Executive

BASIC INFORMATIONCONSTITUTIONAL

REQUIREMENTS• 35 years old• Natural Born Citizen• Live in US 14 Years

TRADITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• White Males (Except Obama)

• Protestant (Except JFK)• College EducatedGENERAL

• 4 year term• 2 term limit (except FDR)• $400,000 yearly – life

PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION

• Vice-President• Speaker of the House• President Pro Tempore• Cabinet Members

ELECTORAL COLLEGEPurpose – Officially Elects the President & Vice-PresidentNUMBERS: 538 Total, 270 to winEach State – Equal to total members in CongressWinner Take All – Majority of Votes in a State – Takes all Electoral Votes. (Except 2 States, Maine & Nebraska)

Goals of Foreign PolicyNational Security – ability to keep nation safe from attack International Trade - provide markets to sell goodsPromote World Peace Promote Democracy

ROLES & POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT

Chief Executive• Enforce laws passed by

Congress• Issue Executive Orders• Create Budget

Commander-in-Chief• Head of Armed Forces• Call out troops• War Powers Act – report to

Congress within 60 days

Chief Diplomat• Enter into Treaties• Make Executive Agreements• Appoint Ambassadors

Chief of State• Meet with foreign dignitaries• Throw out first baseball• Easter Egg Hunt• Symbolic Leader

Economic Leader

• Prepare the Federal Budget

Legislative Leader• Introduce legislation • State of the Union Address

Party Leader• Lead political party• Support members running for office

Foreign PolicyNation’s overall plan for dealing with other

countriesExecutive Agencies & Departments• Department of State• Department of Defense• CIA• National Security Council

Foreign Policy Vocabulary• Treaty – formal agreement between two or more

nations. President enters into treaties, must be approved by Senate.

• Executive Agreement – agreement between President and the leader of another country.

• Ambassador – appointed by President to represent US in another country.

• Foreign Aid – money, food, or military assistance given to another country.

• Limitations – Trade Sanctions & Embargoes

IMPEACHMENT PROCESS• Impeachment – The process of bringing formal charges against

a public official. According to the Constitution, any public official, including the president, can be impeached and removed from office for treason, bribery, or serious misconduct.

2 Steps of the Impeachment Process1. House of Representatives – must pass by a majority vote the

“Articles of Impeachment”.2. Senate – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the

Senate acting as a court. A 2/3 vote of Senators is required to remove an official from public office.

3 Historical Examples1. Andrew Johnson (Tenure of Office Act) Impeached, not removed2. Richard Nixon (Watergate Scandal) Resigned before

Impeachment3. Bill Clinton (Perjury) Impeached, not removed