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Essential Question. How do we select the president of the United States?. Qualifications for President. Quote, Harry S Truman. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Essential Question
• How do we select the president of the United States?
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Qualifications for President
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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.”
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The Constitution
• In Article II, Section 1, the Constitution defines requirements for president
• List 3
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Experience
• Does the candidate have political experience?
• Most were senators or governors
• Examples?
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Money
• Candidates are limited to $33.78 million in the primaries and $67.56 million in the general election
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Political Beliefs
• Major parties generally choose presidential candidates who hold moderate positions on most issues
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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?
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Twenty-second Amendment
• 1951
• Presidents may only serve a maximum of two terms or ten years in office
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Salary
• Compensation is determined by Congress
• Since 2001 - $400,000 with $100,000 travel allowance
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Benefits
• Above the salary?
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Travel
• Air Force One
• Helicopters
• Limousines
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Housing
• White House with swimming pool, bowling alley, private movie theater, tennis courts
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Food and Other
• White House domestic staff
• Cooking, shopping, cleaning
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Retirement
• Lifetime pension ($148,400 per year)
• Spouses are eligible for $20,000 a year
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Presidential Succession
• Eight presidents have died in office
• Four by natural causes
• Four by assassination
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Twenty-fifth Amendment
• If the President is removed from office, the Vice President takes over
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Twenty-fifth Amendment
• If the Vice Presidency becomes vacant, the President nominates a vice president to be confirmed by a majority of Congress
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Succession Act of 1947
• Established the line of presidential succession
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Presidential Succession
1. Vice President2. Speaker of the House3. President pro tempore of the Senate4. Secretary of State5. Secretary of the Treasury6. Secretary of Defense7. Attorney General
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Twenty-fifth Amendment
• If the president becomes disabled?
• Vice president takes control if Congress agrees