2. Essential Question How do we select the president of the United States?

3. Qualifications for President

4. Quote, Harry S Truman “I don’t know if you fellows ever had a load of hay fall on you, but when they told me yesterday what happened, I felt like the moon, the stars and all the planets had fallen on me.”

5. The Constitution In Article II, Section 1, the Constitution defines requirements for president List 3

6. Experience Does the candidate have political experience? Most were senators or governors Examples?

7. Money Candidates are limited to $33.78 million in the primaries and $67.56 million in the general election

8. Political Beliefs Major parties generally choose presidential candidates who hold moderate positions on most issues

9. Presidential Term The Constitution did not specify how many terms a president could serve in office Which president broke the 2 term precedent set by Washington?

10. Twenty-second Amendment 1951 Presidents may only serve a maximum of two terms or ten years in office

11. Salary Compensation is determined by Congress Since 2001 - $400,000 with $100,000 travel allowance

12. Benefits Above the salary?

13. Travel Air Force One Helicopters Limousines

15. Housing White House with swimming pool, bowling alley, private movie theater, tennis courts

16. Food and Other White House domestic staff Cooking, shopping, cleaning

17. Retirement Lifetime pension ($148,400 per year) Spouses are eligible for $20,000 a year

18. Presidential Succession Eight presidents have died in office Four by natural causes Four by assassination

19. Twenty-fifth Amendment If the President is removed from office, the Vice President takes over

20. Twenty-fifth Amendment If the Vice Presidency becomes vacant, the President nominates a vice president to be confirmed by a majority of Congress

21. Succession Act of 1947 Established the line of presidential succession

22. Presidential Succession 1. Vice President 2. Speaker of the House 3. President pro tempore of the Senate 4. Secretary of State 5. Secretary of the Treasury 6. Secretary of Defense 7. Attorney General

23. Twenty-fifth Amendment If the president becomes disabled? Vice president takes control if Congress agrees