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Bradley University
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PLS 105 | Introduction to American Government
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2020
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Chapter 7 Section 1: The President and Vice-President Vocabulary: • Electoral College – the group of people selected by each state to select the president and vice president • Electors - a person elected to vote in presidential elections for the major candidate • Succession – inheriting a position or office, order the presidency moves in in case the president cannot finish their term • Term of Office – length of time a president is elected for 1. What branch of government is the president in charge? • Executive Branch 2. What are the 3 criteria listed in the Constitution for someone to be able to become president? • Must be at least 35 years of age • Native born American Citizen • Have lived in the United States for at least 14 years 3. How often is a new president elected? • Every Four Years • Next election 2016 4. Describe how the Electoral College works. • Each state has a set amount of “winner take all” electors • Voters vote for the set of electors that they want to represent them at the Electoral College • Which ever candidate wins the popular vote in a state, the group of electors that have pledged to vote for that candidate vote at the Electoral College in December • Which ever candidate wins the most Electoral Votes wins the election Electoral College Facts • There are 538 Electoral Votes available to candidates • A candidate needs 270 to win the election • Pennsylvania has 20 Electoral Votes • California has the most with 55 5. How many electors must a candidate gain to become president or vice president? •270 • 2000 Election 6. How long of a term does the President of the United States serve? •Four years 7. How many back to back terms can a president serve? How many years total if the person takes over in the middle of a term? • 2 Terms back to back • 10 years maximum if they take over for a president in the middle of the term 8. Which Constitutional Amendment limits the amount of back to back terms a president can serve? • 22nd Amendment • Ratified in 1951 • Written because of Franklin D. Roosevelt after he was elected for 4 terms 9. How much is the salary of the President of the United States? • $400,000 Income • $50,000 Expense Account for necessary expenses relating to the job • $100,000 Travel Account 10. What are some benefits that the President of the United States receives, other than a salary? • During there tenure in office they live in the White House – Movie Theater, gym, bowling alley, heated pool – Access to domestic staff of 80 employees to care for the house and the President’s family • Secret Service Protection, for at least 10 years after presidential term • Access to transportation such as special cars, helicopters, and Air Force 1 • Access to vacation home “Camp David” • Retirement plan of $196,700 Current President • 44th President Barack Obama 11. What part of government is the Vice-President of the United States in charge of? • The Senate – Their job is to preside over the Senate and vote in case of a tie 12. Who becomes president if the President of the United States cannot fulfill their term? • The Vice-President – Currently Joe Biden • There is a line of succession that is to be followed if something happens to both, page 168 of textbook • This has occurred 9 times through out history 13. What does the 25th Amendment to the Constitution decide? • This amendment states that the Vice-President should become President if the President should die or become unable to preform their duties • It also states that the President then is given the power to chose a new Vice-President with the approval of Congress • The Vice-President also has the power to determine if the President is unable to fulfill their duties 25th Amendment Continued • Used 3 times – Richard Nixon replaced Spiro Agnew with Gerald Ford when Agnew resigned – When Nixon resigned Ford chose Nelson A. Rockefeller as his Vice-President – Ronald Regan had to undergo surgery and George H.W. Bush took over as President while Regan was under anesthesia

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