Executive Branch Notes Entry ________
The President and Vice President
Qualifications for President
At least _______ years old
________________-born American citizen
Resident of the U.S. for at least _______ years
Electing a President
Presidents are elected every ________ years.
They are elected by an indirect method called the _____________________________________.
The Electoral College is a “___________________-take-_________” system.
A candidate must get at least _________ of the _________ electoral votes to become president.
Term of Office
Presidents serve four-year terms.
The 22nd Amendment limits each president to ______ elected terms in office or a maximum of
______ years if he/she began during another president’s term.
The Vice President
Elected with the president through the ________________________________________ system
Qualification for the office are the _______________ as those for the presidency
Presides over the __________________ and votes in case of a _____________
If the president ___________, is removed from office, becomes seriously ______________, or
_______________________, the V.P. becomes president.
Presidential Succession
Presidential Succession Act of 1947 indicates the line of succession after the V.P.
If both the President and the V.P. die or leave office, the ____________________of the
______________ becomes president.
The ______th Amendment says that if the president dies or leaves office, the V.P. becomes
president and gets to choose another V.P. (Both the ___________________ and the
_________________ of Reps. must approve.)
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