Iliana Carvajal 10/28/2008 P. 6 Unit 3- The executive Branch Homework Page 358, 1-4, 7 The President’s role as chief of state is to represent all the people of the nation and be the head of the government of the United States. The president acts as the chief of party, the acknowledged leader of the political party that controls the executive branch. The president’s function as chief citizen is to work for and represent the public interest against the many different and competing private interest. The three formal qualifications necessary to become president are: be a natural born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years of age, and have been fourteen years a resident within the United States. The 22nd Amendment made the unwritten custom limiting the presidential terms a part of the written Constitution; each President may now serve a maximum of two full terms, which is eight years, in office. I think the President is fairly compensated because he receives a lot of benefits like a house to live in, transportation, etc. I believe he receives enough money. Page 363 1-4 The purpose of the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 is to list officials who would succeed to the presidency after the Vice President. Presidential disability is to be determined when the President informs congress, in writing, that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office or the Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet inform Congress, in writing, that the President is incapacitated. The presidential candidate chooses a running mate who can strengthen his chance of being elected by virtue of certain ideological, geographic, racial, ethnic, gender, or other characteristics. The Constitution assigns the Vice President two formal duties: (1) to preside over the Senate and (2) to help decide the question of presidential...