| A | B |
|---|
| Chief Executive | enforces laws and court decisions |
| Chief Diplomat | makes treaties & executive agreements |
| Chief Administrator | runs the federal bureaucracy |
| Chief of Party | helps others win elections |
| Chief Citizen | represents the American people |
| Chief of State | performs ceremonial roles |
| Commander in Chief | controls the military |
| Chief Legislator | passes/vetoes bills |
| Qualifications to be President | 35 Years old, born citizen, 14 year resident |
| President's term length | 4 years |
| Maximum time in office for a president | 10 years |
| 22nd Amendment | Limit of 2 terms as president |
| Positions of Presidential Succession | VP, Speaker, PPT, Sec of State |
| Barack Obama | President |
| Joe Biden | Vice President |
| John Boehner | Speaker of the House |
| Daniel Innouye | President Pro Tempore |
| Hillary Clinton | Secretary of State |
| 25th Amendment | Presidential Disability |
| 12th Amendment | Separate ballots |
| Primaries and caucuses held in... | spring |
| Number of electoral votes for a state | senators + representatives |
| number of electoral votes earned when a state is won | all |
| District Plan | award electors by congressional district |
| Proportional Plan | awards electors by percentage |
| Direct Popular Election | no electoral college, plurality of votes |
| National Bonus Plan | 102 additional electors for popular vote winner |
| treaty | agreement between countries, needs Senate consent |
| executive agreement | pact among leaders, no consent required |
| persona non grata | unwelcome person |
| pardon | legal forgiveness for a crime |
| Executive checks on Legislative | special sessions, veto, impoundment, enforces laws |
| Executive checks on Judicial | enforce decisions, appointment, pardons |
| Homeland Security | updates president on terrorism |
| Frances Perkins | 1st woman on cabinet |
| Robert Weaver | 1st African American on cabinet |
| Lauro Cavazos | 1st Hispanic on cabinet |
| Elaine Chao | 1st Chinese American on cabinet |
| Norman Mineta | 1st Asian American on cabinet |
