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The Executive Branch
Ch. 8, 9 & 13
Roots of the Office
Constitutional Convention The need for a leader
Qualifications for office Natural born citizen of the United States Resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years 35 years old
The Presidency
Terms of Office
Precedence set by George Washington 22nd Amendment
Removal Impeachment
Succession 25th Amendment
The Presidency
The Vice President
Official “stand-in” for the president Presides over the Senate “Mondale” model
The Presidency
Constitutional Powers
Article II: expressed Appointment power Convene Congress Make treaties Veto power Commander in Chief Pardoning power
The Presidency
State of the Union Address January 2010
Article II Executive Office of the President
Includes several advisory and policy making agencies National Security Council, etc…
White House Staff Personal assistants to the president
The Executive Branch
Office of Management and Budget
Key responsibilities Prepare annual budget proposal Economic forecasts Reviews progress, budget and program proposals
by executive agencies
The Executive Branch
Public Opinion
Watergate (U.S. v. Nixon 1974)
The Public and the President
Approval Ratings
The Public and the President
Primary Elections
Closed v. open General Elections
Elections that decide which candidates will actually fill the elective public office
Presidential Elections
Caucus vs. Primary
Caucus Oldest, most party-oriented method of choosing a
candidate; a closed meeting Primary
Open to anyone Help nominate more moderate and appealing
candidates
Presidential Elections
Held in the summer of election years
July: out of power party August: White House party
Party Conventions
Electors for each state
# of representatives (+) # of senators Electors cast the final ballot which actually
elects the president Usually chosen by popular vote or state
legislatures May not be a senator, representative or other
person holding a federal office 538: need 270 votes to win
The Electoral College
12th Amendment
Election of 1800 Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
The Electoral College
The “4th” branch of government
Thousands of federal government agencies and institutions IRS, Cabinet, FDIC, Social Security, etc…
Who are bureaucrats? Career government employees Selected by merit standards
Pendleton Act (1883) Government workers and politics
Hatch Act Federal Employees Political Act
The Federal Bureaucracy
A major function of bureaucrats Implementation of law or policy Iron triangles
Policy Making
AARP
Social Security Administration
House Subcommittee on
Aging
Issue Networks
Loose and informal relationships among those who work in broad policy areas
Constantly changing Interagency Councils
Alternatives to Iron Triangles
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