1. F.S. What makes a “good” president?

2. President of the United States America’s Executive Branch
POTUS
President of the United States
America’s Executive Branch

3. Aged?

4. Four Years

7. Ageless.

8. I. Executive Branch(enforces the laws)

9. A. Three Parts
1. President
2. Vice President
3. Cabinet

10. B. President’s Roles 1. Chief of State- ceremonial head
Ceremonial head of government

11. 2. Chief Executive Constitutional responsibility
Uphold the constitution!

12. 3. Chief Administrator
Approx. 3 million employees

14. 4. Chief Diplomat
Spokesperson for the nation.

15. 5. Commander in Chief
Head of the military

16. 6. Chief Legislator
Lawmaking ability

17. 7. Party Chief “As they go…so does their party”.
Help others get elected.

18. 8. Chief Citizen
represents all people

19. C. Qualifications
Age: 35
14 year resident
Natural born citizen

20. D. Term
Four Years. Two term limit(10 year limit) FDR!
22nd Amendment

21. E. Pay and Benefits
1.$400, $50,000 expenses 3. White House, automobiles, Camp David. AF1 4. Pension, security for life(no personal life)

22. F. Succession 25th Amendment calls on V.P. to take over#
Office
Current Officer
President of the United States
Barack Obama 1
Vice President of the United States
Joe Biden 2
Speaker of the House
John Boehner 3
President pro tempore of the Senate
Daniel Inouye 4
Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton 5
Secretary of the Treasury
Timothy Geithner 6
Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates* 7
Attorney General
Eric Holder 8
Secretary of the Interior
Ken Salazar 9
Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Vilsack 10
Secretary of Commerce
Gary Locke 11
Secretary of Labor
Hilda Solis 12
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius 13
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Shaun Donovan 14
Secretary of Transportation
Ray LaHood 15
Secretary of Energy
Steven Chu 16
Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan 17
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Eric Shinseki 18
Secretary of Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
F. Succession
25th Amendment calls on V.P. to take over
Congress sets order(p.359) Pres, V.P., Speaker, Protempor, Sec. of State...rest of cabinet.

23. G. Vice President Qualifications
1. Same as President(14 have become pres.)
2. Resign, Death, Impeachment, Inability

24. H. Cabinet 1. Group of Advisors(15)
2. Head of the 15 different departments
3. Executive branch has become huge and complex!
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