CHAPTERS THE PRESIDENT

PART 1 QUALIFICATIONS AND SUCCESSION

QUALIFICATIONS OF BECOMING PRESIDENT There are both Formal and informal qualifications to being president

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS 1.Be a “natural born citizen” Must be born in the US or a US territory A US army post in another country does count 2.Be at least 35 years of age 3.Have lived in the United States for at least 14 years

INFORMAL QUALIFICATIONS What types of things do you want to see in a president???????? Intelligence Character Age Gender Background

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF U. S. PRESIDENTS Male - 100% Caucasian - 97% Protestant - 97% British ancestry - 82% College education - 77% Politicians - 69% Lawyers - 62% Top 3% wealth & social class - At least 50% Elected from large states - 69%

SIDE NOTE: The president can only serve 2 terms This was limited with the passing of the 22 nd Amendment (1951) FDR was elected 4 times The president gets paid around 400,000 dollars a year 50,000 dollar a year expense account A house, plane and special camp retreat

THE LIST OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION You need to know up to number 5. Presidential Succession Act of 1947: set the order of succession following the Vice President. The 25th Amendment, (1967) made it clear that the Vice President will become President if the President is removed from office.

THE VICE PRESIDENT

THE CONSTITUTION GIVES THE VP 2 JOBS: 1.To Preside over the Senate The VP votes only in the case of a tie 2.To help decide the question of presidential disability 25 th Amendment section 3 & 4 Procedures if the president is disabled Today: The VP is a great Diplomat and spokes person for the president

THE VP CAN BECOME THE PRESIDENT If the president dies. If the president is disabled in some way This can happen in two ways 1.the President informs Congress, in writing, “that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,” or 2.the Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet inform Congress, in writing, that the President is thus incapacitated.