How does the United States Constitution define and limit executive power?

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Unit 4

The Executive Branch

Why do you think the presidency is called a Glorious Burden??

Who assists the President?

When George Washington was President, people recognized that one person could not carry out the duties of the President without advice and assistance.

The President receives help from the: Vice President Cabinet Members Heads of Independent and Executive

Agencies.

Unlike the powers of the President, their responsibilities are not defined in the Constitution.

The Executive Branch

President

CabinetFederal

AgenciesVice

President

The Heads of the 15 Executive Departments.

Created by Congress

Member of the President’s

Cabinet

The PresidencyI Want you to learn about the Executive Branch

Presidency

Qualifications

Native born citizen

At least 35 years old

U.S. Resident for 14 years

I need to have all these

Qualifications!!!!

Presidency

Term of Office

Elected to a 4 year term

No term limits in the Constitution

22nd Amendment set a 2 term limit

Presidency

Salary and Benefits

$400,000 a year plus $50,000 allowance

Use of Air Force One and a fleet of cars and

helicopters

White House and Camp David

Presidency

Qualifications Term of Office Salary and Benefits

Native born citizen Elected to a 4 year term$400,000 a year plus $50,000

allowance

At least 35 years oldNo term limits in the

ConstitutionUse of Air Force One and a fleet

of cars and helicopters

U.S. Resident for 14 years22nd Amendment set a 2 term

limitWhite House and Camp David

The Vice President

Vice President

QualificationsDuties and

Responsibilities

Salary and Benefits

Must meet same Constitutional requirements as President

Takes over if the President dies or is removes from Office

$186,300 annual salary plus $10,000 allowance

Presides over the Senate

Presidential Succession Eight U.S. presidents have died while in office. One president resigned. In each case, the vice president took the oath of office and became president as provided by the Constitution.

William H. Harrison, Natural Causes

John Tyler, Vice President

Zachary Taylor, Natural Causes

Millard Fillmore, Vice President

Abraham Lincoln, Assassinated

Andrew Johnson, Vice President

James A. Garfield, Assassinated

Chester Author, Vice President

William McKinley, Assassinated

Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President

Warren Harding, Natural Causes

Calvin Coolidge, Vice President

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Natural Causes

Harry Truman, Vice President

John F. Kennedy Assassinated

Lyndon Johnson, Vice President

Twenty-fifth Amendmentadopted in 1967new president nominates a new vice president

Nomination must then be approved by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.

The Order of Presidential Succession The Vice PresidentThe Speaker of the HouseThe President pro tempore of the Senate

Members of the president’s cabinet in the order in which their departments were created

Powers and

Duties of the

President

Powers and Duties of the President

Chief Executive Officer of the United States

Powers and Duties of the President

Prepares annual budget for Congressional approval

Powers and Duties of the President

Appoints Cabinet Officers, Ambassadors, Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges

Powers and Duties of the President

Approves and Vetoes Legislation

Powers and Duties of the President

Negotiates Treaties

October 26, 1994 Peace Treaty Signing: Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, President Bill Clinton, King Hussein of Jordan

Powers and Duties of the President

Administers the Federal Bureaucracy

Powers and Duties of the President

The State of the Union Address

Powers of the President

Commander and ChiefCommands all of the

armed forces

Chief Legislator Proposer of the

legislative agenda Recommends laws to

Congress Approves or Vetoes

bills

Chief of State

Ceremonial head of the U.S. Government

Chief ExecutiveHead of the Executive

Branch of U.S. Government

Chief Citizen

Representative of the American People

Chief of Party leader of a political

party helps the party raise

money Campaigns for party

members

Checks and Balances

Executive Branch checks on the Legislative Branch

Vetoes lawsCalls Congress into special session

I called you all here today because I can!!

Executive Branchchecks on the Judicial Branch

Appoints federal judges

John Roberts at his nomination for the Supreme Court with President George Bush.

OOHH Pick me pick me pick

me

Legislative Branch Checks

Powers OVER the President

Senate approves treaties and presidential appointments

*The House of Representatives appropriates money

*Congress can override veto Congress can impeach and convict the President and Vice President

BUT..I WAS THE

PRESIDENT!! AGGH! I

HATE RULE OF LAW!

Judicial Branch Checks Powers over the President

The Supreme Court can rule Executive Acts unconstitutional Hey What

Do You Expect..w

e only have one document

to use here! Just follow it!

Geez

Executive Branch Checks Powers over theLegislative Branch

Executive Branch Checks Powers over the

Judicial Branch

o Vetoes lawso Convenes (calls) Congress into special session

o Nominates Supreme Court Justices and federal judges

o Grants pardons and reprieves

Legislative Branch Checks Powers over the President

Judicial Branch Checks Powers over the President

*Senate approves treaties and presidential appointments*The House of Representatives appropriates money*Congress can override vetoes*Congress can impeach and convict the President and Vice President

*Grants pardons and reprieves*The Supreme Court can rule Executive Acts unconstitutional

How the president influences policymaking

(Laws/legislation)

The Executive Branch influences

policymaking (laws) by:

Proposing legislation

(giving Congress ideas for laws)

Giving the State of the Union

Address

Annual speech to Congress that is an important way for a

President’s agenda to be communicated to the public and

to Congress

The Executive Branch

influences policymaking

(laws) by:

Approving or Vetoing bills

The Executive Branch influences

policymaking (laws) by:

Appointing officials that carry

out the laws

Appealing directly to the people

The President appoints the heads of cabinet

departments, independent agencies and regulatory

commissions.

ALL: WE ARE THE MEDIOCRE PRESIDENTS

YOU WON'T FIND OUR FACES ON DOLLARS OR ON CENTS!

THERE'S TAYLOR, THERE'S TYLER

THERE'S FILLMORE AND THERE'S HAYES

THERE'S WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON

HARRISON: I DIED IN THIRTY DAYS!

ALL: WE... ARE... THE...ADEQUATE, FORGETTABLE

OCCASIONALLY REGRETTABLECARETAKER PRESIDENTS OF THE

U-S-A!

Executive Departments

Help carry out and

execute the laws

Executive DepartmentsCongress has the power to establish, reorganize and to eliminate executive departments

Executive DepartmentsEach department as a specific area of responsibility

Executive DepartmentsHeads of the Executive Departments make up the President’s Cabinet

CabinetNot mentioned in the Constitution, but

every President has had a CabinetAdvise the President and help implement

federal lawsTitle of most cabinet members is

secretaryHead of the Department of Justice is the

Attorney General

Department of State

Department of Defense

Department of Justice

Department of the Interior

Department of Treasury

Department of Health and Human

Services

Department of Transportation

Department of Education

Department of Labor

Department of Veteran’s Affairs

Department of Housing and Urban

Development

Department of Energy

Department of Commerce

Department of Agriculture

Department of Homeland Security

Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions

Independent Agencies and Regulatory CommissionsCreated by Congress

Help keep the government and the economy running smoothly

Independent Agencies and Regulatory CommissionsSeparate from the executive departments because they perform specialized duties

Help to carry out federal laws

Independent Agencies and Regulatory CommissionsProvide Public Goods and Services such as national defense, highways and the Postal Service

Enforce Federal Laws

Independent Agencies and Regulatory CommissionsEstablish guidelines that protect health and safety

Oversee the way individuals and companies do business

The Federal Bureaucracy

Formed by the departments and agencies in the executive branch

3 million people work in the bureaucracy

Operates under heavy rules and regulations that create “red tape

The Federal Bureaucracy

Formed by the departments and agencies in the

executive branch

3 million people work in the bureaucracy

Operates under heavy rules and regulations that create

“red tape