Transcript UG: How does the Electoral System function?

The President…continued
• Be ready to answer the following questions
(Check your notes if you don’t know)
• 1. What is the executive branch’s function?
• 2. What does it mean to be the commander in
chief?
• 3. What are the top 3 most important roles of
the president?
22nd Amendment
• 1947
• The president can only serve 2 terms.
War Powers Act 1973
• Congress Declares war….but….
• The President can send troops into military
action without a declaration of war.
• Congress needs 48 hours notice.
• Troops cannot be there for longer than 60
days.
Pardon
• The forgiveness of a crime and the
cancellation of the relevant penalty
• The president can pardon any criminal.
Cabinet
• A group of people the president picks to give
him advice and help run the federal
government.
• This is part of the “unwritten constitution.”
Impeachment
• a formal process in which an official is accused
of unlawful activity
UG: How does the Electoral System
function?
Electoral College
• A group of 538 electors who pick the
president.
• Each state gets one vote per senator, and
members in the house of reps.
• Washington DC also gets 3 electors.
• http://www.270towin.com/
Popular vote
• The vote of the general public.
• Rutherford B HayesRepublican (Ohio)
• Samuel TildenDemocrat (NY)