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The most important people the president appoints are the members of his or her cabinet
總統任命的最重要的官員是他或她的內閣成員
(or the group of people who give the president advice).
（或者說是給總統提供建議的一群人）。
The most powerful person in the president's cabinet is the vice president.
副總統是總統內閣中權力最大的人。
If the president dies or is unable to perform his responsibilities (or do his job) for any reason,
如果總統死亡或因故不能履行他的職責，
the vice president must lead the country and its military.
副總統就必須領導這個國家及其軍隊。
The president has a lot of power, so there are some important requirements for the job.
總統有諸多權力，因此擔任這個職位是有一些重要的要求的。
To become president, a person must be at least 35 years old,
要想成為總統，他就必須年滿35歲，
born in the United States, and must have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.
在美國出生且必須至少在美國居住十四年。
Once a president is elected (or chosen by the voters),
一旦當選總統，
his or her term of office (or the length of time that he or she has the job) is four years.
他或她的任期是四年。
A president cannot serve more than two terms, for a total of eight years.
總統至多擔任兩屆，也就是八年。
This term limit (or the maximum number of years that a person can be president) is established in the 22nd Amendment,
這個期限限制（一個人擔任總統的最大年限）是第二十二條修正案設定的，
which was added to the Constitution in 1951.
它是在1951年寫進憲法的。
This limit exists for the same reason that checks and balances exist:
任期規定與“三權分立”的存在原因相同：
to make sure that no one person (in this case, the president) can wield (or hold or use) too much power in the government.
確保沒有人（總統）能在政府中操縱太多的權力。
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