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Qualifications for President

• 1. native born citizen• 2. at least 35 years old• 3. have been a resident of the

U.S. for at least 14 years.

Terms• One term is 4 years• Originally the Constitution did not

state how many terms a President could be elected

• George Washington set the limit at 2 terms.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Only President to serve over 2 terms

• He was elected to 4 terms• In 1951 the 22nd amendment set

the limit at 2 terms

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

• Annual Salary $400,000• $50,000 non taxable allowance• Travel, housing, staff = paid for

Most Presidents have been:

• Christian• White men• Lawyers• College educated• Held major office before

Barack Obama

• First African American President• One of the youngest Presidents

Vice President• Serves as President if President

dies or is incapable of completing his duties

• 8 Presidents have dies in office and one resigned.

• Presides over the Senate, breaks the tie.

Vice President• Must meet the same qualifications

as the president. Why?• $208,000 annual salary• $10,000 taxable expense account

Vice President• Year ago Vice Presidents were not

very involved in policy making• Today Vice Presidents represent

our country over seas, work closely with the President and give the President advice.

Succession• Presidential Succession: Who takes the

place of the President if he dies or is unable to remain as President 20 amendment:– Vice President– Speaker of the House– President Pro Tempore– Sec. of State

Review Questions:• 1. Who is the Vice President?• 2. How old do you have to be to

be President?• 3. What President served the

most terms? How many?• 4. What President set the limit at

2 terms?

Review Questions• 5. What are some qualities that

Presidents share?• 6. Who becomes the President

after the V.P.?• 7. How much does the V.P. make

a year?

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Balance of Power

• Although the President has a great amount of power, America did not want another King so the President’s power is balanced with the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch

President’s Roles• 1. Legislative Leader

– Recommends or suggests new laws to Congress.

State of the Union Address = speech given each year, usually in January, by the President to Congress outlining what the President wants them to do that session.

The President can also veto legislation he does not want to become law.

President’s Roles (cont)• 2. Commander in Chief: head of

U.S. forces. All military officers answer to the President– President can send troops anywhere

in the world, but after 60 days Congress has to approve the troops remaining.

Presidential Roles (cont)

• 3. Foreign Policy Leader: foreign policy is the governments plan for interacting with other countries of the world.

Terms:• 1. Diplomacy: art of interacting

with foreign governments.• 2. treaties: written agreements

with other countries. Must be approved by 2/3 of Senate.

Terms:

• 3. reprieve: postpones the carrying out of a person’s sentence

• 4. pardon: forgives a person their crime and eliminates their punishment

• 5. commutation: reducing a sentence.

Review Questions:• 1. What is the name of the speech

that the President gives each year about the country?

• 2. Can the President declare war?• 3. What is reducing a sentence?• 4. What is the art of interacting

with other countries?

Review ???????• 5. What is a reprieve?• 6. What are written agreements

between countries?• 7. What is a pardon?

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Executive Office and Cabinet

• The President has many advisors that inform him about important issues.

• NSC is the National Security Council• White House Office:

– Personal and political advisors– Press secretary – Speech writers– Aids

Cabinet• There are many cabinet member in the

executive branch• In 2005 there were 15 cabinet positions• Senate must approve all cabinet

appointments• Title is secretary: like Secretary of State• Attorney General: head of Department

of Justice

Department of State

• Foreign Policy is the main purpose of the Department of State

• Ambassadors- are highest ranking U.S. representatives in foreign countries.

Dep. of State (cont)• Embassy: residence of the

ambassador and official building of the U.S. in that country

• Consul: represents the U.S. commercial interests in foreign countries.

• Consulate: consul’s office

Dep. of State (cont)• Passports: formal documents that

allow U.S. citizens to travel to other countries

• Visas: allow foreigners to come into U.S.

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• Who is the Secretary of State?

ANSWER:

Department of Defense• Robert Gates: Secretary of

Defense

Department of Defense• In charge of the nations armed

forces • Operates hundreds of military bases• Secretary of Defense is always a

civilianJoint Chiefs of Staff: highest ranking

officer in each of the armed forces.

Other Departments• Dept. of Homeland Security:

Established after Sept. 11, to protect nation against terrorist attacks

• Dept. of Treasury: managing money, prosecuting counterfeiters and others

• Dept. of Justice: enforcing laws, prevent and control crime, administer justice fairly

Review ???• 1. Who is the Sec. of Defense?• 2. What is the Joint Chiefs of

Staff?• 3. What do you need to travel out

of the U.S.?• 4. What does a foreigner need to

come to the U.S.?

Review ?????• 5. Who is the head of the Dept. of

Justice?• 6. What is an embassy?• 7. What is the job of the Dept. of

Homeland Security?