Unit 2B Flashcards
President Qualifications
35 years old, natural born citizen, 14 years at least living in US
22nd Amendment
Presidential term length
Primary Election
Election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election
General Election
Election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices
20th Amendment
moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20
25th Amendment
Presidential Succession
12th Amendment
Electing president and vice president
23rd Amendment
Extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral College, as if it were a state
Impeachment Process
House of Representatives, then Senate (determines guilt and decides removal)