| A | B |
|---|
| presidential succession | the plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled |
| commander in chief | the President's role as the head of the armed forces |
| platform | the formal statement of a political party's basic principles |
| keynote address | the speech given by an important party member at the first session of the electoral college the name of the group that makes the formal selection of the President |
| electorate | the mass of people who actually cast votes in an election |
| chief of state | As ____, the President is the symbol of all the people of the nation |
| winner-take-all | Under the ____ system, a candidate who wins the preference vote in a primary automatically wins the support of all the delegates chosen in the primary. |
| balance the ticket | Presidential candidates often choose a running mate who can ____ by virtue of certain characteristics. |
| electoral college | The ____ is the group of people chosen from each State and the District of Columbia to formally select the President and Vice President. |
| presidential electors | This group of people must cast their State's formal votes for President. |
| proportional representation | Most States had to change their primary laws to account for the Democrats' ____ rule. |
| chief administrator | The President is the nation's ____, heading a large government organization. |
