Warm Up Questions? 1. What are the steps for how a Bill becomes a Law? 2. Explain how the principle of popular sovereignty allows citizens to hold representatives accountable and ensures the protection of the peoples rights? 3. Describe how our Constitutional Democracy establishes and limits the authority of the Legislative Branch?
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Warm Up Questions?1. What are the steps for how a Bill becomes a
Law?2. Explain how the principle of popular
sovereignty allows citizens to hold representatives accountable and ensures the protection of the peoples rights?
3. Describe how our Constitutional Democracy establishes and limits the authority of the Legislative Branch?
QualificationsMust be 35 yrs oldLive in USA for 14
yrsNative Born
Election Every 4 yrs in
November on a Tuesday
Electoral College (need 270/538) The 538 equals all representatives in Congress + DC’s 3
Winner take all systemWhoever
wins the majority in state gets all electoral votes
Presidential Succession 25th amendment
deals with succession:
1. VP2. Speaker of the
House3. Prez Pro Tempore4. Secretary of State
(Hillary Clinton-deals with diplomatic matters)
Term in office4 yrs = 1 termOriginally, there was
no limit to how many terms a president could serve. In 1951, after FDR was elected 4 times the 22nd amendment was created and limited presidents to 2 terms.