ARTICLE II THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The President Primary Job is to… EXECUTE (Enforce) Laws Lives in the… WHITE HOUSE
“HATS” of the President
2. Appoint Cabinet (Advisors) Chief Executive 1. Enforce Laws 2. Appoint Cabinet (Advisors) EX: Secretary of Defense
Commander In Chief 1. Chief of Armed Forces 2. Power to send in troops 3. Authorize Nuclear Weapons Use
Chief Legislator 1. Recommend Bills 2. Sign Bills into Law 3. Vetoes Bills
Chief Of State 1. Host Foreign Leaders 2. Give “State of the Union” Address
Chief Diplomat 1. Appoint Ambassadors 2. Make Foreign Policy
Judicial Powers 1. Appoint Federal Judges (SENATE approval) 2. Grant Pardons
President QUALIFICATIONS AGE = 35 Years Old Must Live in USA for… 14 Years Citizenship Requirement = “Natural Born” Citizen (Run from State Live in)
President TERM TERM LENGTH: 4 Years TERM LIMIT: 2 Term Max WHY Limit??? FDR 4x elected (22nd AMD) Go back to GW Precedent
HOW PRESIDENT ELECTED ??? By Electoral College 538 total votes, need 270 to win (How get these numbers?) Formula: Pres. & VP Elected as a Team Election Date??? 1st Tuesday in November Inauguration Date = January 20
Powers (Checks) Over Congress… Sign Bills into Law or VETO!!!!! (10 Day Inaction = Law / Pocket Veto) Over US Supreme Court (USSC)… Grant Pardons (Appoint Justices)
President Advisor Group THE CABINET Secretary of… Defense, Treasury, State, Homeland Security etc… (15 EXE Depts. TOTAL)
VICE PRESIDENT President of the Senate Casts only a Tie Breaking Vote Assumes Presidency upon… death, resignation, removal
PRESIDENTIAL ORDER OF SUCCESSION 1. Vice-President 2. Speaker of the House 3. President Pro-Tempore of Senate (Then by Cabinet Positions in Order they were Created) 4. Sec. of State 5. Sec. of Treasury… (and so on down!!)