The Presidency of the United States

How do you become the President?

• The candidate must be at least 35 years old.
• They must be a natural-born United States citizen.
• They must have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.
• The Candidate must be elected for their party in what is known as the "Primary."

Some important things about the Presidency:

• A president can only serve two full terms of 4 years.
• They do not have to be consecutive.
• President Grover Cleveland is the only President to serve two non consecutive terms.
• He was the 22nd and 24th President.
• He was known to be honest, independent, and opposed corruption.

What if a President is bad?

• The President takes an oath to uphold the many responsibilities they have.
• If they do not uphold these responsibilities or participate in any misconduct, they can be impeached.
• Impeachment is a trial that determines whether or not the President can be President anymore.
• The only two Presidents to be impeached were Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. Both were found not guilty.
• Richard Nixon is the only President to ever resign. He wanted to avoid impeachment.

Does anyone help the President?

• The President has a "cabinet" which is a group of his most trusted people that help him make his important decisions.
• George Washington's cabinet only had only four members (also known as secretaries).
• Today, the President's cabinet has fifteen secretaries and many other members.
• Some of these include: Secretaries of Agriculture, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, and Homeland Security are among some of the other Cabinet members.

What have you learned?