THE PRESIDENCY 16oo Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC

WHAT DO WE KNOW? 1. In your notebook copy the following list of dates: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, Beside each date write the candidate that won the Presidential elections and the party he/she represented.

ANSWERS:  1976 – Jimmy Carter (D)  1980/84 – Ronald Reagan (R)  1988 – George Bush (R)  1992/96 – William Clinton (D)  2000/04 – George W. Bush (R)  2008/2012 – Barack Obama (D)

QUESTION: Would you like to be President? Why or why not.

ROLES  Chief Executive  Commander in Chief  Chief Agenda Setter – State of the Union Address  Representative of the Nation  Chief of State – diplomacy  Foreign Policy Leader  Party Leader

AMMENDMENTS: 22 nd Amendment? 25 th Amendment?

PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION 1.Turn to page Look up the people that represent #1 to #7 3.Write their names next to their titles in your packet

EXECUTIVE POWERS:  Executing Laws  Appointing Officials  Executive Privilege

DIPLOMATIC POWERS:  Making Treaties  Making Executive Agreements  Recognizing Countries  Committing Troops  War Powers Act

JUDICIAL POWERS:  Appoint Justices  Reprieves  Pardons  Commutation

LEGISLATIVE POWERS:  Recommending Legislation  Vetoing Legislation  Lobbying