The Presidency

US Presidency seat can be conceptualized into a form of a job which has a job description which needs to be complied to. Like all executive positions it also has a salary i.e. George Bush used to be paid $400, 000. There are certain set of competencies which are required for the job in terms of Knowledge, skills and abilities.

Qualification: formal and informal

According to Article II the minimum age that is required for a presidency designation is 35. The youngest president ever elected was Theodore Roosevelt who was 42 at the time of the election and the oldest being 69 was Ronald Regan. Another requirement for the position of presidency is that the candidate should have a natural citizenship. The former or the legal criteria constitutes the individual to be secured, maturity, experience as well as be loyal to USA. There is no restriction of race, religion as well as gender. However in the history of USA males have been able to hold the office however females have been a serious contenders who have been competing for the US presidency seat (Brinkley, 2000, pp. 42).

Getting elected: the Electoral College

Besides the qualification aspect there are other factors and procedures that are used to get an individual elected. The framers detested the idea of president being elected by the people so it became the responsibility of the representative selectors to vote for one which was later termed as the Electoral College.

The voters cast ballots on the day of the election for the electors .The electors then cast their votes in the month of December and then eventually select the candidate for the presidential seat. Voters that are present in the larger states prefer direct election. Presidential candidates spend a lot of time, money and efforts on the campaign and make promises in terms of what they can do for the country in order to secure the electoral votes. Winning in the 11 largest states is all that a candidate requires being in majority.

Other modes of elections that are suggested are district plan, the proportional plan and the direct-vote plan. In order to resort to other modes an amendment is required along with the consensus of the larger states (Gould, 2003, pp. 129).

Presidential powers and Duties: Given & Assumed

Power given

Article II gives the president the right to have executive powers or the power of administration of the laws that the congress passes and that they are executed faithfully. The president also has the power to to make treaties with the consensus of the Senate.

Appointing the justice of the Supreme Court.

Appointing as well as receiving Ambassadors

Granting pardon to those guilty of federal offenses

Informing the State Union and Congress and the powers

Administration of federal laws

Treaty Formation

Appointment of federal officials

Serve as chief commander

Power Assumed

The powers that are given are limited but with time they have increased. The congress has eventually increased the executives' powers in terms of submitting annual budgets since the people wants presidents to take initiative in the health care sector and ...