1. What would you do if You Were the President of the United States?

2. The Executive Branch

3. Executive Branch Article II of the Constitution-
“Executive Power shall be invested in a President”
Purpose: To Execute, or carry out, laws passed by Congress

4. Executive Branch 3 rules for becoming a U.S. President
At least 35 years old
Native-Born American Citizen
A resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years

5. Executive Branch Presidents serve 4 year terms Salary: $400,000 year
Can only serve 2 terms – 22nd Amendment
Salary: $400,000 year
Plus money for travel and expenses

7. Presidential Succession
Presidential succession act – 1947
Created the line of presidential succession
25th Amendment
Allows the vice president can assume the presidency should the president become unable to lead.

8. Electoral College
Electoral College- a group of people named by each state legislature to cast votes in the presidential election.
Each state gets as many votes as it has legislatures
House Reps + Senators = electoral votes

9. Electoral College 538 total electoral votes
MAGIC NUMBER- 270
Winner takes all system – the majority vote getter in a state gets all the states electoral votes

10. How do we get a President?
Electoral College

12. Does our current election system allow for a democratic reflection of our country?

14. 7.1
Is Now Over!!

15. Who in this class has a job?

16. Presidential Roles and Responsibilities

18. Where does the Executive Branch get its powers from?
The States
The Judicial Branch
The Constitution
The President

19. Roles of the President 3- Chiefs 3- Leaders 1- State
CHIEF Executive CHIEF Diplomat Commander and CHIEF Legislative LEADER Economic LEADER Party LEADER Head of STATE

20. Administrative Head of the Government
Chief Executive
Administrative Head of the Government
Responsibilities-
Use of Executive Orders
Appointment of Head of Departments
Meet with Cabinet
Sign bills

21. Negotiates with foreign governments for the U.S.
Chief Diplomat
Negotiates with foreign governments for the U.S.
appoint ambassadors,
make treaties
support or oppose the actions of other nations.

22. Civilian Head of the Armed Forces
Commander in Chief
Civilian Head of the Armed Forces
Can order troops into battle or send them overseas.

23. Recommends Legislation to Congress
Legislative Leader
Recommends Legislation to Congress
Can threaten to veto bills he/she opposes

24. Guides financial policies and decisions
Economic Leader
Guides financial policies and decisions
Plan Federal Government Budget
Deal with problems of unemployment, taxes, and inflation

25. Head of their Respective Party
Party Leader
Head of their Respective Party
rewards those who are loyal to the political party with jobs and support other candidates for public office.
Helps raise money for their party

26. Ceremonial Symbol of the U. S.
Head of State
Ceremonial Symbol of the U. S.
Social Figure
Meeting with important officials
Welcoming Heads of State from other countries.

27. President Obama appointed Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.
(Chief Executive)

28. Jimmy Carter brings Egypt and Israel together to sign the Camp David Peace Accords in (Chief Diplomat)

29. President Clinton sends Hillary Clinton to represent the United States at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. (Head of State)

30. President Kennedy orders America's nuclear forces on high alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis of (Commander-in-Chief)

31. President Carter placed restrictions on the sale of gasoline during the 1979 energy crisis.
(Economic Leader)

32. The president makes his annual state-of-the union address to Congress to outline his agenda for the year.
(Chief  Legislator)

33. 7.2
Is Now Over!!

34. Foreign Policy
7.3

36.      
“The purpose of foreign policy is not to provide an outlet for our own sentiments of hope; it is to shape real events in a real world.”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
35th US President ( )

37. Foreign Policy Primary Goal- National Security Secondary Goals
International Trade
Promote World Peace
Promote Democracy

38. Other key figures are the
What presidential roles (hats) does the president have when dealing with foreign policy?
Other key figures are the
State department
Homeland Security
Defense Department
CIA
National Security Council

40. 5 Tools of Foreign Policy
1. Treaty- Formal agreement between two nations
Senate must approve by 2/3 vote
President can by pass with an Executive Agreement – agreement between the president and leader of another country.

41. 5 Tools of Foreign Policy
2. Ambassadors- Government representative to foreign nations
Must be confirmed by the Senate
Country must be recognized for holding power legally, legitimate

42. 5 Tools of Foreign Policy
3. Foreign Aid
Provide Money, Food, Medical Supplies, Military Assistance to foreign countries

44. 5 Tools of Foreign Policy
4. International Trade
What items will be traded and rules for trade
Punishments
Trade Sanctions –imposed trade barriers
Embargo- agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them from trading with a target nation

45. 5 Tools of Foreign Policy
5. Military Force
As commander in Chief the president can order troops into battle.
Only Congress can officially Declare War
Congress vs. President

46. 7.3
Is Now Over!!

47. 7.4 Organization of the Federal Branch

50. Advisors The Executive Office
About 500 people who work directly for the president . Holds the presidents closest advisers – The Chief of Staff

51. Executive Office Council of Economic Advisers
Council on Environmental Quality
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
Office of Administration
Office of Management and Budget
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Office of the Vice President
Executive Residence

52. Presidential Cabinet 15 top level executive departments
Must be approved by the Senate
As cabinet members, aka Secretaries, they are responsible for advising the president on issues relating to their departments

53. Presidential Cabinet No mention of the Cabinet in the Constitution
Yet was used as early as in the presidency of George Washington
Part of the order of Presidential succession
25th Amendment

55. Federal Bureaucracy
Collective agencies and employees of the executive branch
Workers are bureaucrats- or Civil Servants

56. Federal Bureaucracy 3 main responsibilities
1. Turn laws into action by deciding how you apply the laws to daily life
Specific rules and procedures
2. Administer day to day operations of the Government
Ex. Deliver mail, collect taxes, social security
3. Regulate various activities
Censorship of media, Food ingredients, Air Travel

57. Independent Agencies
These agencies are responsible for carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive branch.
They are called independent because they are separate from the cabinet

58. Independent Agencies 3 main types Executive agencies
Responsible for dealing with certain specialized area of the Government
Ex NASA

59. Independent Agencies 3 main types Government Corporations
Work like Private businesses owned by the Government, not individuals
President chooses leadership with senate approval
Make no profit
Ex. Post Office

60. Independent Agencies 3 main types Regulatory Boards and Commissions
Protect the public
President appoints leaders but only Congress can remove through impeachment.
Ex. FCC- Federal communications comission

61. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES A. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
B. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
C. United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
D. Federal Election Commission (FEC)
E. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
F. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
G. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
H. Federal Trade Commission (FTC
I. General Services Administration (GSA)
J. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
K. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
L. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
M. National Science Foundation (NSF)
N. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
O. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
P. Peace Corps,
Q. Small Business Administration (SBA)
R. Selective Service System (SSS)
S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
T. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
U. United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
V. United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
W. United States Postal Service
X. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Y. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board