How do I become President

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How do I become President?

• Amy Ard
• Tucker/ Champ Cooper

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Three requirements!!!

• At least 35 years old.
• A natural born citizen of the United States .
• This means you were born in the United States
• A resident of the United States for 14 years
• This means you have lived in the United States 14
  years.

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Get Elected

• Primaries
• In these elections, party members (special
  groups) get to vote for the candidate that will
  represent their party in the upcoming general
  election.

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National Convention

• National Conventions
• At the end of the primaries , each party holds a
  national convention to finalize the selection of
  one Presidential nominee. During this time, each
  Presidential candidate chooses a running-mate (or
  Vice-Presidential candidate).

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Popular Election

• The General (or Popular) Election ( This is when
  everyone votes)
• Now that each party is represented by one
  candidate, the general election process begins.
  Candidates campaign throughout the country in an
  attempt to win the support of voters. Finally in
  November, the people vote for one candidate.

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Electoral College

• The Electoral College
• In the Electoral College system, each state gets
  a certain number of electors, based on each
  state's total number of representation in
  Congress. Each elector gets one electoral vote.
  For example, a large state like California gets
  54 electoral votes, while Rhode Island gets only
  four. All together, there are 538 Electoral
  votes.
• In December (following the general election), the
  electors cast their votes. When the votes are
  counted on January 6th, the Presidential
  candidate that gets more than half (270) wins the
  election. The President-elect and Vice
  President-elect take the oath of office and are
  inaugurated two weeks later, on January 20th.

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Now that you are the President what do you do?

• Live in the White House.
• Chief of government (boss of every government
  worker)
• Head of State (meets with other countries
  leaders)
• Commander of the military (can send troops
  overseas)
• Vetoes Bills (says no if he does not like a
  bill)
• Approves Laws
• Grant Pardons for Federal crimes

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Things a President Cannot Do!

• Write Bills (Legislative Branch)
• Declare War (Legislative Branch)
• Make Money (Legislative Branch)
• Interpret the Constitution (Judicial Branch)
• Control federal taxes (Legislative Branch)
• Impeach an official (Legislative Branch)

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How long can you be a president?

• A President serve a 4 year term.
• The most one president can serve is two terms (8
  years total)
• The president must be elected to his second term
  just as he was his first term.

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How old do you have to be to run for president?

• 25
• 30
• 35

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What is a natural citizen?

• Someone who was born in the United States.
• Someone who was born in another country but came
  to the United States and became a citizen.
• Someone visiting the United States.

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How many years do you have to live in the United
States to become President?

• 10
• 14
• 25
• 35

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To become president which election do you have to
win first?

• Primary Election
• National Convention
• Popular Election

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Which election do all citizens over the age of 18
get to vote?

• Primary Election
• National Convention
• Popular Election
• Electoral College

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Who has the final decision for who become
President?

• The previous President
• The Popular Vote
• National Convention
• Electoral College

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Which of these CAN you do as a President?

• Declare War
• Make Laws
• Make Money
• Veto Bills

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Which of these can you NOT do as a President?

• Live in the White House.
• Head of State (meets with other countries
  leaders)
• Write Bills
• Commander of the military (can send troops
  overseas)
• Approves Laws

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How long is one term for a President?

• 2 years
• 4 years
• 6 years
• 8 years

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How many terms can a President keep his position?

• 1 term 4 years
• 2 terms 8 years
• 3 terms 12 years
• 4 terms 16 years