1. Article II of the Constitution
The Executive Branch
Article II of the Constitution

2. Qualifications of the President
Must be at least 35 years old
Must be a natural-born citizen
Must have lived in the US for the previous 14 years

3. Cabinets Department of State Department of the Treasury
Department of Defense
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Department of Energy
Department of Education
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Homeland Security

4. The Bureaucracy List of Departments
Why are there so many different departments?
How does this affect the way our government runs?

5. Presidential Succession
The line of succession if anything were to happen to the president
This was changed by the 25th Amendment
The Vice President will take over the President’s spot, then will appoint someone to take over the Vice Presidency

6. Presidential Succession
Speaker of the House of Representatives (John Boehner)
President Pro Tempore of the Senate (Daniel Inouye)
Secretary of State (Hillary Clinton)
Secretary of the Treasury (Timothy Geithner)
Secretary of Defense (Leon Panetta)
Attorney General (Eric Holder)
Secretary of the Interior (Ken Salazar)
Secretary of Agriculture (Tom Vilsack)
Secretary of Commerce (Rebecca Blank)

7. Secretary of Labor (Hilda Solis)
Secretary of Health and Human Services (Kathleen Sebelius)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Shaun Donovan)
Secretary of Transportation (Ray LaHood)
Secretary of Energy (Steven Chu)
Secretary of Education (Arne Duncan)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Eric K. Shinsheki)
Secretary of Homeland Security (Janet Napolitano)

8. Roles of the President Chief of State Chief Executive Chief Diplomat
Commander-in-Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief of Party
Chief Guardian of the Economy
Chief of the Judicial

9. Chief of State The president is the symbol of our nation. Examples:
Greeting visitors at the White House
Giving out awards
Think about the kings and queens in a constitutional monarchy.

10. Obama hosted a Super Bowl Party

11. Chief Executive The President is the boss of the executive branch.
Examples:
He holds cabinet meetings.
Appoints officials to the FBI, CIA, and Supreme Court.
Runs Federal Bureaucracy: 2.6 million people

12. Obama appointed Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court

13. Chief Diplomat The President deals with people from other countries.
Examples:
He meets with the British Prime Minister to discuss business.
He entertains ambassadors from other countries.

14. Obama and the President of Iraq

15. Commander-in-Chief The President is in charge of the military.
Examples:
He decides whether to bomb foreign cities.
He can call troops to stop riots.

16. Obama meeting with the troops

17. Chief Legislator The President has some say in the bill process.
Examples:
He can sign or veto a bill.
He can give speeches in Congress to encourage them to pass a certain bill.

18. Obama signs a bill into law

19. Chief of the Party
The President is the symbol for his political party and can help others in his party get jobs.
Examples:
He can appoint members of his party to certain jobs.
He speaks at the party rallies.

20. Obama and Biden for the Democratic Party

21. Chief Guardian of the Economy
The President tries to help the economy and keep America relatively wealthy.
Examples:
Meets with economic advisors to discuss ways to help unemployment.
Cut or raise taxes to help the economy.

22. Obama meets with the CEOs of the major bank corporations

23. Chief of the Judicial
The President does have some say in the justice system.
Examples:
He can grant reprieves and pardons.
He appoints the Supreme Court justices.