1. Executive Branch

2. Qualifications for office: –Age 35 yrs old (life expectancy in 1790: (34.5yrs) –Birth Must be born in the U.S. –Must have lived in the U.S. for 14 yrs

3. Length of term –4yrs (8yrs) Impeachment –To bring charges against the President (to accuse) (Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton) –Senate tries the case (is the jury)

4. Duty –Carry out laws/can veto legislation from the Congress –Can issue executive orders –Can also issue pardons

5. What is the cabinet? –Heads of departments/serve as advisors –President’s salary? $400,000 In retirement $199,700 and secret service protection for life if President prior to 1997 Succession to the Presidency –A strict order has been made starting with the Vice President (see next slide for a full list)

6. 1. Vice President of the United States (Joe Biden (D-DE)) 2. Speaker of the House of Representatives (John Boehner (R-OH)) 3. President pro Tempore of the Senate (Patrick Leahy (D-VT)) (longest serving senator of the president’s party) The secretaries of the president's Cabinet now fill out the balance of the order of presidential succession: 4. Secretary of State 5. Secretary of the Treasury 6. Secretary of Defense 7. Attorney General 8. Secretary of the Interior 9. Secretary of Agriculture 10. Secretary of Commerce 11. Secretary of Labor 12. Secretary of Health & Human Services 13. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development 14. Secretary of Transportation 15. Secretary of Energy 16. Secretary of Education 17. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs 18. Secretary of Homeland Security

7. Vice-President – Joe Biden Salary - $231,900

8. Speaker of the House – John Boehner Salary - $223,500

9. President Pro-Tem of the Senate – Patrick Leahy Salary - $174,000

10. Secretary of State – Hillary Clinton Salary - $186,600

11. Secretary of the Treasury –Tim Geithner Salary - $191,3000