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[[Image:Seal pres1.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The [[United States]] [[Presidential Seal]]]]

[[Image:Seal pres1.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The [[United States]] [[Presidential Seal]]]]

The '''President of the United States''' --sometimes abbreviated '''POTUS''' -- is the head of the U.S. [[Executive Branch]] and [[head of  state]] of the [[United States of America]] and one of the most powerful people in the world.  The writers of the constitution recognized they were writing a job description which, in England, was and is filled by the the job of the Prime Minister and position of the Monarch.  At that time, the Monarchy of England did not seem to serve the common man and the writers wanted to create a government that did.

The '''President of the United States''' --sometimes abbreviated '''POTUS''' -- is the head of the U.S. [[Executive Branch]] and [[head of  state]] of the [[United States of America]] and one of the most powerful people in the world.  The writers of the constitution recognized they were writing a job description which, in England, was and is filled by the the job of the Prime Minister and position of the Monarch.  At that time, the Monarchy of England did not seem to serve the common man and the writers wanted to create a government that did.

==Current President==

==Current President==

The current President is [[George W. Bush]]. He is scheduled to leave office on January 20, 2009. His successor will be determined through the [[2008 Presidential Election]].

The current President is [[George W. Bush]]. He is scheduled to leave office on January 20, 2009.

His successor will be [[2008 Presidential Election|elected in 2008]].

==Election==

==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 President is selected every four years by the American people, although not through a [[popular vote]] but rather through the [[Electoral College]], a few days after their election on [[Election Day]]. This process makes the Presidency one of the few elected officials in the [[United States of America]] chosen indirectly.

==Term Limits==

==Term Limits==

After [[Franklin Roosevelt]] served a little over twelve years in office, [[Congress]] passed a [[Constitutional Amendment]] restricting future Presidents to two terms of four years each.  

After [[Franklin Roosevelt]] served a little over twelve years in office, [[Congress]] passed a [[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, they are allowed to to run for two terms, raising the potential time in office to ten years.  

However if the Vice President succeeds to the Presidency, with no more than two years left in the prior President's term, they are allowed to to run for two terms, raising the potential time in office to ten years.