1. The Presidency

2. The President’s Job Description
Section 1
The President’s Job Description

3. President’s Roles Chief of State Chief Executive Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief of Party
Chief Citizen

8. Formal Qualifications
Natural born citizen of the United States
Must be at least 35 years of age.
Youngest: Theodore Roosevelt (42)
Oldest: Ronald Reagan (69)
Must have resided in the United States for at least 14 years.

9. The Presidential Term President may serve two 4-year long terms.
1951 – 22nd Amendment limited Presidents to two terms.
FDR was elected to 4 terms in office.
President may serve as many as 10 years through succession.
Arguments about presidential terms and limits
Current system, reelection, longer terms?