Executive Leadership and Qualifications
The head of the executive branch.
President
The amount of time a President serves.
Term of Office
Voluntarily leaving office.
Resignation
The amendment that begins presidential terms on January 20.
20th Amendment
The system used to formally elect the President and Vice President.
Electoral College
The branch responsible for enforcing laws.
Executive Branch
The person who becomes President if the President cannot serve.
Vice President
A position that is temporarily unoccupied.
Vacancy
The amendment limiting a President to two elected terms.
22nd Amendment
A person selected to cast an Electoral College vote.
Elector
A person who was a U.S. citizen at birth.
Natural-Born Citizen
The legal process for who takes over when the President cannot serve.
Presidential Succession
The House's formal accusation of serious misconduct
Impeachment
The amendment dealing with presidential succession and disability.
25th Amendment
A vote officially cast by an elector.
Electoral Vote
Constitutional requirements to become President.
Formal Qualifications
The official order of people who may become President.
Line of Succession
The process of forcing an official to leave office.
Removal from Office
The amendment requiring separate votes for President and Vice President.
12th Amendment
Votes cast directly by the people.
Popular Vote
Qualities or experiences voters look for but the Constitution does not require.
Informal Qualifications
Unable to perform presidential duties
Incapacitated
Formally approved, such as an amendment approved by the states.
Ratified
An official change or addition to the Constitution.
Amendment
More than half; a presidential candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win.
Majority