The Constitution
This article explains how the president is selected
What is Article 11?
Citizens cast ballots in this vote
What is popular vote?
Limits presidents to 2 terms
What is the 22nd amendment?
No candidates gets 270 votes
When does the House of Representatives decides who becomes president?
Person running for office
Who are the presidential candidates?
Meeting in 1787 that created the Constitution.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
The number of electoral votes needed to win.
What is 270 votes?
Explains if president cannot serve as president
What is the 25th amendment?
The electoral vote is tied
When does the House of Representatives decides who becomes president?
Group with similar political beliefs
What is a political party ?
Group that officially elects the president
What is the electoral college?
System where winner gets all state votes.
What is the winner take all?
Moved Inauguration Day to January
What is the 20th Amendment?
President dies in office
When does the Vice President become President?
Formal change to the Constitution
What is an amendment?
Minimum age to be president
What is the age of 35?
Branch that decides if no one get 270 electoral votes .
What is the House of Representatives?
Allows 18- year -olds to vote
What is the 26th Amendment?
The president serves 10 years.
What happens if the Vice President serves 2 years as President and 2 terms as President?
Ceremony when the president take office
What is Inauguration Day?
Years president must live in the U.S. to be president.
What is 35 years?
Amendment changing electoral voting process.
What is the 12th amendment?
States that the Vice President can become president if the President becomes severely ill
What is the 25 amendment?
The electoral votes are counted in January.
When does Congress count electoral votes?
Length of 1 presidential term.
What is 4 years.