The President

President’s Purpose What did you put on your job description?

QualificationsTerms The President  35 years old  Natural born US citizen  Live in US at least 14 years  What else did you include on your job description?  4 year term  22 nd Amendment limits presidents to 2 terms (8 years total)

President’s Compensation  $400,000/ year salary  $50,000/ year expense allowance  “Perks”  White House  Air Force One  Camp David  Medical, dental, health care  What do you think about the president’s compensation?

President’s Roles 1.Chief of State 2.Chief Executive 3.Chief Administrator 4.Chief Diplomat 5.Commander in Chief 6.Chief Legislator 7.Chief of Party 8.Chief Citizen

President’s Roles  Describe or define this Presidential role.  What are some examples of things the President would do in this role?

Executive Branch

The Simplified Version

The Real Version

Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy =  Large, complex structures that handles the everyday business of an organization  Ex. McDonald’s, Roman Catholic Church, universities, Rochester Community Schools  Why? Without the people who make bureaucracy happen, laws would just be words and nothing would get done.

The President and Bureaucracy 1.Executive Office of the President 2.Executive Departments 3.Independent Agencies (pg 417)

Federal Bureaucracy

Executive Office of President  EOP= President’s “right arm”  ~10 separate agencies staffed by the President’s closest advisors and assistants

White House Office National Security Council Executive Office of President  Located mostly in the West Wing  Includes President’s key personal and political staff:  Chief of Staff (most influential presidential aid)  Press Secretary  Counsel (legal advisor)  President’s physician  Advises President in all domestic, foreign, and military matters related to the nation’s security  Includes:  Vice President  Secretaries of Defense and State  CIA director  Joint Chiefs of Staff (high ranking military personnel)

Federal Bureaucracy

Executive Departments  Executive departments do much of the work of the Federal Government  Put Congress’s bills into action  15 executive departments organized around large areas of government  Department of… State Treasury Defense Justice Interior Agriculture Commerce Labor Homeland Security Health and Human Services Housing and Urban Development Transportation Energy Education Veterans Affairs pg

Executive Departments  Each executive department is headed by a secretary (ex. Secretary of Defense)  Except the Dept. of Justice headed by the Attorney General  These secretaries: 1.Head their executive department 2.Form the President’s Cabinet

Executive Departments The President’s Cabinet  The President appoints the secretaries for the 15 executive departments  These appointments MUST be approved by the Senate  The secretaries form the President’s Cabinet  Made up of experts in their areas of government, the Cabinet advises the President

Federal Bureaucracy

Independent Agencies  agencies that work outside of the executive departments  Ex. Social Security Administration Environmental Protection Agency NASA Civil Rights Commission Peace Corps