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The Executive Branch
The Presidency
The Executive Branch• Its main duty is to enforce the laws • The most important officer is the
President • Only President and Vice President are
elected nationally • Assume office on January 20th following
their election
Requirements❶Must be at least 35 years old ❷Must be a native born citizen (That is, must be a citizen from birth) ❸Must live within the United States for
at least 14 years ❹President and Vice President cannot
be from the same state
• The President is limited to 2 terms by the 22nd Amendment
• President - $400,000 PLUS an expense account
• Vice President - $237,700 plus expenses • If the President dies or resigns, the Vice
President becomes the President • President appoints a new VP when there’s a
vacancy (25th Amendment)
• Must be approved by both houses of Congress
Presidential Succession
• Vice President (Mike Pence) • Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi) • President pro tempore (Chuck
Grassley) • Cabinet, starting with Secretary of
State (Mike Pompeo)
Foreign Affairs• President makes treaties with foreign
nations • Appoints ambassadors • Is responsible for setting foreign policy • Is assisted by the Secretary of State
Domestic & Military Policy
• Sets domestic policy • Prepares the national budget • Budget must be approved by Congress • Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces • Can take command of the state militia,
the National Guard
Legislation• President may call both house of Congress
into special session • May recommend bills to Congress • May veto bills passed by Congress • Each year the President must report to the
Congress on the “State of the Union” • Can be a written or an oral report
• President is the leader of his/her political party
Judicial FunctionsThe President has 3 important judicial
powers The President may grant: ❶ Pardons (cancel) ❷ Reprieves (delay) ❸ Commutations (reduce) !NO LIMITS --The President’s decision is
final, it can not be overridden
AppointmentPresident appoints a great number of government officers ■ judges ■ cabinet members ■ ambassadors ■ assorted advisors ■ agency heads (FBI) (CIA) (FAA) (FRB)
Must be approved by the Senate (majority vote)
Electoral College✓Electoral vote is determined by adding
the number of a states’ representatives and its senators
✓The total is the electoral vote of that state
✓The 23rd Amendment gave Washington, D.C. the same electoral vote as the smallest state
Electoral College❑There are 435 Representatives ❑There are 100 Senators ❑Electoral Votes = 535 ❑Washington, D.C. gets 3 electoral votes
❑Total Electoral Vote = 538 ❑Necessary for election = 270
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