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Presidential P ower

Presidential P ower. VOCAB QUIZ. Group of advisors to the president Allows the executive to veto part of a bill Powers that belong to the national government because it is sovereign Rule or regulation issued by the president that has the force of law. Brainstorm: powers of the prez!.

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Presidential P ower

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  1. Presidential Power

  2. VOCAB QUIZ • Group of advisors to the president • Allows the executive to veto part of a bill • Powers that belong to the national government because it is sovereign • Rule or regulation issued by the president that has the force of law

  3. Brainstorm: powers of the prez! • Find the people with your color and sit together • Choose a spokes person, “the Brains” and a scribe, a informant. • Secretly write down everything you can think of about the Presidency

  4. Air Force One Marine One

  5. The White House & Blair House

  6. President’s SalaryEffective January 1, 2001, the annual salary of the president of the United States was increased to $400,000 per year, including a $50,000 expense allowance. • The increase was approved as part of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-58), passed in the closing days of the 106th Congress. • "Sec. 644. (a) Increase in Annual Compensation.--Section 102 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking '$200,000' and inserting '$400,000'. (b) Effective Date.--The <<NOTE: 3 USC 102 note.>> amendment made by this section shall take effect at noon on January 20, 2001."

  7. President’s SalaryEffective January 1, 2001, the annual salary of the president of the United States was increased to $400,000 per year, including a $50,000 expense allowance. • The increase was approved as part of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-58), passed in the closing days of the 106th Congress. • "Sec. 644. (a) Increase in Annual Compensation.--Section 102 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking '$200,000' and inserting '$400,000'. (b) Effective Date.--The <<NOTE: 3 USC 102 note.>> amendment made by this section shall take effect at noon on January 20, 2001."

  8. The President- in and out • The problem of succession (who rules next?) • Elections and the Electoral College • More on this later

  9. The President- in and out • Impeachment • majority of House impeaches • Senate holds trial 2/3 vote needed for removal • Read p. 164 and summarize the impeachment process in one paragraph. • Qualifications? • Constitutional - define • Informal - define

  10. BINGO • A candidate for the presidency must be at least ____ years old. • ________ may be difficult for the president if another party is the majority party in Congress. • The president selects this main group of advisors.

  11. Powers of The President 1. Appointment • Who’s appointed? • Problem of divided government • Strategies for approval

  12. Powers of The President 2. Convene Congress • Special Session – summarize

  13. Powers of The President 3. Make treaties • Subject to approval • Power to undo • Executive agreement

  14. Powers of the President 4. VETO! • 2500 vetoes/ 100 overrides • Veto threat

  15. The President- Powers 5. Commander in chief • Prez vs. Congress • War Powers Act of 1973 - define

  16. The President- Powers 6. Pardon • Commutation lessens punishment • Pardon excuses the offense

  17. BINGO – match with a power 4. Treaties require the approval of these people. 5. Informal treaties made by the president are called… 6. A power the president has over the judicial branch.

  18. BINGO continued… 7. The president can send troops into conflict for up to 60 days. _____________ 8. The president prepares this important plan every year. ____________________ 9. The president gives a speech urging voters to support a candidate. _________

  19. The President- Powers Bully pulpit – define…

  20. Executive Orders Rules made by the president that have the force of law. These orders have to do with how laws are carried out.

  21. Executive Orders Congress passed a law permitting the president to keep some federal land free from commercial development. President Carter used an executive order to create protected land in Alaska.

  22. Executive Orders Bush and stem cell research Obama and executive pay, Guantanamo Bay,

  23. Executive Privilege The right of the president and other high-ranking members of the executive branch to refuse information to Congress or a court.

  24. Executive Privilege United States v. Nixon President Nixon was ordered to surrender tape recordings of official meetings regarding the Watergate scandal.

  25. Notes: Add to Presidential Powers N.B. #23 Use Ch. 8 sec. 2 starting on p. 220 to answer the following questions: • What is an electoral vote? How many does one need to win the presidency? • How is the number of Electoral College votes determined for each state? • Why is the Electoral College known as a “winner-take-all” system? Why is this important?

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