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Word of the Weekelect — to choose or elect byvote, as for an office

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Which jobs, foundin the Help Wantedads, are most likethe job of presi-dent? Check thoseads and list all of thesimilar jobs thatyou find. Then writea Help Wanted adfor president. Be sure to list the qual-ities of the person you seek and theresponsibilities of the job.

Write a letter to the newlyelected president expressingyour hopes and fears for thefuture of the country.Writeone paragraph on domesticaffairs (those taking place athome in the United States) andone on foreign affairs (those tak-ing place in another country). Usethe newspaper as a resource.Focus on how presidentialactions affect the lives of youngpeople. Consider mailing your let-ter to the White House throughthe Website http://www.white-house.gov

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POWERS ANDLIMITATIONSThanks to these “checks and balances,”the actions of the president are alwayscontrolled.The president has powers infive areas of government, all of which arechecked by the legislative and/or judicialbranches.So, may the president do anything hewants? No.The president may not breaklaws while he is in office.The House ofRepresentatives can bring impeachmentcharges against the president for“treason, bribery or other high crimes andmisdemeanors.” If it does, the president isthen tried by the Senate with the ChiefJustice of the United States overseeingthe trial. A two-thirds majority of eachhouse of Congress is needed to convictthe president and remove him from office.Presidents Andrew Johnson and BillClinton were impeached.That meansthere were charges brough against them,but neither man was found guilty andconvicted. President Richard M. Nixonresigned while facing certainimpeachment.THE PRESIDENT’S JOBSBeing president is actually five jobs inone. Here are job descriptions for each ofthe duties of the president.� Chief ExecutiveHe enforces the Constitution and thelaws passed by Congress. He can issueexecutive orders but they may bedeclared unconstitutional in the courts.He chooses all government officials,including Cabinet officers, SupremeCourt Justices, and others, but theSenate must approve the people hepicks.

� Chief Legislator/LawmakerHe can veto (that is, reject or throw out)any bill passed by Congress, or he canuse his influence (power) on Congress toget a bill passed. But Congress canoverride (throw out) the president’s vetoby a two-thirds majority.� Chief DiplomatHe determines U.S. foreign policy (that is,how our country deals with othercountries), he negotiates treaties, and hepicks ambassadors (the governmentofficials we send to other countries). Aswith his other choices, however, possibleambassadors must be approved byCongress.

� Commander-in-ChiefThe president is the Commander-in-Chiefof the armed forces – the Army, Navy, AirForce and Marines. He chooses the topmilitary commanders and gives themmilitary advice. He also may order theminto action, either within the United Statesor in a foreign countries. But the presidentmay not send U.S. troops to internationalconflicts for more than 90 days withoutCongress making a formal declaration ofwar.� Chief of StateHe represents our country by attendingevents and entertains other world leaderswhen they visit the United States.

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Did You Know?Who Can Be President?Our country’s Founding Fatherswrote a document, called theConstitution, to outline the waythe nation would work. TheConstitution requires that a can-didate for the presidency be a“natural-born” citizen of theUnited States, at least 35 yearsold, and a resident of theUnited States (that is, someonewho lives there) for at least 14years.

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� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �The American government, as designed by our Founding Fathers at theConstitutional Convention, has three parts, or branches – the executive, thelegislative and the judicial. The Founding Fathers set it up this way so that eachbranch of the government could do its job and also check to see that the otherbranches worked the way they should. It was neither too weak nor too strong.Thus, in the Constitution, they created an executive with definite and limitedpowers. This is known as a system of checks and balances.

Voting todayVoting is free and it’s easy.To vote, you must be a citizen of the United States,live in the city and state where you plan to vote, and be at least 18 years old.Until 1971, you had to be at least 21 years old to vote but the Constitution waschanged to lower the minimum age to 18.This change, which was accomplishedby the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, happened after many youngAmericans fought a bloody war inVietnam. People felt that anyone who was oldenough to fight for the country should have the right to vote for its leaders.

But even if you’re not yet 18, you’ll want to pay attention to the election. Learnwhat you can about the candidates and the issues.You’ll be able to haveinformed talks with your parents and friends of voting age, maybe eveninfluence their choices. And you’ll be better able to understand how the choicesthey make affect you.Then, when you have reached age 18, you’ll be able to castyour vote wisely.

THE CHALLENGEAssume that you are areporter tomorrow.Yourassignment is to write anaccount of tomorrow’selection to be recorded inhistory. Describe theday’s elections in lessthan 300 words.Youmay choose to writeyour account as “hardnews” (inverted pyramidfashion) or you may optto write your account asa brief editorial

comment on thesignificance of the electionday results. Be sure toconsider the electionresults in view of the futureneeds of our society andour citizens.

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Word of the Weekdecade — a period of tenyears

During electionyears, the localelectionprocess can beread about andstudied indetail.• When are elections held?• How are the candidateschosen?• A student can report onthe work of each office forwhich there is a candidate.In what ways can eachoffice affect your life?• Who can vote in an elec-tion? Should everyone eligi-ble to vote do so?• How do voters decide forwhom to vote?

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Rights and FreedomsIn the United States, citizens have many rights and freedoms. Some of the mostimportant are spelled out in the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution,which set up the national government. Those 10 amendments contain suchimportant freedoms that they are known as the nation’s Bill of Rights. The free-doms found in the First Amendment are among the most familiar in America –freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assem-ble and freedom to petition, or ask, the government to correct problems.1. As a class, discuss the First Amendment freedoms and what they protect.2. Search the print, electronic or Web edition of the newspaper, its archives or theInternet for an example of each freedom. For each, write a sentence describinghow the situation would be different if the freedom did not exist.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Freedom of speech is one of the most important freedoms. It covers what peo-ple say and write, what they express in art and what they show on TV, in moviesor on the Internet. Find an example of freedom of speech in the print, electronicor Web edition of the newspaper. Write a paragraph describing what is being pro-tected and why this free expression or exchange of ideas is important to thenation._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Hook Elementary, 729 Trade Square West, TroySt. Patricks, 420 E.Water St., TroyBradford Elementary, 740 Railroad Ave., BradfordVan Cleve Elementary, 617 E. Main St., TroyNewton Local, 201 Long St., Pleasant HillKyle Elementary, 501 S. Plum St., TroyBethel Local Schools, 7490 S. St. Rt. 201, Tipp CityHoly Angels School, 120 E.Water St., SidneyTroy High School ASTRA Club, 151 W. Staunton Rd., TroyBennett Intermediate, 625 N. County Rd. 25-A, PiquaNicholas School, 1306 Garbry Road, PiquaConcord Elementary School, 3145 W. St. Rt. 718, TroyRussia School, 100 School Street, RussiaWashington School, 800 N. Sunset Dr., Piqua

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