THE PRESIDENT’S JOB DESCRIPTION
1)Chief of State Ceremonial head of the State 2) Chief Executive The power to create and influence policy all over the world 3) Chief Administrator The director of the govt. Employs 2.7 million people and spends over $2 Trillion a year
4) Chief Diplomat The main architect of American foreign policy 5) Commander in Chief Head of the nations armed forces 6) Chief Legislator Architect of public policies at home
7) Chief of Party The leader of the political party they are apart of 8) Chief Citizen The president is expected to be the true representative of the people Expected to represent the public’s interest no matter what
Natural born citizen Be at least 35 years old Have been a resident for 14 year in the United States Combined… Terms: 4 years each Maximum of two after 1951 Following FDR’s 4 elected terms
The scheme in case there is a vacancy for the office of President Death, etc. Presidential Succession Act of 1947 An order of 18 positions that would be in line for President in case of vacancies
Duties: Preside over the Senate Help decide question of Presidential disability Other needs of the office… John Adams called the office the most “useless invention of man”