Chapter 13, Sections 1-3 Reading Guide

The Presidency
(You will probably need your own paper to answer these thoroughly)

Section 1
1. Describe each of the 8 roles of the president. (Don’t just list, Describe)
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2. Which role of the president do you think is the most important? Why?

3. What are the three qualifications for becoming president?

4. What effect does the 22nd amendment have on the presidency?

5. What is the maximum number of years that a president can serve according to the
22nd amendment?

Section 2
1. List the offices in order of presidential succession. There are 18.

President’s office,

2. What do numbers 3-18 have in common?

3. What do sections 3 and 4 of the 25th Amendment say about presidential disability?
4. What official duties does the Constitution assign to the Vice President?

5. How has the role of the Vice President changed in recent years? (Cite evidence
from text)

Section 3 - Short Answer (summarize what you read to answer the

questions.

1. Why did most framers of the Constitution come to believe that Congress picking the
President was a bad idea?

2. Most framers were afraid of electing the president through the popular vote of the
people. What is one of the biggest reasons for this? Use George Mason of Virginia’s
ideas and summarize.