When deciding who to vote for in any election there are many factors to consider. Many of these factors relate directly to the office for which the election is being held. It is important that the decision of who holds the presidential office be carefully considered and thought through so that the person chosen for the job is the best possible option. There are many qualifications for president. Some are written into law and others have simply have just been seen in a majority or past presidents and are considered implied qualifications. In a presidential election people must consider the many roles of the president, both formal and informal, and choose someone most qualified for the job. When deciding who should be elected, between Donald
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The president serves as Chief Executive, Head of State, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, and Chief Legislator. As Head of State the president must welcome foreign dignitaries to the country and carry out “ceremonial duties”, these jobs require a person that is very likeable by both the people of our country and of foreign nations (class). As Chief Diplomat, the president must negotiate treaties with foreign nations leading to a president needing to be persuasive so as to make the proper compromises (class). As Commander in Chief the president has the power to commit troops to war, which is what makes the idea that the president needs to have served in the military so popular (class). The president needs the support of the congress for many reasons but mainly because of his role as Chief Legislator, which gives him the power to issue executive orders and recommend policies for congressional consideration. The president also has informal roles as the head of his/her political party and the popular leader of the United States since the president is the only person holding an elected position that was elected by a popular majority in the whole …show more content…
She is well known as the wife of the forty-sixth president Bill Clinton. She fits some of the informal qualifications for president, but not all of them. Clinton is a very devoted Social Gospel Methodist, which means she fits the religion criteria for presidency (Grossman). She does not however meet the gender requirement. Of all forty-three presidents, there have been no females. Hillary Clinton would be serving as the first female president if elected. But, as demonstrated by President Obama, it is not impossible to break the constructs of the informal qualifications for president. Unlike Trump, Clinton has a vast career in politics. She was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, she the first woman elected Senator of New York in 2001 and served until 2009 when she became Secretary of State of the United States serving until 2013 (Black). She, like Trump, was never enlisted in the army which means neither Trump nor Clinton meet that informal qualification. She does, however, come from a middle-class family. She was born in Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, where she was raised by her parents who were supported by her father who made a living as a small business owner (“Hillary’s Story”). Clinton, like Trump, attended an Ivy League school. She attended Wellesley College and then went on to attend Yale Law School, meeting the idea that presidents should attend good colleges (Black). Clinton
The president serves as Chief Executive, Head of State, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, and Chief Legislator. As Head of State the president must welcome foreign dignitaries to the country and carry out “ceremonial duties”, these jobs require a person that is very likeable by both the people of our country and of foreign nations (class). As Chief Diplomat, the president must negotiate treaties with foreign nations leading to a president needing to be persuasive so as to make the proper compromises (class). As Commander in Chief the president has the power to commit troops to war, which is what makes the idea that the president needs to have served in the military so popular (class). The president needs the support of the congress for many reasons but mainly because of his role as Chief Legislator, which gives him the power to issue executive orders and recommend policies for congressional consideration. The president also has informal roles as the head of his/her political party and the popular leader of the United States since the president is the only person holding an elected position that was elected by a popular majority in the whole …show more content…
She is well known as the wife of the forty-sixth president Bill Clinton. She fits some of the informal qualifications for president, but not all of them. Clinton is a very devoted Social Gospel Methodist, which means she fits the religion criteria for presidency (Grossman). She does not however meet the gender requirement. Of all forty-three presidents, there have been no females. Hillary Clinton would be serving as the first female president if elected. But, as demonstrated by President Obama, it is not impossible to break the constructs of the informal qualifications for president. Unlike Trump, Clinton has a vast career in politics. She was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, she the first woman elected Senator of New York in 2001 and served until 2009 when she became Secretary of State of the United States serving until 2013 (Black). She, like Trump, was never enlisted in the army which means neither Trump nor Clinton meet that informal qualification. She does, however, come from a middle-class family. She was born in Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, where she was raised by her parents who were supported by her father who made a living as a small business owner (“Hillary’s Story”). Clinton, like Trump, attended an Ivy League school. She attended Wellesley College and then went on to attend Yale Law School, meeting the idea that presidents should attend good colleges (Black). Clinton