1. Ch.13 The Presidency

2. Warm-Up Formal Qualifications 2 B President __________ years old ___________ years a resident ___________ __________ citizen

3. 13.1 – The President’s Job Description  The President’s Roles Chief of State: ceremonial head of the government of the United States Chief Executive: “The Executive Power” of the United States Chief Administrator: Director of the Federal Government Chief Diplomat: Architect of American foreign policy and the nation’s chief spokesperson to the rest of the world

4. The President’s Job Description Commander in Chief: leader of the nation’s armed forces Chief Legislator: Main architect of its public policies Chief of Party: Leader of the political party that controls the executive branch Chief Citizen: Representative of all the people

5. Formal Qualifications  Natural Born Citizen  35 Years Old  Residency: at least 14 years

6. The President’s Term  22nd Amendment: made the unwritten custom limiting presidential terms a part of the written Constitution – maximum of 2 full terms

7. Pay & Benefits  $400,000/yr.  $50,000/yr. spending allowance (non- taxable)  White House (132 rooms)  Offices & Large staff  Fleet of automobiles  Air Force One and Marine One  Camp David  Finest medical, dental and other health care  Travel & Entertainment Funds

8. 13.2 – Presidential Succession  The Constitution & Succession Succession: the scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled by the Vice President when a president dies, resigns, or is removed from office by impeachment Originally: The Constitution declares that “the powers and duties” of the office – not the office itself – would transfer to the Vice President Today: The 25th Amendment states that the Vice President shall become the President Presidential Succession Act of 1947: set the order of succession following the Vice President

9. The Vice Presidency  Importance of the Office Formal Duties: (1) to preside over the Senate and (2) to help decide the question of presidential disability Elected by the people – Can not be fired by the President  Benefits $198, 600 (salary)

10. 13.3 – Presidential Selection: The Framer’s Plan  Original Provisions President & Vice President were to be chosen by presidential electors – casting 2 electoral votes The candidate with the most votes would become President; The candidate with the 2nd most votes would become Vice President

11. 13.4 – Presidential Nominations  Presidential primary: used to choose a candidate for the party; At-Large election  National Convention: Presidential Party Candidate is nominated and chosen

12. 13.5 – The Election  The Electoral College Today People do not vote directly for the president – they elect presidential electors Constitution provides for the election of the President by the electoral college, in which each State has as many electors as it has members of Congress Presidential electors are expected to vote automatically for their party’s candidates

13. The Electoral College  Choosing Electors Today: Names of the individual elector-candidates appear on the ballot in only a handful of States In most states, only the names of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates are listed  Flaws in the Electoral College The winner of the popular vote is not guaranteed the presidency Electors are not required to vote in accord with the popular vote Any election might have to be decided in the House of Representatives

15. The Electoral College  Proposed Reforms The District Plan: Electors would be chosen the same way as the members of Congress are chosen (At-Large Election) The Proportional Plan: Each presidential candidate would receive the same share of a State’s electoral vote as he or she received in the State’s popular vote Direct Popular Election: Do away with the electoral college system and allow a direct popular election of the President

16. National Popular Vote vs. Electoral College Vote (Left Side, After Warm-Ups Page) 1. What is the Electoral College, and how does it work? Which Article and Section of the Constitution explains the Electoral College? 2. In the 2008 presidential election, how are Maryland and New Jersey going to cast their state’s Electoral College votes? Why can they do this? 3. List arguments supporting and opposing the Electoral College. List arguments supporting and opposing a national popular vote for President. 4. Give an example of an election when a presidential candidate won the national popular vote, but did not win the election. (Hint: There have been four.)