Branches of Government

 Constitutional Requirements: The requirements of the president are that he must be a natural born citizen and reside at least 14 years in the United States. He must be 35 years old, those are the requirements written in the constitution but still today there are hidden requirements that we generally follow even though its not an actual requirement. These include, being a male, coming from a wealthy family, and going to a prestigious school.

Terms of presidency and Pay: Today the President earns about 400,000 dollars each year in office. president can serve 2 terms in office and each term is four years, but to be a president comes with many responsibilities and definitely takes a tole on the over all physical and mental health of the person in office so it’s unlikely for a president to serve a full 2 terms (8 years).

 Office of The Vice President: The vice presidents role is much less than the presidents, although it seems like such a high titled job, really the only big responsibilities of the vice president are to preside over the senate voting in a tie and to take over presidency in the case of assassination or if the president becomes disabled. In the past the Vice president has not had a very exciting job but in recent time the president has given the vice president more roles like, involving their vice president in policy discussions and important diplomacy.

 Presidential Succession:Presidential succession is the idea that when the president dies or is no longer able to be the president there needs to be someone next up to take on that role. For this reason the government created a line of people to take on the role of the presidency in case of an unexpected tragedy.
After the actual president, next comes..

• Vice president
• Speaker of the House of Representatives
• ProTempore of the Senate
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of Treasury
• Secretary of Defense
• Attorney General
• Secretary of Interior
• Secretary of Agriculture
• Secretary of Labor
• Secretary of Commerce
• Secretary of Health and Human Services
• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• Secretary of Transportation
• Secretary of Energy
• Secretary of Education
• Secretary of Veteran Affairs
• Secretary of Homeland Security

 Roles of the President:

Chief Legislature- This power allows the president to veto legislation. If congress wants to override the veto the can by getting a two thirds vote. The president can also use the pocket veto method also, which is when the president veto’s a bill by simply not doing anything with it because at a certain point it will die.

Public Support- Public support is key because with support comes power. In most cases it the presidencies have started with a lot of power and support and toward the end of the presidency they have less. A Mandate is when the voters support the character and policies of the president.

Party Leadership- The president is responsible for leading his party. Coattails occur when votes are cast for congressional candidates because they support the president.

Chief of Diplomat- This is the power of the president to create treaties with other countries  (with consent of senate’s two thirds vote) and also invites foreign leaders to get to an executive agreement on noncontroversial topics.

Commander and Chief- This is the civilian directed military that the drafters of the constitution wanted which grants the president with the power to move troops with the approval of congress under the war powers resolution. The president also has power over nuclear arsenal.

 Electoral College- This is an American Institution that the constitution created to provide the public to select the president. The Electoral state sometimes overrepresents and with close states it can affect the whole idea of selecting by popular vote.