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− | [[Image:Presidential seal 506x508.gif|thumbnail|right | + | [[Image:Presidential seal 506x508.gif|thumbnail|right|The [[United States]] Presidential Seal]] |
− | The '''President of the United States''' is the head of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Executive Branch]]. As the [[head of state]] of the [[United States of America]] the | + | The '''President of the United States''' is the head of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Executive Branch]]. As the [[head of state]] of the [[United States of America]], the president is one of the most powerful people in the [[world]]. The writers of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] recognized that they were writing a job description which, in [[England]], was and is filled by the office of the [[prime minister]] and position of the [[Monarchy|monarch]]. At that time, the monarchy of England did not appear to serve the common man and the [[Founding Fathers]] wanted a [[government]] that did. |
− | ==Current | + | ==Current president== |
− | The current President is [[ | + | The 44th and current President is [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. He took office on January 20, 2009. His predecessor was [[George W. Bush|George Walker Bush]]. |
− | His | + | |
==Election== | ==Election== | ||
− | The | + | The president is selected every four years by the American people, although not through a popular vote but rather through the [[Electoral College]]. This process makes the presidency one of the few elected officials in the [[United States of America]] chosen indirectly. The Founding Fathers implemented this procedure to ensure the relevance of smaller states in the voting process. |
− | ==Term | + | ==Term limits== |
− | + | Prior to [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], presidents voluntarily limited themselves to two terms as an homage to [[George Washington]]. After Franklin D. Roosevelt served a little over twelve years in office, [[Congress]] passed the 22nd [[Constitutional Amendment]] restricting future presidents to two terms. | |
− | However if the | + | However if the vice president succeeds to the presidency with no more than two years left in the prior president's term, he is allowed to run for two full terms, raising the potential time in office to ten years. |
− | The first | + | The first president to whom term limits applied was [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]. |
− | ==See | + | ==See also== |
[[Vice President of the United States of America]] | [[Vice President of the United States of America]] | ||
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==Presidents list== | ==Presidents list== | ||
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|Barkley | |Barkley | ||
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|1981-1989 | |1981-1989 | ||
|[[California]] | |[[California]] | ||
|Republican | |Republican | ||
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|[[Texas]] | |[[Texas]] | ||
|Republican | |Republican | ||
|Cheney | |Cheney | ||
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+ | |44. [[Barack Hussein Obama]] | ||
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[[Category:United States History]] | [[Category:United States History]] |
Revision as of 08:01, February 5, 2015
The President of the United States is the head of the U.S. Executive Branch. As the head of state of the United States of America, the president is one of the most powerful people in the world. The writers of the Constitution recognized that they were writing a job description which, in England, was and is filled by the office of the prime minister and position of the monarch. At that time, the monarchy of England did not appear to serve the common man and the Founding Fathers wanted a government that did.
Current president
The 44th and current President is Barack Hussein Obama. He took office on January 20, 2009. His predecessor was George Walker Bush.
Election
The president is selected every four years by the American people, although not through a popular vote but rather through the Electoral College. This process makes the presidency one of the few elected officials in the United States of America chosen indirectly. The Founding Fathers implemented this procedure to ensure the relevance of smaller states in the voting process.
Term limits
Prior to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, presidents voluntarily limited themselves to two terms as an homage to George Washington. After Franklin D. Roosevelt served a little over twelve years in office, Congress passed the 22nd Constitutional Amendment restricting future presidents to two terms.
However if the vice president succeeds to the presidency with no more than two years left in the prior president's term, he is allowed to run for two full terms, raising the potential time in office to ten years.
The first president to whom term limits applied was Dwight D. Eisenhower.
See also
Vice President of the United States of America
Presidents list
President | Years | State | Party | Vice President(s) |
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1. George Washington | 1789-1797 | Virginia | none | Adams |
2. John Adams | 1797-1801 | Massachusetts | Federalist | Jefferson |
3. Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Virginia | Republican (Jeffersonian) | Burr, Clinton |
4. James Madison | 1809-1817 | Virginia | Republican (Jeffersonian) | Clinton, Gerry |
5. James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Virginia | Republican (Jeffersonian) | Tompkins |
6. John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | Massachusetts | National Republican | Calhoun |
7. Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Tennessee | Democratic | Calhoun, Van Buren |
8. Martin van Buren | 1837-1841 | New York | Democratic | Johnson |
9. William Henry Harrison | 1841 | none | Whig | Tyler |
10. John Tyler | 1841-1845 | Virginia | Whig | none |
11. James Knox Polk | 1845-1849 | Tennessee | Democratic | Dallas |
12. Zachary Taylor | 1849-1850 | none | Whig | Filmore |
13. Millard Filmore | 1850-1853 | New York | Whig | none |
14. Franklin Pierce | 1853-1857 | New Hampshire | Democratic | King |
15. James Buchanan | 1857-1861 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | Breckenridge |
16. Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | Illinois | Republican | Hamlin, Grant |
17. Andrew Johnson | 1865-1869 | Tennessee | none | none |
18. Ulysses S. Grant | 1869-1877 | Ohio | Republican | Colfax, Wilson |
19. Rutherford Hayes | 1877-1881 | Ohio | Republican | Wheeler |
20. James Garfield | 1881 | Ohio | Republican | Arthur |
21. Chester Arthur | 1881-1885 | New York | Republican | none |
22. Grover Cleveland | 1885-1889 | New York | Democratic | Hendricks |
23. Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | Ohio | Republican | Morton |
24. Grover Cleveland | 1893-1897 | New York | Democratic | Stevenson |
25. William McKinley | 1897-1901 | Ohio | Republican | Roosevelt |
26. Theodore Roosevelt | 1901-1909 | New York | Republican | Fairbanks |
27. William Taft | 1909-1913 | Ohio | Republican | Sherman |
28. Woodrow Wilson | 1913-1921 | Virginia | Democratic | Marshall |
29. Warren G. Harding | 1921-1923 | Ohio | Republican | Coolidge |
30. Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | Massachusetts | Republican | Dawes |
31. Herbert Hoover | 1929-1933 | California | Republican | Curtis |
32. Franklin Delano Roosevelt | 1933-1945 | New York | Democratic | Garner, Wallace, Truman |
33. Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Missouri | Democratic | Barkley |
34. Dwight David Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | Pennsylvania | Republican | Nixon |
35. John Fitzgerald Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Massachusetts | Democratic | Johnson |
36. Lyndon Baines Johnson | 1963-1969 | Texas | Democratic | Humphrey |
37. Richard Milhouse Nixon | 1969-1974 | California | Republican | Agnew, Ford |
38. Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Nebraska | Republican | Rockefeller |
39. Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Georgia | Democratic | Mondale |
40. Ronald Wilson Reagan | 1981-1989 | California | Republican | (H.W.) Bush |
41. George Herbert Walker Bush | 1989-1993 | Texas | Republican | Quayle |
42. Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Arkansas | Democratic | Gore |
43. George Walker Bush | 2001-2009 | Texas | Republican | Cheney |
44. Barack Hussein Obama | 2009 - | Illinois | Democratic | Biden |
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