The President and the Executive Branch Fall – Winter 2013 Harrison Career Center Mr. Leasure

The President and the Executive Branch: Chapter Objectives 1.The student will be able to explain the constitutional provision for the Presidency. 2.The student will be able to examine the duties of the POTUS. 3.The student will be able to describe the relationship between the presidency and foreign policy. 4.The student will be able to describe the federal bureaucracy.

The President and the Executive Branch: Chapter Objectives 1.The student will be able to explain the constitutional provision for the Presidency. 2.The student will be able to examine the duties of the POTUS. 3.The student will be able to describe the relationship between the presidency and foreign policy. 4.The student will be able to describe the federal bureaucracy.

The POTUS and the VPOTUS

The POTUS and the VPOTUS: Objectives 1.The student will be able to identify the required qualifications to be POTUS. 2.The student will be able to explain how the POTUS is elected. 3.The student will be able to describe the rules of Presidential succession.

The POTUS and the VPOTUS: Main Idea Every four years, electors selected by popular vote cast their ballots for POTUS and VPOTUS., whose terms of office are established by the U.S. Constitution. Every four years, electors selected by popular vote cast their ballots for POTUS and VPOTUS., whose terms of office are established by the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution says very little about what a POTUS is expected to do. The nations first POTUS, George Washington, established many traditions that shaped the presidency. The U.S. Constitution says very little about what a POTUS is expected to do. The nations first POTUS, George Washington, established many traditions that shaped the presidency.

The POTUS and the VPOTUS: Key Terms Electoral College – The U.S. Constitution does not provide for the direct election of the POTUS. Instead, it set up an indirect method of election called the Electoral College. Electoral College – The U.S. Constitution does not provide for the direct election of the POTUS. Instead, it set up an indirect method of election called the Electoral College. Elector – The individual who is appointed by the state to select the POTUS from the pool of major canidates. Elector – The individual who is appointed by the state to select the POTUS from the pool of major canidates.