Executive Branch: Chapter 6/Section 1 Notes

Executive Branch: Chapter 6/Section 1 Notes

“The president of the United States carries with it a responsibility so personal as to be without parallel…No one can make decisions for him…Even those closest to him…never know all the reasons why he does certain things and comes to certain conclusions. To be President of the United States is to be lonely, very lonely at times of great decisions.”

-Harry S. Truman

Presidential Requirements

· At least _______ years old

· ____________________ citizen

· ________________ of the US for ___ years

(This comes from Article ____ of the Constitution.)

Background/History of Past Presidents

All Past Presidents have all been:

· ________________ (except for _______________)

· __________________

· _________________ (except for _______________)

Other Interesting Facts:

· First President:

· First Vice President:

· First President to die in office:

Term of Office

· ________ years

· _____-term limit (means he/she can only serve up to 2 terms) or ______ years (if his/her term began during another president’s term)

**The two-term limit comes from the 22nd Amendment.

Franklin D. Roosevelt & 22nd Amendment (1951)-Roosevelt was elected to a ___ term in 1944. Congress passed the _________________________, which limits each president to _____ elected terms in office or a maximum of ____ years.

Election of President

Two-Part Election Process:

· _____________________: citizens vote for ____________

· _____________________: electors vote for ________________

Who elects the President?

Electoral College

· ____________ electors meet in state capitals to elect president

· Must win __________ votes to win election (one more than half)

Salary & Benefits

· $__________ per year

· White House ((gym, bowling alley, heated pool)

· _____________________ (estate in Maryland)

· Presidential Fleet of special cars, helicopters & airplanes

Presidential Succession Act (1947) & the 25th Amendment (1967)

In _________, Congress passed the ________________________________ Act which established a line of succession after the vice president if the president dies or leaves office.

There were still questions about how to handle this situation, so 20 years later, in _______, Congress passed the ________ Amendment

· If President dies or leaves office, ___________________ becomes President and chooses another _________________

*(___________________ & ________________________ must approve!)

The 25th Amendment has only been used 3 times:

· 1973 VP Spiro Agnew resigned and was replaced by ___________________

· 1974 Nixon resigned; _________ became president and appointed Nelson Rockefeller as VP

· 1985 ___________________________ underwent surgery, he appointed _____________________________ as acting president