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How does the United States Constitution define and limit executive power?
Write down today’s Essential Questions:
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Unit 4
The Executive Branch
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Why do you think the presidency is called a Glorious Burden??
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Who assists the President?
When George Washington was President, people recognized that one person could not carry out the duties of the President without advice and assistance.
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The President receives help from the: Vice President Cabinet Members Heads of Independent and Executive
Agencies.
Unlike the powers of the President, their responsibilities are not defined in the Constitution.
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The Executive Branch
President
CabinetFederal
AgenciesVice
President
The Heads of the 15 Executive Departments.
Created by Congress
Member of the President’s
Cabinet
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The PresidencyI Want you to learn about the Executive Branch
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Presidency
Qualifications
Native born citizen
At least 35 years old
U.S. Resident for 14 years
I need to have all these
Qualifications!!!!
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Presidency
Term of Office
Elected to a 4 year term
No term limits in the Constitution
22nd Amendment set a 2 term limit
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Presidency
Salary and Benefits
$400,000 a year plus $50,000 allowance
Use of Air Force One and a fleet of cars and
helicopters
White House and Camp David
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Presidency
Qualifications Term of Office Salary and Benefits
Native born citizen Elected to a 4 year term$400,000 a year plus $50,000
allowance
At least 35 years oldNo term limits in the
ConstitutionUse of Air Force One and a fleet
of cars and helicopters
U.S. Resident for 14 years22nd Amendment set a 2 term
limitWhite House and Camp David
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The Vice President
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Vice President
QualificationsDuties and
Responsibilities
Salary and Benefits
Must meet same Constitutional requirements as President
Takes over if the President dies or is removes from Office
$186,300 annual salary plus $10,000 allowance
Presides over the Senate
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Presidential Succession Eight U.S. presidents have died while in office. One president resigned. In each case, the vice president took the oath of office and became president as provided by the Constitution.
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William H. Harrison, Natural Causes
John Tyler, Vice President
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Zachary Taylor, Natural Causes
Millard Fillmore, Vice President
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Abraham Lincoln, Assassinated
Andrew Johnson, Vice President
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James A. Garfield, Assassinated
Chester Author, Vice President
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William McKinley, Assassinated
Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President
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Warren Harding, Natural Causes
Calvin Coolidge, Vice President
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Natural Causes
Harry Truman, Vice President
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John F. Kennedy Assassinated
Lyndon Johnson, Vice President
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Twenty-fifth Amendmentadopted in 1967new president nominates a new vice president
Nomination must then be approved by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.
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The Order of Presidential Succession The Vice PresidentThe Speaker of the HouseThe President pro tempore of the Senate
Members of the president’s cabinet in the order in which their departments were created
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Powers and
Duties of the
President
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Powers and Duties of the President
Chief Executive Officer of the United States
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Powers and Duties of the President
Prepares annual budget for Congressional approval
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Powers and Duties of the President
Appoints Cabinet Officers, Ambassadors, Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
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Powers and Duties of the President
Approves and Vetoes Legislation
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Powers and Duties of the President
Negotiates Treaties
October 26, 1994 Peace Treaty Signing: Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, President Bill Clinton, King Hussein of Jordan
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Powers and Duties of the President
Administers the Federal Bureaucracy
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Powers and Duties of the President
The State of the Union Address
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Powers of the President
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Commander and ChiefCommands all of the
armed forces
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Chief Legislator Proposer of the
legislative agenda Recommends laws to
Congress Approves or Vetoes
bills
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Chief of State
Ceremonial head of the U.S. Government
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Chief ExecutiveHead of the Executive
Branch of U.S. Government
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Chief Citizen
Representative of the American People
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Chief of Party leader of a political
party helps the party raise
money Campaigns for party
members
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Checks and Balances
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Executive Branch checks on the Legislative Branch
Vetoes lawsCalls Congress into special session
I called you all here today because I can!!
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Executive Branchchecks on the Judicial Branch
Appoints federal judges
John Roberts at his nomination for the Supreme Court with President George Bush.
OOHH Pick me pick me pick
me
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Legislative Branch Checks
Powers OVER the President
Senate approves treaties and presidential appointments
*The House of Representatives appropriates money
*Congress can override veto Congress can impeach and convict the President and Vice President
BUT..I WAS THE
PRESIDENT!! AGGH! I
HATE RULE OF LAW!
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Judicial Branch Checks Powers over the President
The Supreme Court can rule Executive Acts unconstitutional Hey What
Do You Expect..w
e only have one document
to use here! Just follow it!
Geez
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Executive Branch Checks Powers over theLegislative Branch
Executive Branch Checks Powers over the
Judicial Branch
o Vetoes lawso Convenes (calls) Congress into special session
o Nominates Supreme Court Justices and federal judges
o Grants pardons and reprieves
Legislative Branch Checks Powers over the President
Judicial Branch Checks Powers over the President
*Senate approves treaties and presidential appointments*The House of Representatives appropriates money*Congress can override vetoes*Congress can impeach and convict the President and Vice President
*Grants pardons and reprieves*The Supreme Court can rule Executive Acts unconstitutional
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How the president influences policymaking
(Laws/legislation)
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The Executive Branch influences
policymaking (laws) by:
Proposing legislation
(giving Congress ideas for laws)
Giving the State of the Union
Address
Annual speech to Congress that is an important way for a
President’s agenda to be communicated to the public and
to Congress
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The Executive Branch
influences policymaking
(laws) by:
Approving or Vetoing bills
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The Executive Branch influences
policymaking (laws) by:
Appointing officials that carry
out the laws
Appealing directly to the people
The President appoints the heads of cabinet
departments, independent agencies and regulatory
commissions.
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ALL: WE ARE THE MEDIOCRE PRESIDENTS
YOU WON'T FIND OUR FACES ON DOLLARS OR ON CENTS!
THERE'S TAYLOR, THERE'S TYLER
THERE'S FILLMORE AND THERE'S HAYES
THERE'S WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
HARRISON: I DIED IN THIRTY DAYS!
ALL: WE... ARE... THE...ADEQUATE, FORGETTABLE
OCCASIONALLY REGRETTABLECARETAKER PRESIDENTS OF THE
U-S-A!
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Executive Departments
Help carry out and
execute the laws
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Executive DepartmentsCongress has the power to establish, reorganize and to eliminate executive departments
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Executive DepartmentsEach department as a specific area of responsibility
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Executive DepartmentsHeads of the Executive Departments make up the President’s Cabinet
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CabinetNot mentioned in the Constitution, but
every President has had a CabinetAdvise the President and help implement
federal lawsTitle of most cabinet members is
secretaryHead of the Department of Justice is the
Attorney General
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Department of State
Department of Defense
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Department of Treasury
Department of Health and Human
Services
Department of Transportation
Department of Education
Department of Labor
Department of Veteran’s Affairs
Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Department of Energy
Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security
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Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions
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Independent Agencies and Regulatory CommissionsCreated by Congress
Help keep the government and the economy running smoothly
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Independent Agencies and Regulatory CommissionsSeparate from the executive departments because they perform specialized duties
Help to carry out federal laws
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Independent Agencies and Regulatory CommissionsProvide Public Goods and Services such as national defense, highways and the Postal Service
Enforce Federal Laws
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Independent Agencies and Regulatory CommissionsEstablish guidelines that protect health and safety
Oversee the way individuals and companies do business
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The Federal Bureaucracy
Formed by the departments and agencies in the executive branch
3 million people work in the bureaucracy
Operates under heavy rules and regulations that create “red tape
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The Federal Bureaucracy
Formed by the departments and agencies in the
executive branch
3 million people work in the bureaucracy
Operates under heavy rules and regulations that create
“red tape
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