Want to be President?
This is what you need to do the job.
Requirements for the job.
Qualifications
The president must be at least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen, and have lived in the United States at least 14 years.
How Elected
The president must be at least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen, and have lived in the United States at least 14 years.
Term
Four years. The president cannot serve more than two terms.
Income
Yearly salary: $400,000.
Succession
If a president dies, resigns, is disabled, or is removed from office, the Vice president assumes the office. This has occurred nine times.
Job Description
The Constitution assigns the president two roles: chief executive of the federal government and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. As Commander in Chief, the president has the authority to send troops into combat, and is the only one who can decide whether to use nuclear weapons.
As chief executive, he enforces laws, treaties, and court rulings; develops federal policies; prepares the national budget; and appoints federal officials. He also approves or vetoes acts of Congress and grants pardons.
Major issues of the 2016 election
Leadership traits
Roles of the President
Major issues of the 2016 election.
after two straight elections dominated by economic issues, 2016 is shaping up to be … another election dominated by economic issues. In polls, voters consistently rank the economy as their top concern, and candidates from Jeb Bush to Bernie Sanders have put dollars and cents at the center of their campaigns.
But far from offering a clear advantage to one party, the economy offers risks and opportunities for all the candidates. Unless things change significantly in the next 12 months, the economy is neither good enough nor bad enough to provide either side with a completely clean narrative.
Leadership traits
- Emotional stability. Good leaders must be able to tolerate frustration and stress. ...
- Dominance. ...
- Enthusiasm. ...
- Conscientiousness. ...
- Social boldness. ...
- Tough-mindedness. ...
- Self-assurance. ...
- Compulsiveness.
The traits of an effective leader include the following: