Topic 4 the executive branch Mr. Kallusingh

Qualifications of the president 1- Be a naturally born citizen 2- Be at least 35 years old; youngest elected president JFK 43 oldest elected president Ronald Regan 69, most presidents are in their 50’s 3- Have lived in the United States for 14 years

Roles of the president Commander in Chief- leads the military Chief of State- head of the government Chief Diplomat- main architect of American Foreign policy Chief Legislator- main architect of public policies Chief Executive- executive power of the United States

Roles of the president Chief Administrator- head of the federal government, employs more than 2.7 mil ppl Chief of Party- leader of their political party Chief Citizen- expected to represent public interest over private interest

Presidential Succession and vice president

Presidential Succession and vice president VP Only has two formal jobs- preside over the senate and decide the question of presidential disability President picks someone to balance his ticket by virtue of ideology, geography, race, ethnicity, gender, etc

Presidential nomination process Primaries- people in a state express their preference of which candidate they like Caucuses- people pick delegates for the national convention to represent them National Convention- used to be a much larger event as delegates would vote for the nomination, now a days candidates already know who won

Presidential nomination process Elections- campaign starts immediately after the conventions and in some cases at the convention Electoral College- are electors in each state that vote for each candidate; original intention was for people to pick them and then they would pick the president, but now they just vote how the majority votes; problems with the system1- popular vote is not guaranteed 2- electors are not required to follow peoples vote 3- election could go to the house if there is no majority

Executive powers Article II Executive powers outlined in the constitution are the armed forces, treaties, approve or veto acts of congress, control diplomats, grant pardons and reprieves, “take care that the laws be faithfully executed” Power has grown due to the federal governments involvement in transportation, labor, civil rights, health, welfare, communication, etc

Executive powers Executive order- directive/ rule/ regulation that has the effect of a law issued by the president depending on certain circumstances Appointment Power- to pick ambassadors, diplomats, cabinet members, top aides, head of agencies, federal judges, US marshals, federal attorneys, officers in the armed forces

Executive powers Executive Agreement- a pact between the president and another foreign leader President technically an not declare war, but has done it numerous times without congressional approval Regan 83 Grenada, Bush 89 Noriega, Clinton 95 Bosnia and 99 Kosovo

Federal Bureaucracy Bureaucracy is a large complex administrative structure that handles everyday business of an organization Features of a bureaucracy are hierarchal authority, job specialization, and formalized rules

Federal Bureaucracy Executive office of the President(EOP)- is a complex organization of several separate agencies staffed by the president

Foreign Affairs and national security The first 150 years America was strictly followed isolationism, but in the last 60 years the world has changed and the well being of our citizens is determined by what is going on in the world Foreign policy is a collection of statements the USA has with other countries

Federal budget Congress determines the budget of the United States and the president is the one that submits the budget to congress