1. THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

2. 33rd President, 1945-53

5. Who should be President? With 1 Partner!! Let’s build our own leader: –Sex? –Race? –Age? –Educational background? –Professional background? –Marital status? –Religion? Mix in some: –Characteristics (pick 3) Decisive Proud Compassionate Flexible Committed Personable Intelligent Enthusiastic Responsible Courageous

6. Demographic Characteristics of U. S. Presidents –Male - 100% –Caucasian - 98% –Protestant - 98% –British ancestry - 82% –College education - 77% –Politicians - 69% –Lawyers - 62% –Top 3% economic & social class - At least 50%

7. Something to think about….. Is America ready for a Woman President?Is America ready for a Woman President? Commander – in – Chief Episode 1 Elayne Boosler Commentary

8. Time for a Woman President? Based on the article, and / or your personal feelings why have we not had a woman president? Geraldine Ferraro 1984 VP Candidate – Democrat Sarah Palin 2008 VP Candidate – Republican Hilary Clinton 2008 Presidential Candidate – Democratic Primary What qualifications would make the ideal woman candidate? Would these be different than the male candidate?

9. Job Description: POTUS –Constitutional Requirements Must be 35 years old Must have lived in the United States for 14 years Must be a natural born citizen –Salary and Benefits $440,000 salary (tax free) $50,000/year expense account $100,000/year travel expenses A nice house (White House) Secret Service protection (up to 10 years after leaving office) Country home (Camp David) Personal airplane (Air Force One) Staff of 400-500 full-time employees

10. How much Power does the President have? POWER??

11. 11 Examine the appointments in the daily diary of a modern president. Then answer the following questions : 1.What observations can you make about the president’s schedule on this day? 2.Why do you think the president has so many different responsibilities? 3.Based on this diary, what are some of the president’s roles and responsibilities? 4.What qualities do you think the president needs to fulfill these many roles?

12. Which president’s daily diary do you think this is? This daily diary is from President Jimmy Carter, on April 24, 1980. This is the same day he learned that an attempt to rescue American hostages held at the U.S. embassy in Iran had failed. Jimmy Carter's Address to the Nation Preview 12

14. Roles of the Modern President Chief Executive Chief of State Commander in Chief Chief Diplomat Chief Policy Maker Chief Manager of the Economy Chief of the Party Chief Citizen 14

15. Roles of the President

17. The Federal Budget What is the Budget? Debt, Debt, Debt

18. Budget Project With a Partner (1): –You will create the Federal Budget for the President of the United States –This budget must: Meet the priorities of the President Include all mandatory spending Spend no more than $1.935 Trillion –After completing the budget write a brief summary answering the following questions on the later slides

19. Example INSERT THIS SUMMARY

20. Example

21. A B C Choose A,B,or C Choose D,E,or F Choose G,H,or I DE F G H I

22. Example Add the mandatory expenditures + whatever choices you made for discretionary expenditures = total expenditures

23. Budget Project Questions Why is this a ‘good’ budget? What challenges did you face in creating your spending plan? How did you accomplish the President’s priorities? –Give specific examples What priorities did you not meet? What are benefits and consequences of cutting expenses to balance the budget? –Give specific examples from your budget (for example – did you add or cut jobs, add or cut specific services, etc.)