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How is the president selected if there is no majority in the Electoral College? If you were managing a presidential campaign and the results on election night indicated that no candidate would win a majority of the Electoral College vote, what would
 
  you direct your campaign to do in order to get your candidate to the White House?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What factors contribute to the president's public approval? What else can impact approval ratings?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What consequences do long campaigns have on the ability of politicians to govern effectively?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Describe the role of the First Lady.
 
  What will be an ideal response?
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6 years ago
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An ideal response will:
1,Describe how the president is selected by the House of Representatives if there is no Electoral College winner. However, this vote is taken by state delegation, with each state receiving one vote.
2,Direct the campaign to find a list of the incoming members of the House of Representatives and note which candidate each member likely supports. The campaign should then note the states for which your candidate has support from a majority of the members from that state's congressional delegation. Finally, the campaign should use this information to figure out which members of Congress should be targeted for persuasion efforts before the House votes to select a president.

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An ideal response will:
1, Explain that, historically, presidents have higher approval ratings at the beginning of their terms (honeymoon periods) than at the end of their terms in office.
2, Explain why presidential approval ratings also generally increase during a national crisis.
3,Note that presidential approval can also be affected by the president's everyday actions, but that these changes are typically quite modest.

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An ideal response will:
1, Discuss how campaigning can be more demanding than governing.
2, Give examples of how campaigning requires constant travel and interviews. These detract time from governing.
3, Discuss how long campaigns may deter incumbents from tackling big problems because they are scared of the electoral consequences of their actions.

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An ideal response will:
1,Explain that the First Lady is an unelected position.
2, Describe First Ladies who have had significant influences during their husbands' tenure in office, such as Abigail Adams and Edith Galt Wilson.
3, Describe how more recent First Ladies have selected an issue they advocate for, such as Michelle Obama's advocacy related to childhood obesity.
devv_ann Author
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6 years ago
I know you spent a lot of time finding this because I swear it wasn't in my textbook
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6 years ago
You're partially right, it's found midway in the chapter, but not at all easy to find. Good luck with the rest
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