Executive Branch

Question 1

What are the Constitutional Requirements to be President?

Answer 1

• Natural Born Citizen
• 35 yrs Old
• Resident of the U.S for at-least 14 yrs leading up to the election

Question 2

What are the Informal Presidential Qualifications?

Answer 2

• College Educated
• Military Experience
• Prior Government Experience

*White, male, protestants.

Question 3

When is the Inauguration?

Answer 3

January 20th (4 yr Term)

Question 4

What Amendment moved the Inauguration from March to January?

Answer 4

20th Amendment (Also known as Lame Duck)

Question 5

Which Amendment limited the number of Presidential Terms?

Answer 5

The 22nd Amendment:

• President can not be elected more than twice
• if you serve more than two years of another presidents term, can only be reelected once.

Question 6

What are the Benefits of being President?

Answer 6

$400,000 Per Year Salary

Perks: Air Force One, Camp David (Vacation Spot), Pension, Retirement, etc.

Question 7

What are the Vice Presidential Roles?

Answer 7

• President in waiting
• Acting President of the Senate (Can vote to break a tie)
• Power over presidential disability (25th)
• Advises the President

Question 8

What is the current salary of the Vice President?

Answer 8

$202,900

Question 9

What is the 25th Amendment?

Answer 9

Covers procedures dealing with presidential

disability:

Question 10

What is the Presidential Succession Act?

Answer 10

1947 (Following World War 2)

• Placed speaker of the house, and president pro tempore of the Senate behind the Vice President
• Line of successions extended to the executive department heads in the order in which the agencies were created.