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topic 5, presidency
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chief executive | enforcing the law |
| explain commander in chief | head of the armed forces |
| agenda setter | president lays out his plans to run America in his state Union Address before joint session |
| foreign policy leader | he sets his agenda in dealing with other countries by a foreign policy |
| age? | 35 |
| term in office | 4 years |
| natural born citizen. why? | to not have any foreign alliances |
| pay? | $400,000 with a $50,000 expense account |
| benefits (4) | 1. living in the white house 2. fly in Air Force 1 3. health plan 4. resident for 14 years |
| presidential succession | 1. president 2. vice president 3. speaker of the house 4. president pro tempore of the senate 5. secretary of state/ cabinet members in order of creation |
| youngest? oldest? | youngest- Thomas Jefferson oldest- Joe Biden |
| youngest elected president? | John F. Kennedy |
| longest term? shortest term? | longest- Franklin Roosevelt shortest- William Henry Harrison |