Presidents: All the Presidents of the United States

by Kevin Stone

Overview

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States armed forces.


The president is indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College to a four-year term, and is one of only two nationally elected federal officers, the other being the Vice President of the United States.

The Twenty-second Amendment, adopted in 1951, prohibits anyone from being elected to the presidency for a third full term. In all, 43 individuals have served 55 four-year terms.

On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama became the forty-fourth and current president.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012113214
Publisher:	Kevin Stone
Publication date:	01/14/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	248 KB