Name_______________________
Textbook or PearsonRealize
5.1 (Topic 5 Lesson 1) The Presidency: An Overview
Text 1: The President’s Many Roles (Txtbook 200-202 Etext 120-121)
1. Summarize As you read “The President’s Many Roles,” use this chart to keep track of the
presidential roles and the responsibilities each entails.
President’s Role
Chief of State
Chief Executive
Chief
Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
Commander In
Chief
Chief Economist
Chief of Party
Chief Citizen
Definition
Responsibilities/Example
Text 2: Qualifications for the Presidency (Txtbook 203 Etext 122)
2.
What are the formal qualifications for the office of the President?
4.
In an upcoming campaign, two candidates want to run for President. Their qualifications are as
follows:
Candidate A
 47 years old
 college graduate
 lived in the U.S. through college; currently living and working in Italy
 born in the United States
Candidate B
 54 years old
 attended college, but didn’t graduate
 born in France to American citizens
 moved to U.S. at age 20; has lived here since that time
4.
Which candidate might have his/her candidacy questioned based on which
Constitutional provision? Explain your answer.
Text 3: The Presidential Term of Office (Txtbook 204 Etext 123)
5. Which President broke the “no third term tradition”? What was the response to this action?
6. Consider the following event: The Vice President succeeds (advances) to the presidency when
the President dies 18 months into his/her first term of office. Can he/she then run for President
when that term is over? If he/she runs and wins, can he/she seek more than one term as
President? What constitutional provision addresses this issue?
7. Some former Presidents (and others) claim that the 22nd Amendment should be repealed. What
reasons are suggested in your textbook to support their feelings?
8. If the 22nd Amendment was to be repealed, what have been suggested as possible options in its
place?
Text 4: Presidential Succession and Disability (Txtbook 204-206 Etext 124)
9. Define Presidential Succession:
10. In each scenario below, identify the next step that would occur to address the situation and the
law that would apply to each circumstance.
A. The President dies of natural causes.
B. Both the President and Vice President are killed in a plane crash.
C. The President dies and the Vice President is sworn in as President, but needs emergency
surgery before a new Vice President is chosen. He/She will be unable to make decisions for
about 12 hours.
11. What is the “disability gap,” and why was it important that it be filled?
5.2 (Topic 5 Lesson 2) The Vice President and the First Lady
Text 1: The Structure and Function of the Vice Presidency (Textbook 207-208 Etext 126)
1.
What are the only two duties given to the Vice President by the Constitution?
2.
How are Vice Presidential candidates chosen? Make sure to define “balance the ticket” in your
response.
3.
What event is credited with transforming the role of the Vice President?
4.
What process is used to fill a Vice Presidential vacancy?