| A | B |
|---|
| Executive | enforces laws |
| Article II | describes the duties and responsibilities of the president |
| Age | has to be at least 35 |
| Citizenship | must be a natural born citizen |
| residency | A person has to have lived 14 years consecutive and a natural born citizen |
| President Elect | The title to address the incoming president before inauguration |
| Mr. President | The title to address the current President |
| Acting President | The title to address the Vice-President who temporarily holds the title of president |
| Former President | The title to address the outgoing or previous presidents. |
| precedent | The term to used to describe something or someone who has done it first and others follow the example. |
| informal qualification | These qualities are not written and the Constitution in which people like to see in their president such as religion. |
| Jan 20 | The official date for the swearing in or inauguration of the president |
| Jan 3 | The official date for the swearing in for Congress |
| 10 years | The maximum number of years a president can serve according to the 22nd amendment |
| March 3 | The old date for inauguration |
| 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue | The address of the White House |
| impeach | to formerly accuse a person of a crime |
| House of Representatives | The specific group of people who can accuse a president or a civil officer of a crime |
| Senate | The specific group of |
| West Wing | Where the Oval office is located |
| East Wing | Where the First Lady Office is located |
| Residency | The main part of the White House with 4 floors including where the family lives |
| Secret Service | The people who protects the President and his family |
| Vice-President | The 1st person in the Line of Succession |
| Speaker of the House | The 2nd person in the Line of Succession |
| President Pro Temp | The 3rd person in the Line of Succession |
| Secretary of State | The 4th Person in the Line of Succession |
| Secretary | The leader of the Cabinet departments are called |
| Cabinet | The group of departments and people who advise the presidnet |
| Chief of State | The role of the president where he is seen as the national symbol |
| Chief Diplomat | The role of the president where he carries on relationships with foreign countries such as making treaties |
| Commander in Chief | The role of the president where he is the highest civilian in the military |
| Executive Orders | Laws written by the president such as the Emancipation Proclamation |
| War Powers Act | This limited the powers of the president in which he has to notify Congress within 48 hours of sending out troops |
| Pardon | The process of a president forgiving someone of a crime |
| Commutation | The process where the president can shorten a federal prison sentence |
| amnesty | To pardon a person or a group of people |
| 291 | The supermajority required by the House to impeach a president or civil officer |
| 67 | The supermajority required by the senate to convict a president or a civil officer |
| aquittal | to be found not guilty of a crime |
