The 44 th POTUS Barack H. Obama

President & Vice President A.Duties/Powers of POTUS - Article II Section 2 &3

Pres. Ft. Hood – Obama & PM Hatoyama 11-09

President & Vice President A.Duties/Powers of POTUS - Article II Section 2 &3 B.Constitutional Qualifications C. President’s Term and Salary nd Amendment 2. Salary and BenefitsSalary and Benefits

President & Vice President D. Presidential Qualifications 1. Constitutional Requirements 2. Government Experience 3. Importance of Money 4. Political Beliefs 5. Personal Characteristics 6. Personal Growth E. Charateristics

President & Vice President E. Presidential Succession 1. Order of Succession a.) 25 th Amendment – “JFK” Amendment b.) Presidential Succession Act of 1947 c.) Problems of Succession

Presidential Succession Act of 1947 Vice President – Joseph Biden Speaker of the House of Reps. John Boehner President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Patrick Leahy Cabinet Positions in order of their creation: Secretary of State – John Kerry

President & Vice President D. Presidential Succession 1. Order of Succession a.) 25 th Amendment – “JFK” Amendment b.) Presidential Succession Act of Presidential Disability a.)25 th Amendment

The West Wing

The West Wing-CP A.White House Office Pyramid Structure -subordinates report to POTUS through a chain of command – chief of staff Circular Structure -several of the POTUS assistants report directly to him. Ad Hoc Structure -several subordinates, cabinet officers, & comm. Report directly to the POTUS on diff. matter.

POTUS A.Executive Office of POTUS - Office of Management & Budget - Director of National Intelligence -Council of Economic Advisers -Office of Personnel Management -Office of U.S Trade Representative B. Cabinet Secretaries C. Presidential Appointments

Hearst Newspaper journalist Helen Thomas and President Barack Obama share their birthday – August 4 th – “Thank you, Mr. President” – after press conferences

Vice President A. Vice President’s Role 1. Constitutional Duties 2. Selecting a V.P Candidate 3. Increased Responsibilities a.) Walter Mondale

Roles of the President 1. Head of State

Roles of the President 2. Chief Executive

Roles of the President 2. Chief Executive Executive Orders Impoundment Signing Statements *de facto line-item veto Executive PrivilegeExecutive - United States v. Nixon - Supreme Court Cases

Roles of the President 3. Chief Legislator President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 8, 2009.

Power to Persuade The Three Audiences - Fellow Politicans - Party Activists & Officeholders – out of DC - The Public

Roles of the President 4. Economic Planner U.S. President Barack Obama introduces Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to U.S. National Economic Council Director Larry Summers in Tokyo November 13, Reuters

Roles of the President 5. Party Leader 6. Chief Diplomat Treaties & Executive Agreements President Obama signs leg. for discrimination in the work place. Meets with Emperor Akihito in Japan on Nov. 14, 2009

Roles of the President 7. Commander in Chief President Obama at Fort Hood, TX on Nov. 10, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and Brigadier General Karl Horst (R).greet a visitor as they visit section 60 on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetary November 11, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia.

Electing the President How electors are chosen? - a slate of electors are chosen by a popular vote in each St & D.C. on the Tues. after the first Monday in Nov. - the Sec. of State contacts the political party’s candidate who won How many electors are there? -currently 538 electors House of Representatives: 435 Senate: 100 District of Columbia 3

Electing the President How many electors does each state receive? Electors = # of congressional members for that state Kansas Electors = 6 (4 H of R + 2 Senators) California Electors =55 (53 H of R + 2 Senators)

Electing the President How many electors must a presidential candidate received to have won the presidency? 270/538 – to be POTUS!! What if no majority of electors is won? 12 th Amendment

Electing the President The electoral college system is a winner take all system. George W. Bush = 51% of the KS popular vote Al Gore = 49% of the KS popular vote George W. Bush wins all 6 electoral votes from Kansas. Is that fair to Gore or any presidential candidate?

Electing the President The Final The state’s slate of electors meet in Topeka, KS on the 1st Monday after the 2 nd Wednesday in December and cast the official ballot for the state of Kansas. Secretary of State signs off on the ballot. It is sent off to Washington, D.C to be opened at a joint session of Congress around the first of the year. President of the Senate reads the ballots.