The Presidency
Article 2 of the US Constitution
Textbook Reference
• Chapter 13
• section 1
The President’s Roles
Constitutional Roles
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Chief of State
Chief Executive
Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Other Roles
• Chief of Party
• Chief Citizen
44th President
Constitutional Qualifications
• Be “a natural born citizen”
• Be at least 35 years of age
• Have been a resident of the United States
for 14 years prior to the election
Oldest and Youngest Presidents
• Youngest President ever elected: John F. Kennedy
(age 43)
• Youngest President ever to assume office by
succession: Theodore Roosevelt (age 42)
• Oldest President ever elected: Ronald Reagan (age 69)
1961-1963
1901-1909
1981-1989
Informal Qualifications
• Education/College
• Political Experience
1. US Congress
2. Governor of State
• Military Experience
• Family Orientated
• Leadership Skills
• Oral Presentation Skills
Presidential Term Limits
• One term = 4 years
• Until 1951, there was no Constitutional limit on the
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number of terms a President could serve
• Tradition, set by George Washington wasmore
just to
serve two terms (unwritten rule)
than two
• Franklin D. Roosevelt broke tradition byterms!
seeking
and winning a 3rd term in 1940 and a 4th term in 1944
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1933-1945
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Amendment (1951)
• “No person shall be elected to the office of the President
more than twice, and no person who has held the office
of President, or acted as President, for more than two
years of a term to which some other person was elected
President shall be elected to the office of the President
more than once”
• Two term limit (8 years) concurrent or separate
• Possible to serve up to 10 years if VP assumes office and
there is less than 2 years remaining of term
The Role of the Vice President
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Must meet same
Constitutional Roles of the VP:
3 Qualifications
President in waiting (1st in line)
President of the Senate (may break a tie vote)
Decide if the President is disabled (25th Amendment)
Unofficial Roles (Balanced Ticket)
Dan Quayle (R)
Al Gore (D)
Richard Cheney (R)
Joe Biden (D)
VP Role: “Balancing the Ticket”
• Presidential candidate will select a Vice Presidential
candidate that will help him get elected
• May be based on the following factors: Age,
gender, religion, political experience, home state of
the candidate, or other political factors
Salary and Benefits
• $400,000 (salary) per year
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$100,000 (travel expenses) per year
$50,000 (expense account) per year
Whitehouse
Air Force One
Camp David
Medical Treatment
Travel
Retirement pension
Whitehouse
West Wing
Whitehouse Facts
• There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in
the Residence, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3
elevators.
• Known as the "President's Palace," the "President's
House," and the "Executive Mansion." President
Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House
its current name in 1901.
• With five full-time chefs, the White House kitchen is
able to serve dinner to as many as 140 guests
• The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to
cover its outside surface.
• For recreation: tennis court, jogging track, swimming
pool, movie theater, and bowling lane.
Oval Office
1980’s
2001
2009
Upper Level (White House)
White House Tour Tickets
Previously, White House tours could only be arranged through
the office of your Member of Congress six months in advance.
The Obama Administration has streamlined the process by
implementing an online White House Tour ticketing system. All
guests 14 years of age or older are required by the United
States Secret Service to submit their name, date of birth, social
security number and country of citizenship.
Air Force One
• In 1944 President Franklin D. Roosevelt called for the
creation of the Presidential Pilot Office to provide air
transportation to the President and his staff.
• For most of the next 20 years, various four-engine
propeller-driven aircraft were used for presidential air travel.
• In 1962, the first jet aircraft, a Boeing 707, was purchased
for use as Air Force One.
• The current presidential fleet consists of two specificallyconfigured Boeing 747-200B series aircraft – tail numbers
28000 and 29000 – with Air Force designation VC-25A.
When the President is aboard either craft, or any other Air
Force aircraft, the radio call sign is "Air Force One."
Air
Force
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Marine One
Marine One
Camp David
The Secret Service Division was created on July 5, 1865 in Washington, D.C.,
to suppress counterfeit currency
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After the assassination of President William McKinley in
1901, Congress directed the Secret Service to protect the
President of the United States. Protection remains a key
mission of the United States Secret Service
Today, the Secret Service is authorized by law to protect:
The president, the vice president, (and other individuals next in
order of succession), the president-elect and vice president-elect,
and Presidential Candidates
The immediate families of the above individuals
President Obama signed into law the Former Presidents
Protection Act of 2012, granting lifetime Secret Service
protection to all former presidents, their wives (unless they
remarry), and their children under the age of 16. It reverses a 1994
law that ended Secret Service protection 10 years after a
president leaves office
The Beast (Cadillac One)