Roles of the Pres
This role means the president is the ceremonial head of government.
Chief of state
Minimum age to become president.
35
A directive issued by the president that has the force of law.
executive order
– First person in line if the president cannot serve.
VP
Number of executive departments that make up the cabinet.
15
In this role, the president directs the executive branch and enforces laws.
Chief executive
Citizenship requirement to be president.
natural born citizen of USA
Power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
veto
Amendment that explains procedures for presidential disability and vacancies.
25th
Informal advisory group made up of department heads.
cabinet
This role involves making foreign policy and being the nation’s spokesperson abroad.
Chief diplomat
Length of one presidential term.
4 years
Formal agreement between the U.S. and another country requiring Senate approval.
Treaty
After the Vice President, this official is next in line.
speaker of the house
Large administrative system that manages government business.
Bureaucracy
In this role, the president is the head of the military.
Commander in Chief
Amendment that limits presidents to two terms.
22nd
Agreements with foreign leaders that do NOT require Senate approval.
executive agreements
The VP’s main job in the legislative branch.
preside over the senate
two main type of bureaucracies
staff and line
This role describes the president as leader of their political party.
chief of party
Only president elected to four terms.
FDR
Power to legally forgive a federal crime.
pardon
Law that established the current order of presidential succession.
Presidential act of 1947
nternational military alliance based on collective defense.
NATO