
1. What are the qualifications to be the president, both formal and informal?
2. What is the 22nd Amendment?
3. The book states that the presidential compensation is $200,000 per year. This has changed. Click here to find out about this and write down the current compensation.
4. What is the 25th Amendment?
5. Name the first five people in succession if the president dies.
6. Name the two constitutional duties of the Vice President.
7. What is "balancing the ticket"?
8. What is the role of the cabinet?
9. How many departments were in Washington's Cabinet? Name them:
10. When was the EOP created?
11. What is the function of the EOP?
12. What is the job of the OMB?
13. Who serves on the National Security Council?
14. Name two differences from early to modern presidents:
15. (The answer to this question is in your head, not in the chapter:)
Explain how the Vice President is more powerful today, using the current Vice President as an example. Click here to read about VP Joe Biden's job.
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