The Executive Branch
_________________ laws
_________________________ of the Constitution
Leader is the President
Qualifications
Terms and Benefits
Salary – $400,000/year
President takes an oath to uphold the Constitution
Secret Service Protection for 10 yrs after presidency.
The President’s Job
Jobs of the President
President’s main job –
The Constitution requires the President to -
Constitution gives the president power to –
What does the President discuss in the “State of the Union”
address?
What else can the President do?
Vice-President
Official Duties –
Qualifications are the same as the president
Unofficial duty –
Presidential succession
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Electing the President
The Primaries –
Nominating conventions –
General Election -
Electoral College –
The Electoral College
Popular vote
____________ votes exist in the Electoral College
Each state gets the ___________________ of electors as ______________________ in Congress
_______ representatvies + _______ senators + _____ from Washington D.C
NC – 15 electoral votes
Vote in December – Joint session of Congress counts the votes
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win a majority?
What is winner take all?
Problems with the Electoral College
How is the process non-democratic?
May get the most votes and still lose
________________________________________ - could change their ballot
3rd party candidates don’t really have a chance
Electors of the Electoral College
What are “faithless electors”?
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