vote plan | (electoral college reform) lead by legislature |
