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OA Read “Choosing the Vice President” on pg. 364 answer the following questions:

OA Read “Choosing the Vice President” on pg. 364 answer the following questions:. According to Garraty, for what reasons are most Vice Presidents selected?

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OA Read “Choosing the Vice President” on pg. 364 answer the following questions:

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  1. OA Read “Choosing the Vice President” on pg. 364 answer the following questions: • According to Garraty, for what reasons are most Vice Presidents selected? • Why according to Garraty, has the growth of presidential primaries made the selection of Vice President less democratic? Do you agree? Why or why not? • What positive aspect of the primary system does Professor Garraty describe?

  2. Selecting the President Choosing the right person for the job

  3. What the Framers originally had in mind? • Against using Congress or direct vote from the people to select president • Chosen by special body of presidential electors • Electoral votes • Most votes: President • 2nd most votes: Vice President

  4. Election of 1800 • Rise of political parties creates flaws in system • Marked 3 new elements to process • Party nominations for Pres. & Vice Pres. • Nomination of candidates for presidential electors • Automatic casting of electoral votes in line w/ pledge

  5. 12 Amendment Changes • Placed Pres. & Vice Pres. on same ticket • Lays ground work for electoral system of today

  6. Who is nominated to run for the presidency? Read through pages 374-375 and answer the following question: What does a person need (characteristics, experience, political background) to run for the office of the Presidency of the United States? Be sure to include all information – really read over the listed pages and come up with a clear picture of what a person needs to run for the presidency.

  7. Formal Presidential Qualifications O.A.– read through pg 356 -357 1. List the three formal qualifications that the Constitution requires of a person to run for the presidency of the United States. 2. What is the maximum number of years a person may serve as President of the U.S?

  8. Read the following quotes about the Vice Presidency answer the following question: “The vice presidency isn’t worth a warm pitcher of spit” John Nance Garner “Honorable and easy” and “tranquil and unoffending” Thomas Jefferson What do you think is these writers’ main point about the vice presidency? • All Vice Presidents are incompetent. • Vice Presidents do not have the ability that Presidents have. • The office of the vice presidency places few demands on the person who fills it. • Vice Presidents are not usually ambitious.

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