8.1 President & Vice President (213-219)
Across
- 1. After the president pro tempore of the Senate, the next in line for the presidency is the Secretary of __________.
- 2. Each year, the president delivers a State of the Union message to whom?
- 5. This Democratic candidate for vice president in 1984 was the first woman nominated by a major party for high office.
- 6. The most important duty of the president is to ensure that all the laws of the United States are "faithfully __________".
- 10. Experience in __________ is an unwritten but important qualification for president.
- 11. A serious candidate for the presidency must have access to large amounts of __________.
- 12. How many vice presidents have become president?
- 16. The president must be a __________ of the United States for at least 14 years before taking office.
- 18. The president usually flies long distances in this aircraft.
- 21. The president must be a natural-born __________ of the United States.
- 22. When presidents retire, they receive a lifetime __________.
- 23. The vice president presides over the __________ and votes in that body in case of a tie.
Down
- 1. Vice presidents are members of the National __________ Council.
- 3. After John F. Kennedy was killed in 1963, new rules were established for presidential __________.
- 4. If the offices of president and vice president become vacant at the same time, the next in line for the presidency is the __________ of the House.
- 7. The 22nd __________ limits presidents to two terms.
- 8. Salary.
- 9. President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to how many terms?
- 13. The president must be at least __________ years old.
- 14. Who serves as Commander in Chief of the nation's armed services?
- 15. The major parties usually choose presidential candidates who hold __________ positions on most issues.
- 17. The 25th Amendment established the order of presidential succession, and spelled out what happens when the vice presidency becomes __________.
- 19. The vice president will take over for the president if the vice president and a majority of the __________ or another body authorized by law informs Congress that the president is disabled.
- 20. How many presidents have died in office?
- 24. It is possible for a president to serve up to how many years in office?