1. Executive Office AKA: Office of the President The following is general information about becoming the President of the United States.

2. Execute 1. To put into effect; to carry out; accomplish: to execute a plan or order

3. Duties EXECUTE LAWS Considered by many to be the number one duty of the President - to execute the laws that Congress has passed. This means that the President declares that the laws are legal and binding and that they must be followed and enforced.

4. Duties COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES the President is in charge of the military. He to deploys troops and manages a 400,000 million defense budget with help from the Secretary of Defense and other military officials. The military is made up of four major units Army Navy Air force Marines

5. Duties Appoints Cabinet and Federal Judges

6. Duties Foreign Policy Public Relations by meeting with heads of other nations, making treaties and appoint ambassadors and negotiating peace.

7. Term Limits The 22 nd Amendment to the Constitution states that a President shall not serve more than two terms while allowing a vice president who takes over the presidency to serve no more than two additional years. This allows the President of the United States to never serve more than 10 years.

8. Salary The yearly salary of the President is $400,000, raised from $200,000 in 1999. Tiger Woods makes $110 million a year A Rod makes 33 million a year it is not even in the top 10 of the highest paid professional athletes

9. Benefits The President receives a number of benefits some lifetime some are not. Here are a few.

10. Pension Lifetime pension of $200,000 which is based on the average pay of the Cabinet Secretaries

11. Staff and Office Allowances All postage, paperwork and office staff expenses are paid for, up until 6 months after the President term is over.

12. Air Force One Air Forces One, a helicopter and a limousine. – Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. In common parlance the term refers to those Air Force aircraft specifically designed, built, and used for the purpose of transporting the president. The Presidential aircraft is a prominent symbol of the American presidency and its power

13. Secret Service The United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States Department of the Treasury. The U.S. Secret Service has two distinct areas of responsibility: – Financial Crimes, covering missions such as prevention and investigation of counterfeiting of U.S. currency and U.S. treasury securities, and investigation of major fraud. – Protection, which entails ensuring the safety of current and former national leaders and their families, such as the President, past presidents, vice presidents, presidential candidates, visiting heads of state, and foreign embassies.

14. Travel Expenses All travel expenses that relate to the Presidents government position are paid for by the Government. Pleasure trips are not. This expense is paid for life, as long as it is in a governmental capacity.

15. White House 132 room mansion with swimming pool, bowling alley, movie theater and tennis court along with a domestic staff that does the cooking, shopping and cleaning.

16. Medical Expenses Former Presidents and their spouses, widows, and minor children are entitled to treatment in military hospitals. Former presidents and their dependants also have the option of enrolling in private health insurance plans at their own expense.

18. Formal Qualifications (Constitution) Natural born citizen A least 35 years old Resident of the US 14 years prior to being elected

19. Informal requirements College education Political experience Wealth Member of one of the two major parties – Republican – Democrat

20. Beliefs Moderate Not extreme liberal or conservative

21. Succession 25 th Amendment of the Constitution allows for a list of successors in case of vacancy Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security