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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

notes 3/5 - 3/6

Executive Branch
     -includes president, vice president, and cabinet
     - is responsible for carrying out the laws
4 major roles of president
     chief of state, chief executive, chief administrator, chief diplomat, commander in chief, chief legislator, chief of party, chief citizen
FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS
     us born, 35 years old, lived within the U.S. for at least 14 years
Presidential Pat
     congress decides presidential pay
     currently 400,000 is the income of the president
     has many perks to being president
Presidential succession was made a law in the 25th amendment
In case of president's disability, the vice president and the cabinet can make the vice president take his roles
Vice president is known as president in waiting
electoral college members are chosen by how a state decides to do it
election of 1800 was first tie for presidency
12th amendment was derived from the election of 1800





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