1. THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
CIVICS
CHAPTER 7, SECTIONS 1
MR. COLLINS & MRS. KOZLIK
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2. TO BE PRES. OR V. PRES. MUST BE 35 YEARS OLD
A NATIVE-BORN, (NOT NATURALIZED) CITIZEN OF THE U.S.
MUST HAVE LIVED IN THE U.S. FOR 14 YEARS

3. Electing a President
Presidential elections take place every 4 years in years evenly divisible by 4
Chosen by the Electoral College
When people vote for a presidential candidate, they are actually voting for a slate of electors pledged to vote for that candidate
Number of electoral votes=to number of members in Congress
Magic number is 270 (538 total)

4. SALARY AND BENEFITS PRESIDENT:
$400,000 A YEAR, $50,000 EXPENSES, AND $100,000 FOR TRAVEL
USE OF WHITE HOUSE & STAFF
USE OF CAMP DAVID
MEDICAL AND PERSONAL PROTECTION
AIR FORCE ONE

5. SALARY AND BENEFITS VICE PRESIDENT:
$202,900 A YEAR, PLUS $10,000 FOR EXPENSES
FREE RESIDENCE
LARGE STAFF
PERSONAL SERVICES

6. Vice-President Votes in the Senate in the case of a tie
Serves in the Cabinet as a Rank Member
Otherwise has little authority unless he replaces the president

7. TERMS OF OFFICE
SINCE THE 22ND AMENDMENT IN 1951, PRESIDENT’S ARE ALLOWED (TWO) 4-YEAR TERMS. (10 year max if he took over for another president)
THE 12TH AMENDMENT IN 1804 ALLOWS FOR V.P. TO BE PICKED SEPARATELY, BUT V.P.’S USUALLY SERVE (TWO) 4-YEAR TERMS

8. PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
IN 1947, CONGRESS PASSED THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION ACT, WHICH DETERMINED WHO WAS PRESIDENT AFTER THE V.P.
THE NEXT THREE IN LINE ARE:
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
SECRETARY OF STATE

9. THE 25TH AMENDMENT
EST. IN 1967, IT STATES THAT IF THE PRESIDENT DIES OR LEAVES OFFICE, THE V.P. BECOMES PRESIDENT.
THE NEW PRES. CHOOSES HIS OR HER OWN NEW V.P.
ALLOWS V.P. TO BE “ACTING PRES.” WHILE PRES. IS TEMPORARILY UNABLE TO CARRY OUT DUTIES.

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