Chapter 10.1-3 by Kelly May https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/5m2ys353hg6u sections 1,2 and 3. en-us 2017-09-28 13:53:58 UTC 2025-11-23 01:23:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Constitutional Requirements kelly_may2 https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/5m2ys353hg6u/wish/192204764
  • states that the president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least 35 years old, and a resi­dent of the United States for at least 14 years before taking office. 
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  • One important qualification is experience in government. 
  • Prior government experience gives presidential candidates the chance to form the alliances necessary to be nominated within their own political party.

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  • Extremely liberal or conservative candidates have little chance of being elected, and the major parties usually choose candidates who are moder­ate. 
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  • Historically, most presidents have come from northern European backgrounds. 
  • Most presidents have been middle class. 
  • Most presidents have been white, married, and financially suc­cessful.
  • To date, every president has been a man and each has identified as Christian
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  • Running for the presidency demands large amounts of money. 
  • Candidates pay for advertising, salaries of campaign staff and consultants, and travel.
  • In order to raise the vast sums of money needed to be competitive, presidential candidates must have strong financial support from many people. 
  • Candidates who forgo public financing can spend as much as they can collect. 

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  • Understanding the people is necessary to gain and hold their support.
  • Public support, in turn, can give a president real leverage in influencing lawmakers. 
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  • Successful presidents must be able to communicate effectively and to present their ideas in a way that inspires public support.
  • Modern presidents often use a strategy of "going public" to appeal directly to voters. 
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  • A successful president must know when the time is right to introduce a new policy, to make a key decision, or to delay such actions. 
  • Skillful presidents often use their assistants or cabinet secretaries to test the timing of new policy initiatives.

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  • A successful president must be able to compromise. 
  • The nature of politics is such that even the president must be willing to give up something to get something in return. 
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  • Successful presidents need political courage because sometimes they must go against public opinion to do what they think is best.
  •  It takes courage to make decisions that will be unpopular.
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  • takes over the presidency in case of presidential death, disability, impeachment, or resignation. 
  • presides over the Senate and votes in case of a tie.
  • helps decide whether the president is unable to carry out his or her duties and acts as president should that happen. 
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  • Today, the Electoral College includes 538 electors. Each state has as many electors as it has senators and representatives in Congress. 
  • To be elected president or vice president, a candidate must win at least 270 of the 538 votes. 
  • The Electoral College meets a few weeks after the general election to record the electors’ votes.  
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  • Years before a presidential election, potential candidates begin to plan their campaigns.
  • They often begin by forming a political action committee.
  • Candidates form exploratory committees who meet with potential supporters and find well-respected public figures to endorse them. 

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  • In a primary, members of the party go to the polls and vote on which candidate they want to see earn their party’s nomination. 
  • By late summer, when all the states have held their primaries and caucuses, the major political parties host national nominating conventions. 

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  • It is customary for presidential candidates to debate one another in the run-up to an election. 
  • On a presidential election day, millions of Americans go to the polls and cast their votes for president and vice president. 
  • a few weeks after the general election, the electors meet to cast their official votes for president and vice president.
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  • Until the inauguration the new president is referred to as the president-elect.
  • The new president takes office at noon on January 20.
  • By custom, the incoming president rides with the outgoing president from the White House to the Capitol for the inauguration.
  • The new president then gives an inaugural address.
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