1. The Presidency Ch. 13
“A tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”
“I’m glad to be going - This is the loneliest place in the world.”
“The four most miserable years of my life were my years in the Presidency.”

5. Qualifications Must be born a U.S. citizen At least ____ years old
What is the average age?
Who is the oldest?
Who is the youngest?

7. Qualifications Lived in the U.S. for at least ____ years.
What are informal qualifications?

8. Elected terms of the President
Elected term for President =_______
Is there a term limit?
22nd Amendment (1951)
No President may serve more than __ years in office.

9. Elected terms of the President
“No third term tradition”
What other options were discussed for elected terms when making the Constitution?
Should it be changed today?

10. Salary - Pay and Benefits
Congress sets pay - cannot be changed during term.
Salary of George Washington?
Presidents Salary today?
+ $50,000 expense account.
Can’t make money any other way

11. Salary - Pay and Benefits
Benefits of President
White House Secret Service
Air Force One
Marine One
Camp David
Medical Staff
Motorcade

15. What the President does
Chief of State - ceremonial leader
Chief Executive - Executes (carries out) our laws
Chief Administrator - top official in Federal Govt. (at top of bureaucracy)
Chief Diplomat - Main spokesman for foreign policy

16. What the President does
Chief Legislator - ability to shape Congressional agendas
Chief of Party - leader of his party
Chief Citizen - represents all U.S. Citizens

17. What the President does
Appointment Power
Pres. Selects many top officials in Govt.
All appointments confirmed by the _____
With a simple majority vote or
Major majority
How does this happen?

18. What the President does
Appointment Power cont.
*Ambassadors to other countries
*Cabinet Members (15)
*Heads of Agencies - CIA,FBI,NASA,NTSB,FED
*Federal Judges

19. What the President does
Treaty Power
Treaty- agreement between 2 or more sovereign states
Does it have to be approved?
Treaties have the same force as law

20. What the President does
Executive Agreement
Pact between Pres. And the head of a foreign state
Used for routine international agreements
Does it need to be approved?

21. What the President does
Commander in Chief
What is President’s role as commander in chief?
The President can make war
The U.S. Congress can declare war

22. What the President does
Commander in Chief cont.
* War Powers Resolution Act 1973
Puts limits on President’s war powers
What limits did law impose?

23. What the President does
War Powers Resolution Act 1973
1. ____ hours after committing troops Pres. Must tell Congress the circumstances and reasons
2. Within _____ days Pres. Must gain approval from Congress. Can be extended
3. Congress may end troop commitment at any time.

24. What the President does
Legislative Powers (Message Power)
Can the President make laws?
Pres. Informs Congress of agenda at state of the union address.

25. What the President does
Veto Power
Pres. Can sign bills into laws
Pres. Can veto bill and send back to Congress (Congress can override)
Pres. Can simply do nothing for 10 days
Pres. Can use the pocket veto

26. What the President does
Pardon power - forgiveness of a crime
Only for federal offenses - no on impeachment
Executive Order (Ordinance Power) - Directive, rule, proclamation issued by the President that has same force as law
EX / rationing, internment camps, Emancipation Proclamation, travel ban?, Manhattan project

27. Presidential Succession
25th Amendment (1967)
V.P. becomes the President if…….
What happened before the 25th Amendment?

28. Presidential Succession
Presidential Succession Act (1947)
Succession of Pres. Following the V.P.
Invoking the 25th
V.P. takes over when…
Pres. Informs Congress in Writing
2. V.P. and majority of cabinet inform Congress

29. Vice President V.P. -Becoming more important recently
-President of the Senate - can V.P. vote in Congress?
-Become President if current President is disabled
-helps determine presidential disability
-Balance the ticket

30. Election of the President
-President not elected by popular vote.
Why not?
-President is elected by Electoral College
group of electors from states who cast votes for President
-How many electors for each state?
Senators + House members = # of votes

32. Election of the President
Total electoral votes = _______
Votes needed to win = _______ (majority)
-Electors - members of Electoral College
*nominated by their political party
*assigned to the pres. Candidate representing their party
*chosen to Electoral College by popular vote
(this is who we actually vote for)

35. Election of the President
-electoral votes are made in December
-not counted until January 6th after election
-each elector gets 2 votes
1 for President
1 for V.P.

36. Election of the President
-what if there is no majority?
who gets to decide who the President and V.P. will be?______________
Each state would get 1 vote
(26 needed to win)

37. Election of the President
What is wrong with the Electoral College?
winner of popular vote may not win electoral vote
Winner-take-all system traditionally
Electors do not have to follow the popular vote in the states
House of Reps could possibly decide

38. Election of the President
Should changes be made?
Direct popular election - most simple and acceptable solution
District Plan
-2 electors chosen by popular vote at large
-they would cast votes according to at large popular vote

39. Election of the President
District Plan cont.
-other electors chosen by popular vote from each congressional district
-they would cast votes according to popular vote within district
Proportional Plan
-divide electoral votes based on percentage of popular votes

40. Election of the President
Proportional Plan cont.
-25 % of popular vote = 25% of electoral votes
-Minor Parties
Are the states free to choose their own methods of rewarding electoral votes?

41. Impeachment Impeach - to bring charges against an individual
-House of Reps brings charges (majority)
(treason, bribery, high crimes, misdem.)
-Senate acts as jury and votes on conviction
(2/3 vote) (judge is Chief Justice)