1. How the gov’t works Executive Branch

2. ELECTING A PRESIDENT 4 YR TERM 4 YR TERM MAX 2 TERMS OR 10 YEARS MAX 2 TERMS OR 10 YEARS Age 35 Age 35 Natural Born Citizen Natural Born Citizen Resident for 14 years Resident for 14 years Salary $400,000 Salary $400,000 $50,000 expense account $50,000 expense account annual salary at retirement is base pay of executive department which was $199,700 in 2011 annual salary at retirement is base pay of executive department which was $199,700 in 2011 Vice President salary $230,700 Vice President salary $230,700 Video http://articleii.org/video_intros.html Video http://articleii.org/video_intros.html http://articleii.org/video_intros.html

3. How the gov’t works Executive Branch President, vice president, cabinet President, vice president, cabinet Powers of President Powers of President Proposes laws Proposes laws Can veto laws Can veto laws Negotiate foreign treaties Negotiate foreign treaties Commander and chief of armed forces Commander and chief of armed forces Appoints ambassadors, federal judges and other high officials Appoints ambassadors, federal judges and other high officials Can grant pardons to federal offenders Can grant pardons to federal offenders

4. Process of election Electoral College Electoral College Voters vote for a slate of electors who pledge for a candidate Voters vote for a slate of electors who pledge for a candidate Number of electors based on senators and representatives Number of electors based on senators and representatives In most states all votes go for the candidate with the majority of votes In most states all votes go for the candidate with the majority of votes Electors meet and vote for a president Electors meet and vote for a president Candidate with the majority of electoral votes becomes president Candidate with the majority of electoral votes becomes president

5. Process of election Electoral College Electoral College Voters vote for a slate of electors who pledge for a candidate Voters vote for a slate of electors who pledge for a candidate Number of electors based on senators and representatives Number of electors based on senators and representatives In most states all votes go for the candidate with the majority of votes In most states all votes go for the candidate with the majority of votes Electors meet and vote for a president Electors meet and vote for a president Candidate with the majority of electoral votes becomes president Candidate with the majority of electoral votes becomes president

6. Presidential order of succession The Vice President Joseph Biden The Vice President Joseph BidenJoseph BidenJoseph Biden Speaker of the House John Boehner Speaker of the House John BoehnerJohn BoehnerJohn Boehner President pro tempore of the Senate Daniel Inouye President pro tempore of the Senate Daniel InouyeDaniel InouyeDaniel Inouye Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner Secretary of the Treasury Timothy GeithnerTimothy GeithnerTimothy Geithner Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Secretary of Defense Leon PanettaLeon PanettaLeon Panetta Attorney General Eric Holder Attorney General Eric HolderEric HolderEric Holder Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Secretary of the Interior Ken SalazarKen SalazarKen Salazar Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture Tom VilsackTom VilsackTom Vilsack

7. Con’t Secretary of Commerce John Bryson Secretary of Commerce John Bryson Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Secretary of Labor Hilda SolisHilda SolisHilda Solis Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen SebeliusKathleen SebeliusKathleen Sebelius Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan Shaun Donovan Shaun Donovan Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHoodRay LaHoodRay LaHood Secretary of Energy Steven Chu Secretary of Energy Steven ChuSteven ChuSteven Chu Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Secretary of Education Arne DuncanArne DuncanArne Duncan Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric ShinsekiEric ShinsekiEric Shinseki Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano Secretary of Homeland Security Janet NapolitanoJanet NapolitanoJanet Napolitano

8. Impeachment and removal The Constitution defines impeachment at the federal level and limits impeachment to "The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States" who may be impeached and removed only for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors The Constitution defines impeachment at the federal level and limits impeachment to "The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States" who may be impeached and removed only for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors

9. Process The House of Representatives must first pass, by a simple majority of those present and voting, articles of impeachment, which constitute the formal allegation or allegations. Upon their passage, the defendant has been "impeached". Next, the Senate tries the accused. In the case of the impeachment of a president, the Chief Justice of the United States presides over the proceedings The House of Representatives must first pass, by a simple majority of those present and voting, articles of impeachment, which constitute the formal allegation or allegations. Upon their passage, the defendant has been "impeached". Next, the Senate tries the accused. In the case of the impeachment of a president, the Chief Justice of the United States presides over the proceedingsHouse of RepresentativesSenateChief Justice of the United StatesHouse of RepresentativesSenateChief Justice of the United States

10. To convict the accused, a two-thirds majority of the senators present is required. Conviction automatically removes the defendant from office. Following conviction, the Senate may vote to further punish the individual by barring him from holding future federal office, elected or appointed. Conviction by the Senate does not bar criminal prosecution To convict the accused, a two-thirds majority of the senators present is required. Conviction automatically removes the defendant from office. Following conviction, the Senate may vote to further punish the individual by barring him from holding future federal office, elected or appointed. Conviction by the Senate does not bar criminal prosecutiontwo-thirds majoritytwo-thirds majority