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Warm Up Activitiy

Warm Up Activitiy. In your opinion, what characteristics make a good president?. Presidency. Duties of the President. The office of president has been developing for more than 200 years. We will compare the duties of our first president to those of our current president.

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Warm Up Activitiy

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  1. Warm Up Activitiy In your opinion, what characteristics make a good president?

  2. Presidency

  3. Duties of the President The office of president has been developing for more than 200 years. We will compare the duties of our first president to those of our current president.

  4. Washington vs. Obama

  5. Washington- Commander and Chief: oversee 15,000 militia volunteers Chief Diplomat: Foreign policy decisions (?) (?) Obama - Commander and Chief: oversee a military divided into 4 branches, that has a 601 billion dollar defensebudget (2015). Chief Diplomat: foreign policy decisions and chief spokesperson to the world. (?) Comparing the Duties

  6. Defense Department Budget since 2001

  7. The Presidents’ Many Roles The President is: 1. Chief of State: • head of the government 2. Chief Executive: • chief decision maker 3. Chief Administrator: • chief manager of the government 4. Chief Diplomat: • spokesperson to the world 5. Commander in Chief: • head of the armed forces

  8. 6. Chief Legislator: • shapes the congressional agenda 7. Party Chief: • leader of the party that controls the presidency 8. Chief Citizen: • person who represents all the people, moral leadership.

  9. Presidential Qualifications 1. A natural born citizen 2. At least 35 years old 3. Resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years Who was the youngest president to hold office?

  10. Presidential Term and Salary • The president of the United States serves a term of 4 years in office. • How many terms can a president serve? • 2 terms • Name the president that served more than 2 terms.

  11. 22nd Amendment • Reaction to FDR’s four terms in office and concerns over too much executive power led to the 22nd Amendment in 1951. (fear of a king)

  12. Salary and Compensation • The Constitution determines that presidents should receive compensation. • Effective Jan. 1, 2001, the salary of the president of the United States was increased to $400,000 per year including a $50,000 expense account. Any unused amount of the $50,000 expense account is returned to the Treasury

  13. Presidential Succession • John F. Kennedy in • 1963

  14. 25th Amendment • After the death of JFK in 1963, the country realized the need for an official order of succession. (vice-president) • Congress ratified in 1967 the 25th Amendment, which established the order of succession to the presidency.

  15. Line of Succession • Vice- President • Speaker of the House • President Pro-tempore of the Senate • Secretary of State • Rest of the cabinet

  16. 25th Amendment • The 25th Amendment also states the procedure for choosing a vice-president. • President nominates (picks) a vice president. • Congress must confirm the nomination. • Is it possible to have a president and Vice President not elected by the people? • Yes, Ford and Rockefeller.

  17. How many presidents have died in office: • 8 Presidents in all died while in office. • Died of natural causes while in office : • 9th W. Harrison died after one month in office, 12th Taylor (1849-1850), 29th Harding(1921-1923), 32nd Franklin D.Roosevelt (1933-1945) the only president elected to four terms. • Assassinated: • 16th Lincoln (1861-1865), 20th Garfield (3/1881-9/1881),25th McKinley (1897-1901), and 35th Kennedy (1961-1963).

  18. Electoral College • The Constitution provides for the election of the president by the electoral college. • Why did our founding fathers choose not to elect the president by direct popular vote of the people? • lack of education • lack of knowledge about the candidates • rights of minorities could be compromised by popular vote

  19. Electoral College and the Constitution • The Electoral College process is described in Article II Section I: Article. II. • Section. 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years,and together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, • as follows:

  20. Electoral Map of the US

  21. Electoral College: Step by Step • Step 1: Electors are chosen at the state level. (popular vote in primaries or caucuses) • Step 2: Voters cast their ballots on election day choosing between candidates. (they are really choosing groups of electors)

  22. Step 3 : These electors are expected, though not bound to cast their votes for the majority candidate. • Step 4: Electors meet in the state capitals on the Monday following the second Wednesday in December to cast their electoral votes.

  23. Step 5: The votes are officially counted in Wash. D. C. on January 6th. (270 out of 538 to win) • Step 6: The winner is sworn in on January 20th • Who swears in the president? • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

  24. Presidential Disability • What happens if a president becomes seriously disabled while in office? • The vice president becomes acting president under one of two conditions: • 1. The president informs congress of an inability to perform the office. • 2. The vice president can take over if the vice president and a majority of the cabinet informs Congress that the president is disabled.

  25. 1. President Garfield lingered between life and death for 80 days after he was shot in 1881. 2. A stroke disabled President Wilson in 1919. During his recovery Mrs. Wilson often performed his duties How many years total can a President serve? 10 years Examples of Presidential Disability

  26. The First Cabinet • Soon after Washington’s election Congress created a: • Department of State (Jefferson) • Department of Treasury (Hamilton) • Department of War (Knox)

  27. Selection of the Cabinet • Today the president appoints the secretaries that head the 15 major executive departments. • Each appointee must be approved by the Senate.

  28. 12th Amendment • The twelfth amendment was added in reaction to the election of 1800. The 12th Amendment stated that electors must cast separate ballots for president and vice-president.

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