Read: 'The President is the leader of the United States.' Who is the President?

PRESIDENT is on the USCIS CIVICS VOCABULARY list. The President of the United States is the head of the EXECUTIVE BRANCH of the federal government and is often called the leader of the country. The President's roles include: CHIEF EXECUTIVE (enforces federal laws); COMMANDER IN CHIEF (head of the armed forces); CHIEF DIPLOMAT (makes treaties with foreign nations, with Senate approval); CHIEF LEGISLATOR (signs or vetoes bills passed by Congress; recommends legislation); HEAD OF STATE (represents the country at home and abroad); HEAD OF GOVERNMENT (manages the executive departments). Requirements to be President: at least 35 YEARS OLD; NATURAL-BORN U.S. CITIZEN; resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years.

Election: presidential elections occur every 4 YEARS (years divisible by 4); citizens vote, and the Electoral College determines the winner (270 of 538 electoral votes needed).

Term limits: maximum 2 elected terms (22nd Amendment, 1951).

Succession: Vice President is first in line; then Speaker of the House; then President pro tempore of the Senate; then Secretary of State; and continuing through other Cabinet positions. Sample reading test sentences: 'The President is the leader.' 'The President lives in the White House.' 'The President signs bills.' 'The people elect the President.' Note the question-and-answer connection: 'Who is the President?' / 'The President is the leader of the United States.'.