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The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U.S. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces.
Because of the superpower status of the United States, the American President is often dubbed "the most powerful person on earth" and the occupant is often one of the world's best-known figures. During the Cold War, the President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invoked today.
1 Requirements to hold office
Section One of Article II of the U.S. Constitution establishes the requirements one must meet in order to become President. The president must be a natural-born citizen of the United States (or a citizen of the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
The natural-born citizenship requirement has been the subject of some controversy in recent years. Some commentators argue that the clause should be repealed because it excludes qualified people based on technicalities, and fails to appreciate the contributions made by immigrants to American society. Prominent public officials that are barred from the presidency because they were not born U.S. citizens include California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Secretary of State Madeleine AlbrightSecretary of State Madeleine Albright Order 64th Secretary of State Term of Office January 23, 1997 January 20, 2001 Predecessor Warren Christopher Successor Colin Powell Date of Birth May 15, 1937 Place of Birth Prague, Czechoslovakia Spouse Joseph Medil, and MichiganMichigan is a state in the United States. The name is derived from Lake Michigan, which in turn is believed to come from the Chippewa Indian word meicigama meaning "great water. Bounded by four of the Great Lakes, Michigan has the longest state shoreline Gov. Jennifer GranholmJennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is the governor of the U. state of Michigan. She succeeded former governor John Engler of the Republican party. A Democrat, she is the first female governor of the state. Granholm was born in Vancouver, Br.
Under the Constitution, the President serves a four-year term. Amendment XXIIThe Twenty-second Amendment of the United States Constitution establishes a two-term limit for the Presidency. Congress proposed the Amendment on March 21, 1947. It was ratified by the requisite number of states on February 27, 1951. Text Section 1 No per (which took effect in 1951Events January events January 9 United Nations headquarters officially opens ( New York City). January 15 Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald," wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in We and was first applied to Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight David "Ike" Eisenhower ( October 14, 1890 March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States ( 1953 1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General starting in 19531953 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for the calendar). Events January events January 7 President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. January 13 Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugosl) limitsA term limit is a clause put in a constitution, statute, or bylaw which limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. An example would be the 22nd Amendment of the United States Constitution which says that no person can be the President to either two four-year terms or a maximum of ten years in office should he have succeeded to the Presidency previously and served less than two years completing his predecessor's term.
