Chapter 13, Section 1The Presidency

Presidents Roles

● President has 8 roles to take on in office1. Chief of State2. Chief Executive 3. Chief Administrator4. Chief Diplomat5. Commander in Chief6. Chief Legislator7. Chief of Party8. Chief Citizen

Formal Qualifications

● 3 formal qualifications1. Be a natural born citizen2. Be at least 35 years of age3. Have been 14 years a resident in the US

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)

Pay and Benefits

● Congress determines the Presidents Salary● Benefits include the best medical services,

The White House, fleet of cars, & Air Force One

Chapter 13 Section 2

Presidential Succession

● Definition: shceme my which vacany is filled (President dies, resigns, or is impeached)

● Order of Succession: o Vice Presidento Speaker of the Houseo President pro tempore of the Senateo Secretary of the Stateo Secretary of Treasury

● 25th Amendment: “In case of removal of of the President from offices of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.”o 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

o 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)

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”o 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

Chapter 13 Section 3Key terms

Presidential Electors

chose the president and vice president

Electoral votes

each for a differnt candidate, casted by elctors

Electoral College

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

Chapter 13 Section 3Summary

the basics

the president is not directly elected by the citzenselectoral college elects presidentperson with second most votes became vice president

the basics

problems emerged when parts began to develope12 ammendment seperated the presidential and vice presidential elections

Chapter 13 section 4

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

● 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.

Chapter 13 Section 5

The Election

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

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

Electoral Colleges 3 Major Defects

1. Winner of the popular vote isn’t guaranteed to become president

2. Electors aren’t required to vote in accord with the popular vote

3. Any election might have to be decided in the House of Representatives

Proposed Reforms

1. District Plan- Electors would be chosen in each state in the same way as members of congress2. Direct Popular Election- Popular vote wins3. National Bonus Plan- Add 102 electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote

QUIZ

1. What method do we use to vote?2. How many roles does the President have?3. Who is 2nd and 3rd in line to the Presidency?4. What are the two biggest political parties?5. How many electoral votes does CA have?

Answers

1. Electoral College2. 83. Vice President and then The Speaker of The

House4. Democratic and Republican parties5. 55