america and arizona government for elementary teachers presentation 8: the presidency
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America and Arizona Government for Elementary Teachers
Presentation 8: The Presidency
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Presentation Objectives
AEPA Objectives0011 Understand the structure, organization, and operation of
the federal government.
AZ Social Studies Standard, Strand 3
Concept 2: Structure of Government
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Who is the best president?
Best President Ranking Worst President Ranking
Abraham Lincoln 1 James Buchanan 42
George Washington 2 Andrew Johnson 41
Franklin D. Roosevelt 3 Franklin D. Pierce 40
Theodore Roosevelt 4 William Henry Harrison 39
Harry S. Truman 5 Warren G. Harding 38
John F. Kennedy 6 Millard Fillmore 37
Thomas Jefferson 7 George W. Bush 36
Dwight D. Eisenhower 8 John Tyler 35
Woodrow Wilson 9 Herbert Hoover 34
Ronald Reagan 10 Rutherford B. Hayes 33
Source: C-Span 2009 Historians Presidential Leadership Survey
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The Job Description
How many roles do you play in a given day?
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The Job Description: Presidential Roles Head of State World Leader Party Leader National Leader CEO of the Executive Branch
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Head of State
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World Leader
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Party Leader
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National Leader
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CEO of Executive Branch
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CEO of Executive Branch
President is at the top of a pyramid of power But at the bottom of a funnel of information
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White House
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CEO of Executive Branch
White House staff Growth of White House Staff
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 47 Harry Truman: 200 Nixon: 555 Ronald Regan: 600 Bush Jr.: around 500 Obama: 487
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Executive Office of the President
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Cabinet
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The Bureaucracy
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The authority to do the job
Formal powers
Implied powers
Informal powers
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Formal Powers
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Implied Powers
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Informal Powers
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History of the Presidency
Modest Beginning The presidency was seen
as a check on the congress. Washington as exemplar President as executor/clerk
of Congress Nation was small, minor
power
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Exceptionally Strong Early Presidents
James A. Polk
Abraham LincolnThomas Jefferson
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20th Century Transformation
Theodore Roosevelt Saw the office as a “bully
pulpit” Broke monopolies and
trusts
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20th Century Transformation
Woodrow Wilson Restructured economy US as world leader
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20th Century Transformation
Franklin Roosevelt New Deal programs Increased size of
government US global leadership Personalized the office
with Fireside Chats 1st 100 days Set the standard for
modern presidents
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What makes a president successful? Relationship with Congress
Congress has given power to president Congress has limited power of the president The president needs Congress Divided government or not Vetoes as a measure of influence
Control of the Party
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Control of Party and Congressional Gridlock
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Presidential Approval
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Conclusion
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This Presentation
This presentation is courtesy of Brian Dille, Professor of Political Science at Mesa Community College.