Qualifications of the Presidency: a Person Must Be

Unit 4: # 6

Qualifications of the Presidency:
A person must be

1) At least 35 years old,

2) a native born American citizen, and

3) a resident of the US for at least 14 years.
Electing a President:
-Elections take place every 4 years.
-The president is elected indirectly through the Electoral College.
-Each state shall appoint electors to vote for the major candidates.
-Electoral College is a "Winner take all" system.
- 270 Electoral votes are needed to win.
Term of Office:
-Presidents serve 4 year terms.
-Presidents limited to two terms.
Salary-
President receives about $400,000 per year.
Vice President:
-Elected with the President.
-Shall preside over the Senate and vote in case of a tie.
Presidential Succession:
-25th Amendment governs order of succession.
-Pres./ VP/ Speaker/ Pro Tem/ Secretary of State.

Section 2

I. The President’s Job

Constitutional Powers:
-veto or reject bills
-call Congress into special session
-serve as Commander in Chief
-recieve leaders and other officials of foreign countries.
-make treaties
-appoint heads of agencies, federal judges, ambassadors, and others.
-pardon or reduce penalties.

Roles

Chief Executive:

-carry out laws.
-head of cabinet, and 3 million civil servants.
-executive order- has the force of a law.
-appoint various officials
-pardon, reprieve, grant amnesty.
Chief Diplomat:
-direct foreign policy
Commander in Chief:
-chief of nations armed forces.
-shares power to make war with congress
Legislative Leader:
-proposes legislation, that members of Congress introduce.
Head of State:
-ceremonies
-greets and recieves foreign leaders.
Economic Leader:
-plan federal budget
Party Leader:
-leads his party.

Section 3

I. The President and Foreign Policy:

A. Foreign Policy is one nation’s plan for dealing with other nations.

B. National Security is the basic goal of American foreign policy and the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm.

C. International trade, world peace, and promoting democracy are other goals.

D. Power to conduct foreign and military affairs is split between the president and Congress.

II. Tools of Foreign Policy:

A. Creating Treaties and Executive Agreements

1. Treaties are formal agreements between the governments of two or more countries. Senate must approve with two-thirds vote.

2. Executive agreements do not require Senate approval. These do not carry the same force as treaties.

B. Appointing Ambassadors:

1. Ambassadors are official representatives of a country’s government.

C. Foreign Aid:

1. Foreign Aid includes money, food, military assistance, or other supplies given to help other countries.

D. International Trade:

1. Trade Sanctions are efforts to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers.

2. Embargo is an agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation.

E. Military Force: the most powerful power, but must be used with care.

Presidential Advisers and Executive Agencies:

I. Executive Office of the President:

A. Grown over time.

B. White House Office: 500 people work directly for the President.

C. Office of Management and Budget: prepares budget and monitors spending.

D. National Security Council: helps coordinate military and foreign policy.

E. Office of Administration: provides services to all the executive offices of the president.

F. Council of Economic Advisers (CEA): helps president carry out role as economic leader.

II. Cabinet: group of presidential advisers that includes the heads of the 14 top-level executive departments.

A. Department of Homeland Security: created in 2002, to consolidate nation’s defenses.

B. Cabinet Responsibilities:

1. Advise the president.

2. Meets at presidents request

III. The Vice President and the First Lady:

A. Vice Presidents power delegated by president.

B. Each First Lady makes her own role.

IV. The Federal Bureaucracy: hundreds of agencies and over 3 million workers.

A. Carry out the many programs that Congress has created.

1. Decides how to apply.

2. Administers day to day operations.

3. Regulate various activities.

B. Independent Agencies: hundreds of agencies that are not part of the Cabinet.

-executive agencies- deal with specialized areas

-government corporations- government owned businesses

C. Government Workers:

1. Political Appointees- people whom the president chooses for top leadership jobs.

2. Civil Service Workers- Permanent employees that make up 90% of national government employees.

3. Spoils v. Merits system- Spoils system allowed President to wipe out most federal workers and replace them with his friends. The merits system requires workers to have met certain standards to obtain jobs.

The Executive Branch- Presidential Packet

Article II

Qualifications of the Presidency:
A person must be

1) At least 35 years old,

2) a ______, and

3) a ______of the US for at least 14 years.
Electing a President:
-Elections ______.
-The president is elected indirectly through the ______.
-Each state shall appoint ______to vote for the major candidates.
-Electoral College is a "______" system.
- ______Electoral votes are needed to _____.
Term of Office:
-Presidents serve ______.
-Presidents limited to ______.
Salary-
President receives about ______per year.
Vice President:
-______.
-Shall preside over the ______and vote in case of a tie.
Presidential Succession:
-_____th Amendment governs order of succession.
-Pres./ VP/ Speaker/ ______/ Secretary of State.

I. Constitutional Powers:
-______
-call Congress into ______
-serve as ______
-receive leaders and other officials of ______.
-make treaties
-______heads of agencies, federal judges, ambassadors, and others.
-pardon or reduce penalties.
II. Roles “Hats of the President”
Chief Executive:

-______.
-head of cabinet, and 3 million civil servants.
-executive order- ______.
-______, ______, ______.
Chief Diplomat:
-______
Commander in Chief:
-______
-shares power to ______
Legislative Leader:
-______, that members of Congress introduce.
Head of State:
-______
-greets and receives ______.
Economic Leader:
-______
Party Leader:
-______

I. The President and Foreign Policy:

A. Foreign Policy ______.

B. National Security is the ______.

D. ______, world peace, and ______are other goals.

E. Power to conduct ______is split between the president and Congress.

II. Tools of Foreign Policy:

A. Creating Treaties and Executive Agreements

1. Treaties ______. Senate must approve with ______vote.

2. Executive agreements ______. These do not carry the same force as ______.

B. Appointing Ambassadors:

1. Ambassadors are ______.

C. Foreign Aid:

1. Foreign Aid includes______,______,______, or other supplies given to help other countries.

D. International Trade:

1. Trade Sanctions ______

2. Embargo______that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation.

E. Military Force: ______.

Presidential Advisers and Executive Agencies:

I. Executive Office of the President:

A. Grown over time.

B. White House Office: ______work directly for the President.

C. Office of Management and Budget: ______.

D. National Security Council: ______.

E. Office of Administration: ______.

F. Council of Economic Advisers (CEA): ______

II. Cabinet: group of ______that includes the heads of the 14 top-level executive departments.

A. Department of Homeland Security: created in ______, to consolidate nation’s defenses.

B. Cabinet Responsibilities:

1. ______.

2. ______

III. The Vice President and the First Lady:

A. Vice Presidents ______.

B. Each First Lady makes ______.

IV. The Federal Bureaucracy: hundreds of agencies and over 3 million workers.

A. Carry out the many programs that Congress has created.

1. ______.

2. ______.

3. ______

B. Independent Agencies: ______.

-______- deal with specialized areas

-government corporations- ______

C. Government Workers:

1. Political Appointees- ______.

2. Civil Service Workers-______

3. Spoils v. Merits system- ______