The Executive Branch President Vice President Executive Office of the President Cabinet

THE PRESIDENT: Most Powerful Man on Earth  Qualifications  35 years old  Native-Born Citizen  Resident for at least 14 years  Term – 4 yrs., can only serve 2 terms

THE PRESIDENT  Presidential facts  Every President has been white male  All but 1 have been Protestant Christians  Most had College Educations  Many Lawyers  Recent challenges  JFK first Catholic  Geraldine Ferraro first female VP candidate  Jesse Jackson, close second in race to become Democratic nominee  Joseph Lieberman first Jewish VP nominee

THE PRESIDENT  Electing a President  How often are elections held?  Who elects the President?  How are electoral votes decided?  How many electoral votes are there in AZ? The U.S.?  What is the magic electoral number?  What happens if an election doesn’t produce an obvious winner?  What is the election process?  The Election Process film

THE PRESIDENT  Answers to questions  How often are elections held? 4 yrs.  Who elects the President? State Electors  How are electoral votes decided? People choose elector who is connected to candidate

THE PRESIDENT  How many electoral votes are there in AZ? 10 The U.S.? 538  What is the magic electoral number? 270  What happens if an election doesn’t produce an obvious winner? House decides (1 vote each state; need a majority)  Has happened twice  1800 Jefferson tied Aaron Burr in electoral votes  1824 John Quincy Adams tied Andrew Jackson and 2 others

THE PRESIDENT  Other election info.  Originally President and VP both elected directly  1796 John Adams (President) 71 Electoral votes; Thomas Jefferson (VP) 68 electoral votes  1800 Jefferson (President) beat Burr (VP) in House  th Amendment changed

THE PRESIDENT  Presidential Succession  The Vice President Richard Cheney Richard CheneyRichard Cheney  Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert John Dennis HastertJohn Dennis Hastert  President pro tempore of the Senate1 Ted Stevens  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice  Secretary of the Treasury John Snow John SnowJohn Snow  Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Donald H. RumsfeldDonald H. Rumsfeld  Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Alberto GonzalesAlberto Gonzales  Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton Gale A. NortonGale A. Norton  Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns  Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez  Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao3 Elaine Chao3Elaine Chao3  Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt  Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson  Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta Norman Yoshio Mineta Norman Yoshio Mineta  Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman  Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings  Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson  Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff

VICE PRESIDENT  John Adams (1 st V.P.)  “I am Vice President. In this I am nothing, but I may become everything.”  Chosen by Presidential Candidate during election  Elected with President by E.C.  Very little authority  Know what’s going on  Qualifications – same as Pres.  Presides over Senate – Vote if tie

VICE PRESIDENT  First in line to become President if:  President Dies  Becomes seriously ill  Resigns  Impeached

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT (EOP)  Formed during FDR’s administration – help president do his job  2000 employees and $100 mill. Budget  Prepare reports, help write bills, check other parts of Executive Branch

EOP  White House Office – 500 people  Chief of Staff, Press Secretary  Decides who and what gets through to the president  National Security Council (NSC)  Helps coordinate military and foreign policy  Made up of: VP, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sec. State and Defense  Office of Management of Budget  Prepares federal budget

EOP  Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)  Give Economic advice on employment, tax policy, inflation, and trade  Office of Homeland Security  Created in 2001 – Concerned with antiterrorist activities

CABINET  14 Presidential advisers  Heads of depts. – i.e. Head of Dept. of Justice is Attorney General  All other heads are “Secretaries”  Not in the Constitution – used based on need; some presidents use more than others  Primary role is to run their department