Welcome to US Government and Politics Saturday, June 25, 2016 Answer the following question using complete sentences and a minimum of one (3+ sentence) paragraph. If you were to offer someone a job, what requirements would you have for that job and why? 1.Be present at your computer during ALL of class. 2.Have eyes on me and BBC. 3.Ears listening and ready to follow instructions. 4.Keep chat on topic. 5.Use whiteboard tools and programs as directed. This session will be recorded for learning purposes. Learning purposes include: a lesson review for students who are absent, students who want to review for a test, etc. and will be distributed for learning purposes.

Announcements Block Project Due March 18 th Regional Outings- Swimming- Feb 19 th Capitol Day- March 4 th –You can use this for your block project MICROPHONES!!!!!

Where should I be working in the course?

How Strong is the Force in You?  Students will be able to: 1. Identify and explain the qualifications for the office of President and Vice President 2.Explain the line of succession to the presidency

Help Wanted What are the qualifications to become President? Where can these be found?

Article II of the Constitution “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.”

Formal Qualifications: 35 years old Natural Born Citizen U.S. resident for 14 years

Pay and Benefits Salary- $ 400,000 Receives $50,000/year for expenses and up to $100,000/year for travel Free lodging at the White House President and family receives finest medical care possible and personal protection (secret service) President has a plane (Air Force One) and a personal helicopter (Marine One) at his disposal

Elections Elections held every 4 years President elected by an electoral college Candidate with most electoral votes wins the election

Term of Office 4 years = 1 presidential term Constitution originally placed no limit on number of Presidential terms George Washington established a tradition when he stepped down after 2 terms

Term of Office 1940: FDR became the 1 st President to not step down after 2 nd term – was elected 4 times 1951: 22 nd Amendment added to Constitution  Limits President to 2 consecutive terms

Presidential Succession 8 U.S. Presidents have died while in office:

Presidential Succession  25th Amendment if Presidency is vacant, the VP becomes President and then appoints a new VP  1947: Congress passed the Presidential Succession Act which indicates the order of succession to the Presidency

Line of Presidential Succession 1.The Vice President 2.Speaker of the House 3.President pro tempore of the Senate 4.Secretary of State 5.Secretary of the Treasury 6.Secretary of Defense

7 Major Roles of the President 1.Chief Executive 2.Chief Diplomat 3.Commander in Chief 4.Political Party Leader 5.Legislative Leader 6.Judicial Leader 7.Chief of State

The Vice President Qualifications  Same as the President Duties and Responsibilities  Serves as President of the Senate (only Constitutional duty)  President delegates out many responsibilities to VP:  Taking part in Presidential Cabinet meeting  Helping with Diplomatic relations with other countries  Advising and helping President make important decisions

Salary and Benefits  $198,000/year  Receives $10,000/year for expenses  Benefits similar to President’s  Free Residence  Secret Service protection  Transportation

Elections and Terms of Office –Original procedure for electing a Vice-President was: - Electoral college members in each state voted for 2 candidates for President – candidate with most votes became President and runner up became the Vice-President –After tie of 1800, procedure changed  12 th Amendment: electoral college votes for president and Vice-President on separate ballots  Vice-President term of office is not limited (although no Vice-President has ever served more than two terms)

How Strong is the Force in You?  Students will be able to: 1. Identify and explain the qualifications for the office of President and Vice President 2.Explain the line of succession to the presidency

What’s next? The Executive Branch –The Bureaucracy

The Dreaded Homework To Do This Week 2.12 Test 3.02 Quiz Past Due Unit 1 All Unit 2 All except 2.12

Check Yourself Out of Class Complete the Class Connect Checkpoint- Feb 18 Once you are done raise your hand. Do NOT leave before I have excused you or you will get a 0 on the assignment which cannot be made up. Next Class is Tuesday 2/23 at 3:30 pm