What constitutional requirements are there for the presidency? (NAR)
1. Natural Born citizen, 2. At least 35 years old, 3. Residency of at least 14 years
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Who was the youngest ever president?
Theodore Roosevelt at 42 following the assassination of President Wiliam McKinley in 1901.
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Youngest ever ELECTED president?
John Kennedy, 43
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When was the constitution amended to limit terms to two?
1951
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First president to feel effect of two term limits?
Dwight Eisenhower in 1960
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What are the seven extra-constitutional requirements? (E,PE,C, M, O,OT, P)
1. Political Experience, 2. Major Party Endorsement, 3. Personal Characteristics, 4. Ability to raise large sums of money, 5. Effective organisation, 6. Oratorical skills and being telegenic, 7. Sound and Relevant policies
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Of how many policicians who were nominated as presidential candidates in the last 12 election to 2012. How many had been Senators and how many VP and how many Governors?
Of the 17 politicians who were nominated as presidential candidates, nine were or had been senators, six had been vice presidents and six had been governors.
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How many years had Barack Obama been in the senate before being dominated by the Democratic Party
Three years in comparison to Clinton's 7 years in the senate and 8 as First lady.
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Name candidates who attempted to gain the presidency without being nominated by a major party? (4)
George Wallace (1968), John Anderson (1980), Ross Perot (1992 and 1996) and Pat Buchanan (2000)
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Majority of presidents were bachelors, true or false?
False. The only bachelor president was James Buchanan, elected in 1857
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When was the constitution changed to limit presidents to two terms in office?
1951
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Summarise major party ensorsement.
It is vital to be chosen as a candidate for one of the two major parties. Even Eisenhower (1952) had to join the Republican Party,
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Summarise Personal Characteristics
Before 2008, all candidates had been white males. Looking at the makeup of congress, this is unsurprising. It is an advantage to be married (only one bachelor president). Scandal involving marital infidelity could end chances. There are exceptions.
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What marital scandal threatened Bill Clinton's campaign in the beginning.
Affair allegations with Gennifer Flowers
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Why were Senator Edward Kennedy's chances of presidency ended?
the Chappaduiddick affair - young female acquaintance drowned in his car after a late-night party.
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Why did Senator Gary Hart pull out of the 1988 nomination race?
Press revealed photos of him with scantily-clad model Donna Rice on a yacht named Monkey Buisness.
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Is divorce an insuperable problem for those running for presidency?
No, in 1980 Ronald Reagan - Nancy Reagan was his second wife.
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Summarise Ability to raise huge sums of money
Campaigns are very expensive. in 2016 Trump spent over 900 million while Clinton spend 1.4bn. Few candidates can finance their own campaigns. money has to be raised before the primaries and caucuses begin.
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Which billionaire candidates financed their own campaigns?
Ross Perot (1992) Steve Forbes (1996 and 2000)
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According to Open Secrets.org how much did Obama raise in 2011 and how much did Romney raise?
Obama: 125.2 million Romney: 56.1million. In the first three months Obama raised a further 66.4m and Romney a further 30.2m
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Summarise effective organisation.
During the candidate selection process, major partiees cannot endorse candidates. Therefore canddiates cannot use their organisation structure and must create their own. Bob Dole and Micheal Dukakis lost due to bad organisation. Obama in 2008 better.
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Summarise Oratorical skills.
Media age; must speak well and look good on the tv. 'I'm no good at television' Republican Candidate (1984) Walter Mondale complained. 1996 Phil Gramm 'i'm too ugly to be president' Obama displayed these factors well in 2008.
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Summarise Sound and Relevant Policies
Textbook: voters will detect candidate who has 'policy free zone' but this has been rebuked by Trump who largely flip flopped on policy and had no ready ones to implement and no attempt to with work congress e.g. executive orders (travel ban, Deport)
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Card 2
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Who was the youngest ever president?
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Theodore Roosevelt at 42 following the assassination of President Wiliam McKinley in 1901.
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Youngest ever ELECTED president?
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Card 4
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When was the constitution amended to limit terms to two?
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Card 5
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First president to feel effect of two term limits?
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