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Executive Branch

Executive Branch. Executive Branch basics. Article 2 Section 2 p. 64. Enforce laws Requirements p. 63 Why? Term 22 nd Amendment. Similarities of most Presidents. White Male Protestant English ancestry Married to 1 st wife College Wealthy Lawyers Military

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Executive Branch

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  1. Executive Branch

  2. Executive Branch basics • Article 2 Section 2 p. 64 • Enforce laws • Requirements p. 63 • Why? • Term • 22nd Amendment

  3. Similarities of most Presidents • White • Male • Protestant • English ancestry • Married to 1st wife • College • Wealthy • Lawyers • Military • From states with large population • related

  4. Presidential benefits • $400,000/year • In addition • $50,000/yr for expenses • $100,000/yr for travel expenses • $19,000/yr entertainment purposes • White House • Air Force One • Marine One • Secret Service • Large staff • Camp David

  5. Vice President • Qualifications? • President of Senate • President & VP must be from different states • Terms • No limit

  6. VP Benefits • $230,000/yr • In addition • $10,000/yr for other expenses • Air Force 2 • Marine 2 • Secret Service protection • staff

  7. Succession • 25th Amendment (1967) • Order of Succession • VP • Speaker of House • President Pro Tempore • Secretary of State • Secretary of Treasury • Secretary of Defense • Attorney General • Rest of Cabinet…

  8. Review • 1. What purpose does the 14 years of living in the US serve for a President? • 2. Why does the President have to be a native born citizen? • 3. What is the only actual job of the VP, according to the Constitution? • 4. Why does the VP have the same job requirements as the President? • 5. Why does the cabinet order of succession go state, treasury, defense…?

  9. Executive Powers and Roles • Directions: draw a wagon wheel on a blank sheet of paper. Label the middle “Executive Powers and Roles”. Along the outside of the wheel, label each section one of the following: • 1. Chief Executive • 2. Chief Diplomat • 3. Commander in Chief • 4. Legislative Leader • 5. Economic Leader • 6. Judicial Leader • 7. Party Leader • 8. Chief of State • Next to the labels on the outside of the wheel, draw a picture representing that particular power. • In the section, outline the details of what that role includes • USE TEXTBOOK • P. 164-166 • P. 62-64 • OR POD

  10. Chief Executive • Enforce laws • Executive Orders • Appointing officials-cabinet, heads of agencies, ambassadors, judges

  11. Chief Diplomat • Foreign policy • Ambassadors • Treaties • Executive agreements

  12. Commander in Chief • War Powers Act (1973) • Congress must be informed when troop sent into battle • Must bring troops home within 60 days unless Congress gives permission

  13. Legislative Leader • Influences by • State of Union Address • Phone calls to Congressmen • Invitations to White house • Offers to veto/not veto laws • Appeal to people on TV

  14. Economic Leader • Create our national governments yearly budget • Congress approves/disapproves/amends • Gets help from Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

  15. Judicial Leader • Appoints federal judges (approved by Senate) • Pardon • Reprieve • Amnesty • Immunity • commutations

  16. Party Leader • Expected to • Appoint loyal supporters to jobs • Make party speeches • Endorse fellow party candidates • Help in any way possible

  17. Chief of State • Represents WHOLE country • Symbolic jobs • Host foreign leaders • Throw 1st pitch of baseball season • Wreaths on Veterans and Memorial Day • Host events 4th of July, Easter • Pardon Thanksgiving turkey

  18. Executive Office of President EOP

  19. Administration • EOP • Created by FDR to advise and help carry out job as President

  20. White House Office • Chief of Staff • White House Press Secretary • VP • First Lady • http://www.letsmove.gov/

  21. Office of Management & Budget • National budget • Budget director

  22. National Security Council • Members • President • VP • Secretary of the State • Secretary of Defense • Secretary of Homeland Security • White House Chief of Staff • National Security Advisor • Leader/rep from each branch of military • Military actions

  23. Other EOP Offices • Council of Economic Advisors • Science and Technology Office • Office of the US Trade Representative • Office of Policy Development • Office of National Drug Control

  24. Executive Departments • 15 departments • Make up Presidential Cabinet

  25. Executive Departments Group work Directions: research your Executive Department to create a big paper display of what your department is responsible for • When the Department was created • Current Secretary of the Department • 5 roles or responsibilities of the Department • At least 2 regulatory agencies

  26. Executive Departments Group work(HONORS) Directions: research your Executive Department to create a big paper display of what your department is responsible for • When the Department was created • Current Secretary of the Department • 5 roles or responsibilities of the Department • At least 2 regulatory agencies • Department Budget 2013

  27. Agencies & Bureaucracy • Independent Agencies • Created by president • Funded by Congress • Types • Executive • Regulatory commissions • Government corporations

  28. Executive Agencies • CIA • Social Security • NASA • Environmental Protection Agency • Commission on Civil Rights • National Foundation for the Arts

  29. Regulatory Commissions • Board of commissioners appointed by President • 14 year terms • Federal Reserve • Federal Trade Commission • Securities and Exchange Commission • Federal Communications Commission • Consumer Product Safety Commission

  30. Government Corporations • Run by board of commissioners with general manager • Appointed by President • Over 50 gov. corporations! • US Postal Service • AMTRAKFDIC

  31. Spoils System • President appoints roughly 2000 people to jobs • Patronage • Spoils system

  32. Bureaucracy and Red Tape • Larger population = larger government • Inefficiency • Too many rules and regulations

  33. Civil Service System • Pendleton Act (1883)

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