Structure & Leadership
The head of the executive branch and the leader of the United States government.
Who is the President?
Votes cast directly by the people during an election.
What is the Popular Vote?
A person who was a United States citizen at birth.
What is a Natural-Born Citizen?
The formal act of voluntarily leaving an office or position.
What is Resignation?
An official addition or change to the United States Constitution.
What is an Amendment?
An official vote cast by a designated elector for President or Vice President.
What is an Electoral Vote?
The constitutional requirements a person must meet to serve as President.
What are Formal Qualifications?
An elected or appointed position that is temporarily unoccupied.
What is a Vacancy?
The branch of government responsible for enforcing the nation's laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
A person selected to cast an official Electoral College vote.
Who is an Elector?
Personal qualities or experiences voters commonly look for in a presidential candidate, though they are not required by law.
What are Informal Qualifications?
The House of Representatives' formal accusation that a federal official committed serious misconduct.
What is Impeachment?
Formally approved; the requirement that three-fourths of the states must meet to pass a new constitutional amendment.
What is Ratified?
The constitutional system through which electors formally elect the President and Vice President.
What is the Electoral College?
The amendment limiting a person to being elected President twice.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
The official order of individuals who may assume the presidency when both the President and Vice President cannot serve.
What is the Line of Succession?
The official who becomes President if the President dies, resigns, is removed, or is permanently unable to serve.
Who is the Vice President?
Getting more than half of the total votes; a candidate currently needs at least 270 of 538 electoral votes to secure this.
What is a Majority?
The amendment requiring electors to cast separate votes for President and Vice President rather than voting for both on a single ballot.
What is the 12th Amendment?
The process of forcing an official to leave office, which can occur only after the Senate convicts them following an impeachment trial.
What is Removal from Office?