The Presidency Civics- Chapter 9

Qualifications  35 years of age  Natural-born citizen of the U.S.  14 year resident of the U.S.

The Presidency  Established by Article II of the U.S. Constitution  Elected by the electoral college  Serves a 4-year term  Limited to two full terms of office or ten years. (22 nd Amendment)

Electoral College  To become president, a candidate must win a majority of the electoral college vote. 270 electoral votes is a majority  538 electors- each state has the same number of electors as it has representatives in Congress 435 House of Reps 100 Senate 3 for Washington DC

Presidential Election of 2012 Obama Romney-206

Electoral College Results- 2008

Constitutional Roles/ Powers  Chief Executive  Commander-in-Chief  Chief Diplomat Chief Diplomat: taking Russian President Medvedev for a ride in his limo Commander-in-Chief: President Bush leading the troops into battle Chief Executive: Signing the Lily Ledbetter Act of 2009

Traditional Roles  Chief of State  Party Leader  Leader of the Free World

Traditional Roles- Chief of State

Traditional Roles

Presidential Powers  Commander-in-chief  Commissions military officers  Veto  Pardon  Appoint federal officials, judges, & ambassadors  Make treaties with foreign nations  Receive ambassadors

Limits on the presidency  2/3 veto override  Impeachment  Senate must approve treaties by a 2/3 majority  Senate must approve appointments  Congress must declare war  Congress controls the budget  Courts can overrule actions

The Vice-President  Elected together with the president  President of the Senate Casts the tie breaking vote  Succeeds the president

Presidential Succession  Vice President  Speaker of the House  President Pro Tempore of the Senate  Members of the Cabinet

Cabinet  A group of policy advisors to the president, including the executive department heads.

National Security Council  Top military officers and advisors from other govt. agencies and depts.  Concerned with national defense

Executive Departments  State Foreign policy  Treasury Prints money, collects taxes  Defense Armed Forces  Interior Natl. parks, resources  Justice Law Enforcement  Agriculture  Commerce  Labor

 Health & Human Services  Housing & Urban Development  Transportation  Energy  Education  Veteran’s Affairs  Homeland Security

Independent Agencies  Executive Agencies Central Intelligence Agency Environmental Protection Agency NASA  Regulatory Commissions National Labor Relations Board Federal Communications Commission  Government Corporations U.S. Postal Service Federal Deposit insurance Corporation (FDIC)