The Office of the President Chapter 7, section 1 Introduction
Requirements Found in Article 2, section 1. Natural born citizen 35 years of age 14 year resident What “unwritten” characteristics do Americans want in their President? List
Constitutional Amendments 12th: Separated voting between President & Vice President 20th: Changed the inauguration date to January 20th thereby shortening the lame duck period 22nd: Limited President to 2 terms or 10 years in office 25th: Established rules for sucession & disability.
Perks of the President Nice house: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave! Nice salary: $400,000 Great pension: retirement check for LIFE 24/7 Protection: Secret Service Free Travel: Air Force 1, Marine 1, limos HUGE staff: custodians, personal assistants, chefs, secretaries, speech writers
Presidential Succession Act of Succession of 1947 established an order of who takes over in times of crisis where many government officials are killed Pres-VP-Speaker-Pro Tempore-Cabinet Secretaries in order of creation 25th really prevents from ever going past VP VP, Cabinet & both houses of Congress decide if President is disabled. VP acting President in that case.