1. Chapter 13 The President
CP Government

2. Roles (all at the same time)
Chief of State
Chief Executive
Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief of Party
Chief Citizen

3. Constitutional Qualifications
Natural Born Citizen
35 years old
14 year resident of the United States
22nd Amendment—2 terms or 10 years

4. Benefits AirForce 1 (2) Helicopters Limousines $400,000 salary
Security
24 hour medical
Yacht
Staff
$400,000 salary
$200,000 retirement
$50,000 expense account
House
Vacation home

5. Succession 25th Amendment Succession or disability Page 359
Used 2 x’s in history of country

6. Vice-President Kind of powerless -has as much as the Pres. gives
No guarantee will become Pres.
9 have taken over
Cannot be fired by the Pres.

7. Elections Remember fundraising ($100,000 in 20 states)
Presidential candidates are selected by a Convention
Actually elected by Electoral College

8. Elections Parties now control the primaries
Each one selects delegates to then select the Pres. Candidate
States choose date of primary
Candidate is officially selected at the convention

9. Presidential Conventions
Incumbent in Aug. challenger in July (suggested)
Lasts 4 days (a big party)
Day 1/2 speeches and writing the platform
Day 3 voting for candidates
Day 4 acceptance speech

10. Conventions Primaries pull a party apart
The convention is to put it back together/re-unify
A motivational 4 days to get psyched up for the last few months of campaigning

11. Electoral College 2 votes by electors Most votes=President; 2nd=V.P.
Usually from opposing parties
Electors were “respectable” citizens chosen by people in states

12. Electoral College 2 After 1796 were chosen by parties Election of 1800
Electors were chosen with the “understanding” they would vote by party line
Created a tie-Jefferson vs. Burr

13. The Duel Needed 36 votes in the House to break the tie (pg. 367)
Hamilton (Federalist) helped Jefferson win
A few years later Burr-Hamilton duel (Burr wins)
The govt. decides voting for President should not cause duels/death

14. 12th Amendment
Made electors cast separate votes for President and Vice-President
Parties would now provide a “ticket” to help with the vote

15. Electoral College 3
2 sets (D/R) of Electors chosen by state legislatures (party loyalists)
Vote in state capital on 1st Friday after the 2nd Wednesday in December
Counted in Senate on January 6th
Need a majority-270 or House decides

16. Electoral College 4 Flaws
Electors do not have to vote as popular election in their state did
Winner of the popular vote may not be President (2000)
The House might decide the outcome

17. Possible Alternatives
District plan (2)
-same districts as the House
Proportional plan
-EC votes same as % of popular (no winner take all)
Direct popular election
-count each vote
Bonus plan
-keep EC as is and add 102 bonus votes to popular vote winner