THE PRESIDENCY

 Popular vote: each state  Electoral vote: each state  538 electoral votes  270 are needed for the Presidency  Electoral college: distrust of the people, yet minority representation was better

 Natural born citizen: to avoid divided loyalties  35 years old, must have lived in country for 14 years before taking office  Youngest President: Theodore Roosevelt (42)  Oldest President: Ronald Reagan (69)  Elected for 2 (4 year terms) only

 Chief executive: head of the executive branch  Chief legislator: bills must be signed by him to become law, can recommend legislation  State of the Union address  Chief diplomat: treaty making power, appointing ambassadors  Chief of state  Chief of his political party

 Of all armed forces and state militias  Yet, War Powers Act  Executive Agreements: treaties without Senate  Executive Order: Laws without Congress  Executive Privilege: Witholding information from Congress

 George Washington: two terms, Mr. President,  Thomas Jefferson: Treaty making power  Andrew Jackson: spoils system, outsider  Abraham Lincoln: constitutional dictatorsip  Woodrow Wilson: War dictatorship  Franklin Roosevelt: War on Depression

 The great communicator-Ronald Reagan  The use of the media: FDR: fireside chat,  JFK: television,  Excellent negotiation skills: Bill Clinton  The use of newspapers, photographs, early films. Theodore Roosevelt—the first media president  Max Weber: Charismatic personality

 Active: several achievements  Passive: more withdrawn, less achievements  Positive: Likes the job  Negative: Does not like the job

 Active-Positive: FDR, JFK  Active-Negative: Abraham Lincoln  Passive Positive: Ronald Reagan  Passive-Negative: Calvin Coolidge