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The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution , the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . [ 3 ]
Schools are named for John Adams and John Quincy Adams, see Adams High School; Adams House (Harvard University) John Adams Middle School (Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, West Virginia) John Adams Middle School (Rochester, Minnesota) John Adams Middle School (Edison, NJ). Adams elementary school (Davenport, Iowa)
Roosevelt is the only American president to have served more than two terms. Following ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment in 1951, presidents—beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower —have been ineligible for election to a third term or, after serving more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president, to a ...
As was apparent in the 2016 election, a presidential campaign is a long, grueling process for candidates, campaign staffs and family members alike.
The Portsmouth School Board voted 8-1 Thursday night to change the names of Woodrow Wilson High School, John Tyler Elementary School and James Hurst Elementary School, news outlets reported.
Most presidents of the United States received a college education, even most of the earliest.Of the first seven presidents, five were college graduates. College degrees have set the presidents apart from the general population, and presidents have held degrees even though it was quite rare and unnecessary for practicing most occupations, including law.
In all, sixteen presidents have been former governors, including seven who were incumbent governors at the time of their election to the presidency. The most common job experience, occupation or profession of U.S. presidents has been lawyer; [47] 26 presidents had served as attorneys. Twenty-two presidents were also in the military.
The Federal Department of Education plays a role in standards-setting and education finance, and some primary and secondary schools, for the children of military employees, are run by the Department of Defense. [55] K–12 students in most areas have a choice between free tax-funded public schools, or privately funded private schools.