- president head of executive branch
- responsible for carrying out the laws
- executive branch includes president, vice president, and presidents cabinet
- roles of president (chief of state, chief executive, chief administrator, chief diplomat, head of military, chief legislator, chief of party, chief citizen)
- to be president must be natural born citizen, 35 years of age, has lived within U.S. for at least 14 consecutive years before election
- 4 year term limit, 22nd amendment prevents from serving more than 2 terms or 10 years
- pay determined by congress (400k)
- extras (mansion, air force one, personal bodyguard, camp david, health care)
- in event of disability the vice president assumes the role of president (temporary/permanent)
- vice president -- presides over the senate, helps decide question of presidential disability
- president selected by electoral college
- electoral college -- originally able to cast 2 electoral votes
- election 1800 first tie for presidential election between aaron burr and thomas jefferson
- election of 1800 led to 12th amendment (two elections - one for president one for vice president)
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