The American president is one of the most  leaders of the world. He is the   of the army and can send soldiers to faraway places. He is the Head of   and meets with leaders of other countries. A president serves his country for four years and can only be once. Only Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for four terms, but that happened in a time of war.

To become president you must be  in the United States and at least 35 years old. You also must have lived in the country for at least 14 years.

The president is head of the   branch of government. If Congress wants to make a new law it sends a   to the president. If he signs it becomes a law, but he can also   the bill and send it back to Congress. If two thirds of the members vote against the president's veto it automatically becomes a law.

The president rules the country together with his  , a group of experts in charge of certain fields. They meet regularly and give the president information about many things that he does not know. They are also called secretaries, who lead  of the government.

The White House is the official home of the American president. Most of the time he does his work in a room called the   Office. There he meets his  and representatives from other countries. Sometimes he spends his weekends at  David, a place near Washington.

The  Service protects the president around the clock. It plans his  and checks the hotels and the food. The American president travels in his own special plane called Air One, a Boeing 747 where he can work and live as in the White House.