The U.S. Presidency
The Oath of Office
Level 1
Question:
I do solemnly __________(or affirm) that I will faithfully _____________ the
Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability,
_______________, protect, and defend the ___________________ of the United
States.
Formal Qualifications of the President
 ____ years of age
 ______________ born citizen
 Resident of the U.S. for _____ years
Level 2
Question:
The President’s Term
 Until 1951, the Constitution placed ____________ on the number of terms a
President might serve.
 Traditionally, Presidents limited the number of terms served to ______.
This tradition was broken by Franklin D. ________________in 1940 when he
ran for and won a third term in office. He then went on to be elected to a
fourth term in 1944.
 The _________________________ placed limits on presidential terms. A
President now may not be elected more than twice or only once if they
became President due to succession.
The Constitution and Succession
Level 3
Question:
 Presidential succession is the plan by which a presidential
______________is filled.
 The _______ ________________, ratified in 1967, made it clear that the Vice
President will become President if the President is removed from office.
 The Presidential ___________________ Act of 1947 set the order of
succession following the Vice President.
Roles of the President
Role
Description
Chief of State
The President is chief of state. This
means he is the _______________ head of the
government of the United States, the
____________ of all the people of the nation.
Chief
Executive
The Constitution vests the President
with the ______________ power of the
United States, making him or her the
nation’s chief executive.
Chief
The President is the chief administrator,
Administrator or ______________, of the United States
government.
Chief
Diplomat
As the nation’s chief diplomat, the
President is the main architect of
American ______________ policy and chief
__________________ to the rest of the world.
Commander
in Chief
The Constitution makes the President
the commander in chief, giving him or
her complete ______________ of the nation’s
______________forces.
Chief
Legislator
The President is the chief legislator, the
main architect of the nation’s
___________policies.
Chief of Party
The President acts as the chief of party,
the acknowledged ______________of the
political ___________ that controls the
executive branch.
Chief Citizen
The President is expected to be “the
_____________________ of all the people.”
Examples