1. Executive Branch
Enforces the Law

2. Structure- Executive Branch
President
Vice President
Cabinet
Assorted Law Enforcement Agencies

3. Qualifications of President
35 yrs of age
Born a US Citizen
Resident for 14 years
4 year terms w/ 2 term limit

4. Roles of Prez Chief Executive Head of State Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief Economic Planner
Party Chief

5. 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

6. How the President is elected
Nominated by political party
majority of the electoral votes from the electoral college

7. 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)