what government positions can the president fill as political spoils?
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Judges is the best example I think.
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It could be possible. The Consitution says the President can only be ELECTED to no more than 2 terms. \n\nIf the current President served as Vice President and due to an illness, death, or some other situation where the previous President could no longer function, than the Vice President would become President.\n\nOnly Franklin Delanore Roosevelt served more than 2 terms. He was elected for 4 terms and served 3 full terms and a few months of the 4th term. \n\nThe consitution was admended after his death to limit a President to only 2 terms.
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It is impossible for this to occur as an amendment to the Constitution after FDR's reign declared no one could hold the Chief Executive Office for more than two terms (consecutively or otherwise).  Thus, it would be impossible for someone to assume the number 2 position having already held the number 1 for two terms.
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They confirm presidential appointments to high level government offices - all of the judges in the Federal court system (federal "district" courts - trial courts, appeals courts, and the Supreme Court), as well as any department heads ("secretaries") and their immediate staff ("undersecretaries").  They also serve as the jury if a government official is impeached - impeaching a person is to put them on trial, not to remove them.  (The house of representatives acts as the "prosecutor" in an impeachment hearing.)  If an official is convicted at the impeachment hearing, the standard penalty is to be removed from office.  Any government official can be impeached.
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A U.S. president cannot become vice president if he serves more than 2 terms because if something were to happen to the president, the vice president would be first in the line of succession to become the next president.  Example:  Say Vice President Cheney were elected president.  He cannot select current President Bush to be his vice president because President Bush would have already served 2 terms as president and could not serve another term as president if something were to happen to President Cheney.  Not sure about Speaker of the House.
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You could get a job in the white house.
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No, they cannot. Prior to the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt there was no limit on the number of terms a president could serve. FDR broke tradition by serving a third term In fact, he was even elected for a fourth term, but he died shortly thereafter. Once FDR was gone the Congress decided to make it so that from that time forward a president could only serve 2 terms. The 22nd amendment was passed to ensure this. However, if a president dies or is removed from office somehow with 2 years or less in his term and the vice president takes power, the vice president is allowed to be elected to two more terms. Therefore, it is possible that a president could serve a 10 year term, which is kind of like having 2.5 terms. This has never happened yet, but it could.
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Section 1)  If the President leaves office through either his death or his resignation, then the Vice President becomes president (notice the first section doesn't require him to be sworn in, even though it's customary).  \n\nSection 2)  If there is no Vice President (for whatever reason), then the President nominates someone for Vice President; that person must be confimed by a majority (51%) of the House of Representatives.\n\nSection 3)  If the President signs a letter saying that he is not able to do his job for a time, the duties of the President are performed by the Vice President; he takes his office back by signing a letter declaring that he is able to resume his job.  This section is all about VOLUNTARILY giving up power for a time; it has been invoked on a number of occasions when a president has had to have surgery, for instance.\n\nSection 4)  is about INVOLUNTARILY surrendering power; If the Vice President AND a majority of the cabinet (or another body that Congress selects) determine that the president is incapable of fulfilling his duties, they deliver a letter to the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House declaring this fact, at which time the Vice President assumes the duties of the President as *acting* president.  If the President later sends a letter to these same parties stating that he is fit to carry out his duties, he will re-assume his duties unless the VP and the majority of the cabinet (or the other selected body) sends another letter to the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker, saying that the President is not capable of performing his duties (this would be the second letter stating this); if that happens, the Congress assembles, and if a two-thirds vote of BOTH houses agrees with the VP and the Cabinet/ other body, then the VP takes over the duties of the President.\n\nAll this came about after the shooting of John F. Kennedy; had he lived, but been incapacitated, there would have been no constitutional basis for then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to have assumed the powers of the president; this amendment clarified the succession of the presidency in the event that the president was incapacitated but not dead.  It also provided for the appointment of a new vice president (Johnson served as President at least three years without a Vice President after becoming President when Kennedy was killed, thus putting the Speaker of the House 2nd in line for quite some time).
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The president chooses his cabinet members from a list of possibles, generally drawn up with input from his political party.  A lot of times they are people to whom he owes favors, such as people who worked hard for him on his campaign.  Then the Senate must approve them.  They hold hearings and conduct investigations, and pay a lot of attention to what the media says, and what they perceive their party members want.  Then they vote whether or not to confirm the cabinet member.
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That all depends on which Secretary of State you're talking about. The United States Secretary of State generally handles diplomatic relations with other countries and is a prime spokesperson about foreign policy. Also, as a member of the president's cabinet, he/she is the president's main adviser and is also the 4th in line for the succession of the presidency.\n\nStates also tend to have secretaries of state, whose duties depend on the state, but generally involve conducting the state's elections and supervising the collection of all official records in the state. For more information about your state, consult your state's webpage.
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Vice President \nSpeaker of the House \nPresident Pro Tempore of the Senate \nSecretary of State \nSecretary of the Treasury \nSecretary of Defense \nAttorney General \nSecretary of the Interior \nSecretary of Agriculture \nSecretary of Commerce \nSecretary of Labor \nSecretary of Health and Human Services \nSecretary of Housing and Urban Development \nSecretary of Transportation \nSecretary of Energy \nSecretary of Education \nSecretary of Veterans Affairs\n\nJust in case you were wondering, here's the succesion down the line. :)
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The best thng a president coming into office can hope for is "a mess". Look at Jimmy Carter. It makes it easier to get good poll numbers if the outgoing pres is unpopular.
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It should be held by someone who knows about defence and has the respect of his or her Department. The Secretary of Defence must have the President's confidence. It would be a conflict of interest for someone serving in the military to serve in the position in any case. He or she would have to leave the military.\n\nFor this reason statute law provides the secretary must be a civilian who has not served in the active component of the armed forces for at least 10 years (10 USC Sec. 113).
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In case the president is incapacitated, there are successors as provided for by the constitution of the U.S.: the Vice President; the Senate President, etc. \n\nUnder no circumstances would the U.S. hold a mid-term presidential election, unless ALL the successors also DIE with him at the same time (ex. plane crash, assassination).
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the president, vice-president, secretary of state, secretary of defense, etc other members of the cabinet. at the state level it would be governor, etc.\n\nbonus...legislative is congress (house of representatives and senate); judicial is the court system.
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Incumbent- person who currently holds a specific office. GW Bush is the incumbent president.\nPundit- 1 who comments on the news, particularly political news.\nBill O'Reilly & Chris Matthews are pundits.
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Douglas Adams wrote: "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."\n\nI think that pertains to most high level political jobs.