From George Washington From George Washington to Barack Obamato Barack Obama

President – Executes lawsPresident – Executes laws Vice PresidentVice President

Can serve two 4 year Can serve two 4 year terms.terms.

Minimum age – 35Minimum age – 35

Must be a natural born Must be a natural born citizen.citizen. President John F. Kennedy was the

youngest president elected to office (43) and Ronald Reagan was the oldest (69).

The commander of a The commander of a nation's military.nation's military.

CivilianCivilian Outranks any military Outranks any military

officer.officer.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the highest ranking generals of each of the five major services. They advise the President on military affairs

daily.

Supervises the Senate. Supervises the Senate. Votes when there is a tie.Votes when there is a tie.

Head of the Head of the National Security Council (NSC)National Security Council (NSC) - - advises the President on national security and advises the President on national security and foreign policies. foreign policies.

First in the Line of Succession - (Art. I, Sec. I)First in the Line of Succession - (Art. I, Sec. I)

From John Adams to Joe BidenFrom John Adams to Joe Biden

CabinetCabinet Specialists who advise Specialists who advise

the President.the President.

Executive Office of the Executive Office of the PresidentPresident

1,800 full-time employees 1,800 full-time employees who support the who support the President.President.

The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive

departments.

It is in the Constitution, so it’s the It is in the Constitution, so it’s the law.law.

It is the system that elects the It is the system that elects the President and Vice President President and Vice President every four years throughevery four years through indirectindirect voting by the voting by the populationpopulation and and directdirect voting by voting by ElectorsElectors..

It certainly can’t be a college if it doesn’t have any professors or

students...right?

Pennsylvania currently has 21 Electors.Pennsylvania currently has 21 Electors.

19 Representatives + 2 Senators19 Representatives + 2 Senators

+

= 21 Electors= 21 Electors

Can you guess which state has the most

electors?

Popular VotesPopular Votes Electoral VotesElectoral VotesCandidate ACandidate A Candidate BCandidate B Candidate ACandidate A Candidate BCandidate B

When the citizens of Pennsylvania vote for the When the citizens of Pennsylvania vote for the President, they are voting for Electors.President, they are voting for Electors.

The candidate who wins the most popular votes in The candidate who wins the most popular votes in Pennsylvania wins Pennsylvania wins ALL 21ALL 21 of Pennsylvania’s Electoral of Pennsylvania’s Electoral votes.votes.

501 499 21 0

For example, if 1,000 Pennsylvanians voted in the popular election.

To win an election, a candidate needs 270 of the 538 electoral votes.

PartyParty RepublicanRepublican DemocratDemocrat

Electoral VoteElectoral Vote 271271 266266

States CarriedStates Carried 3030 20 + D.C.20 + D.C.

Popular VotePopular Vote 50,456,002 50,456,002 50,999,89750,999,897

PercentagePercentage 47.9%47.9% 48.4%48.4%

Support?Support?

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Why?Why?