The Office of President A: Qualifications 1. At least 35 yrs.old 2. Native-born American 3. Resident of the United States of America

 B : Presidential Elections  Every four years in years divisible by four.  C : Electoral College: formally elects the president.  a. The Constitution says that each state shall appoint electors  a. The Constitution says that each state shall appoint electors, who elect the president and vice-president.   b. each state has as many electoral votes as the total of its senators and members of the House of Representatives.   c. to be elected president a candidate must receive half of the 538 electoral votes available. At least 270 are needed.

D: Term of Office  Presidents serve four yr. terms.  The 22 nd Amendment limits each pres. To two elected terms, or a maximum of 10 years if the presidency began during an earlier term.

E: Presidential Succession  A: Presidential Succession Act: 1947  1. indicates the line of succession  Vice-President  Speaker of the House  Pres. Pro tempore of the Senate  Secretary of State  Secretary of the Treasury (See page 211 in your textbook for the full list).

 B: Twenty-fifth Amendment 1967  1.if the president dies or leaves office the VP becomes president.  A the new president chooses a V.President  Both the House of Rep and Senate must approve. 2. Gives the V.Pres a role in determining whether a Pres. is unable to do the job.

 Has been used 3 times.  In 1973, V.President Spiro Agnew resigned Pres. Richard Nixon replaced him with Gerald Ford.  In 1974, Nixon resigned and Ford became the new president  In 1985, Pres. Reagan had surgery and Pres. Bush served as acting president for about 8 hours.

Presidents who have been succeeded in office  Harrison,Lincoln,Garfield,McKinley,Kennedy, and Nixon.

Read the Electoral College Article  Answer the following questions  1. Why do you think the framers created the electoral college?  2. The president is elected to serve all the people of the United States not a political party or one ideology. Does the electoral college help protect the country from a majority of people from one part of the country from controlling the presidency?  3. Do you agree with the electoral college. Why or Why not?

The President and Foreign Policy  Foreign policy: a nation’s plan to deal with other nations.  Primary goal of the foreign policy is to handle national security, the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm.  Second goal is to promote international trade.  Third is to promote world peace.  Fourth goal is to promote democracy

 Trade and Executive agreements:  Formal agreements between nations like NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) are approved by the Senate.  The president can enter executive agreements with leaders of other countries on minor affairs

Constitutional Powers of the President: Uphold and enforce the Constitution of the US. Expressed or Enumerated Powers: + Serve as commander in chief of all U.S. armed forces + Commission officers of the armed forces + Grant pardons and reprieves from Federal offenses (except impeachments) + Convene special sessions of Congress + Receive foreign ambassadors + Take care that Federal laws are faithfully executed + Wield the "executive power" + Appoint officials to lesser offices + Make treaties + Appoint ambassadors, judges, and higher officials + Approve legislation

Statutory Powers: President is required to enforce all laws passed by Congress. For example: if the under the Clean Air and Water Act-EPA can impose regulations. The Executive Branch insures that these regulations are followed. Inherent powers of the President: Regulate immigration, deport undocumented aliens, acquire territory

 “I make American foreign policy,” President Truman (1948)  “America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.” GW. Bush (2002)

 “ Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.” GW. Bush (2002)  “History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.” Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower  “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” Gerald R. Ford Gerald R. Ford Gerald R. Ford

Read the following quotes…  Do you agree or not agree with their statement? Why or why not? Be specific. If you were president, what principle of government would matter most to you i.e.. Separation of powers, limited government, rule of law, federalism?

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. George Washington George Washington The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power. Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson

Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship. -Harry S. Truman | Government and Rule QuotesGovernment and Rule Quotes -You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered. Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson