1. Executive Branch

2. Formal Qualifications
Article II of the Constitution
Natural born citizen of the United States
At least 35 years old
A resident of the United States for at least 14 years before taking office
Same qualifications apply to Vice President

3. Informal Qualifications
Experience in government
Access to large amounts of money
Advertising
Campaign staff
Consultants
Political beliefs
Too liberal or too conservative can hurt a candidate
Personal characteristics
Historically northern European background
Middle class
Most were white, married, protestant, successful

4. Order of Succession 25th Amendment
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security