1. Chapter 13, Section 1
The Presidency

2. Presidents Roles President has 8 roles to take on in office
Chief of State
Chief Executive
Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief of Party
Chief Citizen

3. Formal Qualifications
Be a natural born citizen
Be at least 35 years of age
Have been 14 years a resident in the US

4. Presidents Term 4 year terms
Washington refused to serve a 3rd term so it was an unwritten rule to only serve 2 terms (it is now the 22nd amendment)

5. Pay and Benefits Congress determines the Presidents Salary
Benefits include the best medical services, The White House, fleet of cars, & Air Force One

6. Chapter 13 Section 2

7. Presidential Succession
Definition: shceme my which vacany is filled (President dies, resigns, or is impeached)
Order of Succession:
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of the State
Secretary of Treasury

8. 25th Amendment: “In case of removal of of the President from offices of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.”
Section 2: If the Vice Presidency becomes vacant the President is allowed to nominate a candidate that then must be confirmed by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress
Sections ¾: If President becomes too sick or has a disability that disables him to fulfill his duties he can allow the VP to become an “acting President” temporarily
Presidential Succession Act of 1947: certain order who can succeed the President (last 14 of 18 listed are heads of the cabinet department)

9. Vice President
Presides over the senate and to help decide the question of presidential disability
When President chooses a VP he looks for a candidate to “Balance the Ticket”
chooses a running mate who can strengthen his own chance of being elected based on race, ethnicity, or gender
President cannot fire the VP under circumstances

10. Chapter 13 Section 3
Key terms

11. Presidential Electors
chose the president and vice president

12. Electoral votes
each for a differnt candidate, casted by elctors

13. Electoral College
the group of people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia to formally select the president and vice president

14. Chapter 13 Section 3
Summary

15. the basics the president is not directly elected by the citzens
electoral college elects president
person with second most votes became vice president

16. the basics problems emerged when parts began to develope
12 ammendment seperated the presidential and vice presidential elections

17. Chapter 13 section 4

18. Selection of Delegates
Two Presidency campaigns
Republican - leaves matter to it state organizations and to state laws
Democratic - adopted several national rules to govern process

19. Presidency primary- an election which party vpoters chose some or all of state party organization delegates to their party’s national convention and/or expressing a preference among various contenders for their party’s presidential nomination
national convention - meetings at which the delegates vote to pick their presidential and VP candidates.

20. Chapter 13 Section 5
The Election

21. The Election -Presidents are elected by the people
-Every state has a certain number of votes, known as the Electoral Votes
-Every state except Maine and Nebraska the candidates are chosen at large- Winner takes all

22. Electoral College
-Candidate must win at least 270 of the 538 electoral votes
-The points are based of the # of H of R members of each state plus the 2 Senators

23. Electoral Colleges 3 Major Defects
Winner of the popular vote isn’t guaranteed to become president
Electors aren’t required to vote in accord with the popular vote
Any election might have to be decided in the House of Representatives

24. Proposed Reforms
1. District Plan- Electors would be chosen in each state in the same way as members of congress
2. Direct Popular Election- Popular vote wins
3. National Bonus Plan- Add 102 electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote

25. QUIZ What method do we use to vote?
How many roles does the President have?
Who is 2nd and 3rd in line to the Presidency?
What are the two biggest political parties?
How many electoral votes does CA have?

26. Answers Electoral College 8
Vice President and then The Speaker of The House
Democratic and Republican parties 55