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  • Election of the President and Vice President: Electoral College

    The Electoral College is a method of indirect popular election of the President of the United States. Instead of voting for a specific candidate, voters in an indirect popular election select a panel of individuals pledged to vote for a specific...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/election-of-the-president-vice-president-electoral-college

  • Election of the President and Vice President: Primary Election

    According to the United States Constitution, a Presidential election is to be held once every fourth year. To be able to run in an election for President one must be 35 years old, a natural born citizen of the United States, and a resident of the...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/election-of-the-president-vice-president-primary-election

  • Election of the President and Vice President: General Election

    the national conventions have been held, and the candidates from the political parties have been nominated and chosen, the presidential election begins in earnest as a contest between the candidates from the political parties. Some people choose to run...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/election-of-the-president-vice-president-general-election

  • Glossary

    for these words. A act: Legislation that has passed both Houses of Congress and has been either approved by the President or passed over his veto, thus becoming law. Also used technically for a bill that has been passed by one House of Congress. amend:...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/glossary-mobile

  • The Executive Branch

    Article II of the Constitution defines the powers of the executive branch by establishing a President of the United States of America. Section 1 of Article II begins: The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America....

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-executive

  • Hail to the Chief: 1812

    The President’s U.S. Marine Band traditionally plays “Hail to the Chief” to announce the arrival of the President, who is America’s Commander in Chief. It is also played immediately after the inauguration of a new President after he or she has taken...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-hail-to-chief

  • Oath of Office

    the oath swears an allegiance to uphold the Constitution. The Constitution only specifies an oath of office for the President; however, Article VI of the Constitution states that other officials, including members of Congress, "shall be bound by Oath or...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-oath-office

  • The Executive Branch

    The executive branch of our Government is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch. The President gets help from the Vice President, department heads...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/a-executive

  • How Laws are Made: The Language of the Law

    Federal laws, are made: Act: Legislation that has passed both houses of Congress and has been either approved by the President, or has passed Congress over his veto, thus becoming law. Bill: Formally introduced legislation. Most ideas for new laws,...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/21-age-9/j-how-laws-made/43-how-laws-are-made

  • White House: 1792 (construction began)

    The White House is the name given to the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States. Since it is typically associated with the President, it is also a symbol of the executive branch of the U.S. Government, and every...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-white-house

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial: 1997

    Memorial is located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on the edge of the Potomac Tidal Basin. It honors the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945). The outdoor space of the memorial has four rooms that represent Roosevelt’s four terms...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-fdr-memorial

  • White House: 1792

    The White House is the name given to the official home and workplace of the President of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Every President except George Washington has lived there. It was built between...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/35-age-4/apprentice-symbols-of-us-government/89-white-house-1792

  • Checks and Balances

    of powers. Here are some examples of how the different branches work together: The legislative branch makes laws, but the President in the executive branch can veto those laws with a Presidential Veto. The legislative branch makes laws, but the judicial...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-check-balance

  • Tracking a Bill From Beginning to End

    the Senate certifies the final version. 9. The enrolled bill is now signed by the Speaker of the House and then the Vice President. Finally, it is sent for the President's consideration. The President has ten days to sign or veto the enrolled bill. If...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/how-laws-are-made

  • Thomas Jefferson Memorial: 1943

    DC, on the banks of the Potomac Tidal Basin and next to the Potomac River. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was our third President (1801-1809) and one of our Nation’s Founding Fathers. Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-thomas-jefferson-memorial

  • How Laws are Made

    the House of Representatives and the Senate. If they both vote for the bill to become a law, the bill is sent to the President of the United States. He or she can choose whether or not to sign the bill. If the President signs the bill, it becomes a law....

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/a-how-made

  • Washington Monument: 1888

    The Washington Monument is located at the west end of the National Mall in Washington, DC, and honors the first President of the United States, George Washington (1732-1799). It is a tall, four-sided stone structure called an obelisk, and it is modeled...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-wash-monument

  • U.S. Constitution Facts and Figures

    ratified it. Not all the states had ratified the Constitution by April 30, 1789, when George Washington became the first President of the United States. George Washington was President of the Constitutional Convention. Benjamin Franklin, 81, was the...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-constitution-facts

  • Gettysburg Address: 1863

    The Gettysburg Address was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery (now called the Gettysburg National Cemetery) at Gettysburg, PA. The dedication of the cemetery was an important...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-gettysburg-1863

  • AASL Lesson Plans

    (ages 9-13): Ben's Guide—The Gettysburg Address Master (ages 14+): The Declaration of Independence The Election Process (President and Vice President)—Ben’s Guide

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/58-parents-educators-for-journeyperson-and-master/195-aasl-lesson-plans-9-plus

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