Chapter 13 Section 1: The
President’s Job Description
Big Idea: The President of the United
States must perform eight different
roles at the same time.
Vocabulary
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Chief of state
Chief executive
Chief administrator
Chief diplomat
Commander in chief
Chief legislator
Chief of party
Chief citizen
Notes
• How many roles does the president have?
• What qualifications does one have to have to
be president?
• How long is a presidential term?
• How many terms may someone serve as
President?
• Describe the president’s pay and benefits:
Chapter 13 Section 2: Presidential
Succession and the Vice-presidency
Big Idea: If the President dies, resigns,
or is removed from office, the Vice
President succeeds to the Presidency
vocabulary
• Presidential succession
• Presidential Succession Act of 1947
• Balance the ticket
Notes
• List the Presidential line of succession (18):
• What are the constitutional provisions relating
to presidential disability
• What is the role of the Vice President?
Chapter 13 Section 3: Presidential
Selection: The Framers’ Plan
Big Idea: The Framers set up an
electoral college to choose the
President and Vice President, but the
system changed quickly.
Vocabulary
• Presidential electors
• Electoral votes
• Electoral college
Notes
• What were the framers’ original provisions for
choosing the President?
• How did the rise of political parties change the
original process of choosing the President?
Chapter 13 Section 4:
Presidential Nominations
Big Idea: Every four years, political parties
officially select their presidential candidates
at national conventions, following State
primaries and party caucuses.
Vocabulary
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Presidential primary
Winner-take-all
Proportional representation
National convention
Platform
Keynote address
Notes
• What is the role of National Conventions in
nominating presidential candidates?
• Why are presidential primaries important?
• What is the role of the caucus-convention
process in states that do not hold primaries?
• What events take place in national
conventions?
• What characteristics determine who will be
nominated as a presidential candidate?
Chapter 13 Section 5: The
Election
Big Idea: On election day, voters choose
the next President, but the election is
not official until the members of the
electoral college cast their ballots.
Vocabulary
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District plan
Proportional plan
Direct popular election
Electorate
National bonus plan
Notes
• What is the function of the electoral college
today?
• What are flaws of the electoral college?
• What reforms have been proposed to the
electoral college?