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The Vice President
What exactly does he do?
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2. First, a review of the President.
Constitutional requirements?
Term length?
Limit created by the 22nd Amendment?
Skills required?

3. Does this guy fit the bill?
Barack Hussein Obama
53 years old
Columbia and Harvard Law School
Illinois State Legislator ’95-’04
Senator from Illinois ’04-’08
Former law school professor
Former community organizer
Married, two children

4. Which role is President Obama best at? Worst at?
Chief of State
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief Administrator
Chief of Party
Chief Citizen

5. Presidential Disability
Sections 3 and 4 of the 25th Amendment provide procedures to follow when the President is disabled.
The Vice President is to become acting President if
(1) the President informs Congress, in writing, “that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,” or
(2) the Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet inform Congress, in writing, that the President is thus incapacitated.

6. The Constitution and Succession
Presidential succession is the plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled.
The 25th Amendment, ratified in 1967, made it clear that the Vice President will become President if the President is removed from office.

7. The Vice Presidency
The Constitution only gives the Vice President two duties besides becoming President if the President is removed from office:
1) to preside over the Senate, and
2) to help decide the question of presidential disability.
Today, the Vice President often performs diplomatic and political chores for the President.
The Vice President also helps “balance the ticket” during the election(s) bring additional support/confidence to the President’s candidacy.

8. Balancing the Ticket – The real importance of the VP
A vice president is chosen for a number of reasons-“balancing the ticket”:
geographical balance
to bring the party back together at the convention
achieve a social and cultural balance on the ticket
VPs can also be used to overcome candidate shortcomings

9. Can you “balance” her ticket?
Hillary Clinton
Practicing Att0rney – 80s and early 90s.
First Lady of Arkansas –
First Lady of the U.S
U.S. Senator from New York –
Candidate for President – Finished 2nd to Obama for Democratic nomination.
U.S. Secretary of State –
Born and raised in Illinois.
Married, Daughter – Chelsea. Recent grandmother.
age 67

10. What is the balance in 2012?
Democrats
Republicans