The words condescending and patronizing present a fine example of this. At first glance these words appear to be defined somewhat circularly: condescending often has the word patronizing in its definition, and patronize is defined, in part, as âto adopt an air of condescension toward.â
1 Section 3 of the 20th Amendment provides that if the President-elect dies before his term begins, the Vice President-elect becomes President on Inauguration Day and serves for the full term to which the President-elect was elected.
That popular vote chooses delegates to the Electoral College, which actually elects the president in December. Term. Four years. The president cannot serve more than two terms. Income. Yearly salary: $400,000. Succession. If a president dies, resigns, is disabled, or is removed from office, the Vice president assumes the office. This has occurred nine times. Job Description. The Constitution assigns the president two roles: chief executive of the federal government and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. As Commander in Chief, the president has the authority to send troops into combat, and is the only one who can decide whether to use nuclear weapons.