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Do Now. Get your clicker Complete your do now worksheet Reading Guide 6.1 due Wednesday Chapter 6 Vocabulary due Thursday. DO NOW!. It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Do Now Get your clicker
Complete your do now worksheet
Reading Guide 6.1 due Wednesday Chapter 6 Vocabulary due Thursday
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DO NOW! It is time to elect a new world leader, and only
your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates.
Candidate A - Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two Mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
Candidate B - He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.
Candidate C - He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife. Which of these candidates would be your choice?
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The Executive Branch
Section 1
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Objective Identify how Nixon’s actions challenged the foundations of American democracy, particularly that America is a republic of laws
Empathize with a President accused of abusing power
Predict possible repercussions of the Watergate scandal on how Americans view their government
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Objective Identify what makes a candidate effective as they present their beliefs to Americans
List the rules of successionAnalyze the current political climate around our president
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Frost Nixon Nixon – a Republican
Watergate hotel – headquarters of the Democratic Party Wiretapped Aides to Nixon arrange a cover-up Evidence erased?
Resigned to avoid impeachment
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The PresidencyThree qualifications in the ConstitutionNative born citizenAt least 35 years oldResident of the United states at least 14 years
Length of term – ConstitutionFour years
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Twenty Second Amendment
• Two term limit to the presidency
1951
• Republicans block future Franklin D. Roosevelts (D)
Amendment
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/the-presidents
What do you notice about our Presidents?
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Past President Characteristics
I’M ALL MAN
BABY!
HA HA! NOW YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE
WHITE!!!
Mostly White
Most attend college
Many lawyers
Most had other state or national experience
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Modern Vice President
Kennedy
Harrison
Taylor
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinely
Harding
Roosevelt
• Serves if the President dies or is incapacitated• Four year
term• Same
Constitutional requirements
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Other VP ResponsibilitiesYes! I preside over
the Senate
But they say I can’t debate!
*pout*Represent us abroad
Whatever the President assigns
But they say I can vote to break a
tie! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay
yyy! LOL!
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Rules of Succession Twentieth amendment
Congress can set succession
Presidential Succession Act of 1947 The Speaker of the House President pro-tempore Members of Cabinet in order of creation
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Rules of SuccessionPresident
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore
Members of the Cabinet, oldest office first
Twenty-Fifth Amendmentclarifies and establishes final succession
The Speaker of the House
President pro-tempore
Members of Cabinet in order of creation
If VP takes over: new Pres nominates a new VP, Congress approves w/majority vote
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Closure Do you think someone will try to kill President
Obama during his presidency?