Article Two-The Executive Branch

Tenure and Succession 25 th Amendment – If VP is vacant the Pres. Can nominate a new one>Senate approval – If Pres. Dies in office> VP takes over as Pres. – If President is disabled, VP and Cabinet can inform Congress and VP takes over – Congress must vote to allow Pres. to return

Barack Obama-46 years old-4 years Senator-Illinois Joe Biden-65 years old-36 years Senator-Delaware

History is made

The Executive Branch and The Constitution The Constitution gives executive powers-to carry out laws-to a President. His assistant is the Vice President. Also assistance comes from his Cabinet group of advisors who help make policy He serves a 4 year term-unlimited originally. Requirements: 35 years old US citizen 14 years Natural Born Citizen-at least one parent citizen

The Executive Branch and The Constitution The Electoral College: voters cast their ballots for electors - each state is granted as many electors as it has Congress people (Senators + Representatives = Electoral Votes) - 12 th Amendment: separate ballots for VP and Pres - 20 th Amendment: inauguration day is Jan 20 th - 23 rd Amendment: 3 electoral votes for DC

The Executive Branch and The Constitution 5 main jobs of the President – 1- To enforce laws passed by Congress – 2- To suggest needed laws to Congress – 3- To carry on relations with foreign countries – 4- To command the armed forces – 5- To represent the entire country, both in dealing with other countries and at home

The Executive Branch and The Constitution The President earns a yearly salary: $400,000 $50,000 expense account $100,000 travel account-not taxable $19,000 entertainment account Must give an annual speech to Congress State of the Union Address

The Executive Branch and The Constitution As an elected official the president may be Impeached-Formally charged w/a crime-by The House And Removed from office-2/3 vote of Senate- acting as jury-Chief Justice acts as judge

The Most Stressful Job?

Only Two President’s Impeached Bill Clinton-1998 Andrew Johnson-1868

Richard Nixon Only President to Resign August 9,1974

Longest Time in Office FDR Elected 4 Times (22 nd Amendment – 1952)

The Executive Branch and The Constitution 25 th Amendment – Presidential Succession – VP is vacant – President can nominate a new one – If President is sick and cannot do the job > Pres, VP or Cabinet can tell Congress that VP will be acting President – When illness or disability is done, President may inform Congress and return to job

Shortest Time in Office 30 Days,12 hours,10 minutes William Henry Harrison

Tallest President Abraham Lincoln 6’4”

Shortest President James Madison 5’4”100 pounds

Heaviest President William Howard Taft 332 pounds

Assassinated Presidents Abraham Lincoln April 15 th 1865 by John Wilkes Booth

Assassinated Presidents James Garfield-shot July died September by Charles Guiteau

Assassinated Presidents William McKinley-September 14, 1901 by Leon Czolgosz

Assassinated Presidents JFK-November 22,1963 Youngest Elected 43,Only Catholic By Lee Harvey Oswald