Presidential Job Application

Read Chapter 8 section 1.  Pay attention to Duties, term and salary, Qualifications (consider informal as part of the description) as well as sub headings for each section.

Create a Job application form for hiring a President.  Include the following:

1. Duties of President
        a. ability to lead armed forces
        b. manage a 3 trillion dollar budget
        c. Exectutive Office of the President (EOB pg. 234) paragraph (OMB pg. 236)
        d. ability to appoint competent people to cabinet positions, federal courts, ambassadors
        e. build relationships with foreign countries
2. Term & Salary/benefits (look up current)
3. Qualifications
        a. constitutional
        b. Informal (government experience (senator or governor; military), money, political beliefs, Personal traits)

Due May 1st (Friday)

sample outline

Duties
salary and benefits
constitutional requirements
government experience
personal background
     family
     political beliefs
personal characteristics
responsibilities (modern pg. 219)