The National Executive Branch

Structure and Roles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITdakRPwI-U

WHO? (Heads the Executive Branch)

PRESIDENT

SECOND IN COMMAND

VICE PRESIDENT

Length of Term: 4 years

Allowable number of terms: 2 (not to exceed 10 years)

Presidential Term Limit Amendment: 22

QualificationsTo be the President or Vice President:

• At least 35 years of age• Born in the U.S.• Resident for 14 years

Qualifications

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Elected by the

ELECTORAL COLLEGE(indirect method of voting for the

president)

Questions? …. We will learn about this and the primary process in 2 classes

Presidential Salary$400,000 per yearExpenses paid (but not all!)Residence with (Movie theater, Gym, Bowling alley, Heated poolStaffCamp DavidTravel/ transportation

The President lives and works in the White House

located in Washington D.C.Wa(132 rooms on 18.3 acres)

http://www.history.com/topics/the-us-presidents/videos?et_cid=21987087&et_rid=704110043&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2ftopics%2fthe-us-presidents%2fvideos%23presidential-fun-facts#fdr-a-voice-of-hope

http://www.visitingdc.com/white-house/virtual-tour-white-house.htm

Who is our current president?

Barack Obama

VICE PRESIDENT FIRST LADY

Joe Biden Michelle Obama

PRESIDENTIAL LINE OF SUCCESSION

Vice President

Joe Biden

Speaker of the House

John Boehner

President Pro Temp

(of the Senate) Patrick Leahy

Secretary of State

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Presidential Succession Amendment

25th ( 1967)

In the line of succession after the Secretary of State are the heads of the other Cabinet departments in order of the date in which they were created.

Powers of the President1) The main job of the president is to

execute the laws of the land. You might also hear the terms- carry

out or enforce the laws of the land He may also propose legislation or

laws Veto legislation that Congress has

passed

2) Prepares the annual budget for congressional action which means Congress has to approve it

2) Prepares the annual budget for congressional action which means Congress has to approve it

Presented at the STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, every January or February. This year it is FEB 12th.

3) Appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, federal judges that Congress has the power to check or approve

3) Appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, federal judges that Congress has the power to check or approve

John Kerry from Massachusetts

4) Call Congress into special session

5) Administers the federal bureaucracy

What does this political cartoon say about the federal bureaucracy?