Executive Branch

Who is the current president?

Donald Trump

Who is the Vice President?

J.D. Vance

Who is the FLOTUS?

Melanie Trump

What are the requirements to be president?

35 years old

14 years resident

Natural Born Citizen

How long is a Presidential term?

4 years

How many terms can a president serve?

2 terms

What amendment states this and why was it created?

The 22nd amendment, to prevent presidents from becoming monarchs

When do we vote for president?

Tuesday after the first Monday in November

When is inauguration day?

January 20th

What are informal requirements to be president?

Political experience, White, Men, Higher Education

What are the various roles of the president?

Chief of Government, Chief Executive, Commander in Chief

How many departments are there in the Executive branch?

15

What is a presidents cabinet?

A advisory body that is made up of the 15 leaders of the Executive departments

What are five different departments that make up the president's cabinet?

State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Education

What are the steps to becoming a president?

Declare, attend fundraisers, win party's nomination through primaries, defeat other opponent by campaigning

What is a primary?

An election, to vote for the person to represent a political party

What is a caucus?

Voting for a person to represent your party by where you are standing in a room.

What is the electoral college?

Each state has there own winner in an election based on popular vote

How are the electoral votes of each state calculated?

It's senators plus Representatives

What are perk of becoming the president?

$400,00 a year

Secret Service Protection

Air Force One

White house

What are duties of the vp?

Presiding officer

Ready to be president

What are perk of the vp

Mansion

$200,000 pension

$231,900 a year

After vp what is the succession of being president.

Speaker of the House

President Pro Tempore of Senate

Secretary of State

Secretary of Treasury

Secretary of Defense

What are formal powers of the president?

Commander in Chief

Veto

Pardons

What are informal powers of the president?

Executive orders

Negotiate executive agreements with foreign governments

What are some of the reasons the executive power has continued to grow?

FDR, Congress doesn't get much done, Constitution is vague in certain roles of the president