Chapter 13 Section 1: The President’s Job Description

Big Idea: The President of the United States must perform eight different

roles at the same time.

Vocabulary

• Chief of state• Chief executive• Chief administrator• Chief diplomat• Commander in chief• Chief legislator• Chief of party• Chief citizen

Notes

• How many roles does the president have?• What qualifications does one have to have to

be president?• How long is a presidential term?• How many terms may someone serve as

President?• Describe the president’s pay and benefits:

Chapter 13 Section 2: Presidential Succession and the Vice-presidency

Big Idea: If the President dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the Vice

President succeeds to the Presidency

vocabulary

• Presidential succession• Presidential Succession Act of 1947• Balance the ticket

Notes

• List the Presidential line of succession (18):• What are the constitutional provisions relating

to presidential disability• What is the role of the Vice President?

Chapter 13 Section 3: Presidential Selection: The Framers’ Plan

Big Idea: The Framers set up an electoral college to choose the President and Vice

President, but the system changed quickly.

Vocabulary

• Presidential electors• Electoral votes• Electoral college

Notes

• What were the framers’ original provisions for choosing the President?

• How did the rise of political parties change the original process of choosing the President?

Chapter 13 Section 4: Presidential Nominations

Big Idea: Every four years, political parties officially select their presidential candidates

at national conventions, following State primaries and party caucuses.

Vocabulary

• Presidential primary• Winner-take-all• Proportional representation• National convention• Platform• Keynote address

Notes

• What is the role of National Conventions in nominating presidential candidates?

• Why are presidential primaries important?• What is the role of the caucus-convention

process in states that do not hold primaries?• What events take place in national

conventions?• What characteristics determine who will be

nominated as a presidential candidate?

Chapter 13 Section 5: The Election

Big Idea: On election day, voters choose the next President, but the election is not

official until the members of the electoral college cast their ballots.

Vocabulary

• District plan• Proportional plan• Direct popular election• Electorate• National bonus plan

Notes

• What is the function of the electoral college today?

• What are flaws of the electoral college?• What reforms have been proposed to the

electoral college?