Executive Leadership and Qualifications
The branch of government responsible for enforcing the nation's laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
The amount of time an elected official is authorized to serve; a presidential term is four years.
What is a Term of Office?
The formal act of voluntarily leaving an office or position.
What is Resignation?
This amendment established January 20 at noon as the beginning and end of presidential and vice-presidential terms.
What is the 20th Amendment?
The constitutional system through which electors formally elect the President and Vice President.
What is the Electoral College?
The head of the executive branch and leader of the U.S. government.
Who is the President?
The legal process that determines who assumes presidential duties when the President cannot serve.
What is Presidential Succession?
The House of Representatives' formal accusation that a federal official committed serious misconduct.
What is Impeachment?
This amendment limits a person to being elected President twice.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
A person selected to cast an official Electoral College vote.
What is an Elector?
The official who becomes President if the President dies, resigns, is removed, or is permanently unable to serve.
Who is the Vice President?
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 process of forcing an official to leave office, which can occur after the Senate convicts the official following impeachment.
What is Removal from Office?
This amendment explains presidential succession, presidential disability, and filling a vacancy in the vice presidency.
What is the 25th Amendment?
An official vote cast by an 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?
A position that is temporarily unoccupied.
What is a Vacancy?
Formally approved; a constitutional amendment must be approved by three-fourths of the states.
What does Ratified mean?
This amendment requires electors to cast separate votes for President and Vice President.
What is the 12th Amendment?
Votes cast directly by the people during an election.
What is the Popular Vote?
A person who was a U.S. citizen at birth.
What is a Natural-Born Citizen?
Unable to perform official duties because of a serious illness, injury, or other condition.
What does Incapacitated mean?
An official addition or change to the U.S. Constitution.
What is an Amendment?
This amendment changed the start and end of presidential and vice-presidential terms to January 20 at noon.
What is the 20th Amendment?
More than half of the total votes; with 538 electoral votes, presidential candidate needs at least 270.
What is a Majority.