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EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• President, VP, and his cabinet.
• Responsible for carrying out the law.
• The president is the head of the executive branch.

ROLES OF PRESIDENT

• Chief of state.
• acts of cerimonial head of government
• Chief Executive
• Has power both domestically and abroad
• Chief Administrator
• The manager of the massive executive branch
• Chief Diplomat
• All foreign policy
• Commander in chief
• Chief Legislator

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Be Natural born citizen
• Be at least 35 years of age
• Have lived within the United States for at least 14 years.

(President Pro Tempore-  is the person in the majority party with most years of seniority.)

THE PRESIDENTIAL TERM

• Consists of a 4 year term
• Originally there was no formal limit on the President's term.
• George Washington set the precedent
• FDR broke this precedent by seeking and winning 4 straight terms in office
• 22nd amendment prevents this from happening again prevents from more than 2 terms

PRESIDENTIAL PAY

• Determined by Congress
• Cannot be increased or decreased during a presidential term
• The president may not receive any other pay for work
• Extras/$400,000 a year
• Mansion
• Air Force One
• Personal Bodyguard
• Camp David
• Health Care
• 25th amendment made it law that the VP would become President
• VP and the rest of the Cabinet decide that if the President should be President at the moment.
• VP is used to help balance the ticket.
• If VP dies then the President will appoint a new VP.
• The election of 1800 tied for the first time ever. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. They each got 73 electoral votes.
• 12th Amendment made separate VP and President Elections.