Executive Branch Enforces the Law
Structure- Executive Branch President Vice President Cabinet Assorted Law Enforcement Agencies
Qualifications of President 35 yrs of age Born a US Citizen Resident for 14 years 4 year terms w/ 2 term limit
Roles of Prez Chief Executive Head of State Chief Diplomat Commander in Chief Chief Legislator Chief Economic Planner Party Chief
Powers and Responsibilities of the President Delivers an annual State of the Union Address Sign treaties Appoint gov’t. officials and judges Power of Pardons (usually occurs for the last 30 mins. In office) Can veto bills passed by Congress
How the President is elected Nominated by political party majority of the electoral votes from the electoral college
Electoral College People who officially elect the president 538 members Number of electoral votes each state has is based on the number of congress people it possesses (both senate and house of reps.) Whichever candidate gets the most popular votes within a state win all that state’s electoral votes It is possible to get a majority of the electoral votes without a majority popular vote (Bush vs. Gore 2000, Trump v Clinton 2016)