1. The Executive Branch

2. A. Role of the Executive Branch – 1.Enforce laws 2.Execute laws 3.Carry out laws

3. B. Presidential elections 1.The president is indirectly elected using the _______________ system. 2.In almost every state, the electoral college is a _______________ system where the popular vote determines the outcome of the Electoral Vote. 3.Each state has the total number of ______________ as the total of its US ________ and _______________ a.Example: North Carolina has ____ Senators and _____ Representatives which equal _____ electoral votes. 4.To be elected president, the candidate must receive at least _____ electoral votes. 5.The formal election by the Electoral College takes place in __________. Electoral College Senators Electoral votes Representatives 213 15 270 Winner-take-all December

4. C.Qualifications to Be President 1.35 years old 2.Natural Born Citizen 3.Live in the US for 14 years D.Term of office of President 1.1 term = 4 years 2.22 nd Amendment a.President can only serve 2 terms (8 years) b.No more than 10 years if the President succeeded to office midterm

5. E. Powers of the President 1.The president has many powers listed in the Constitution a.Power to veto bills b.Call Congress into special session c.Serve as Commander in Chief, shares war powers with Congress d.Receive foreign leaders e.Make treaties with other countries f.Appoint head of executive agencies, federal court judges, ambassadors, and other top government officials g.May grant pardons (forgiveness of a crime), commutations (lessen the sentence of a crime), or amnesty (pardon towards a group) or reprieves (delay punishment ) h.May issue executive orders, a rule or command that has the force of law President Bill Clinton Signs NAFTA: A free trade agreement

6. F. Vice President 1.“The president in waiting.” a.“I am the Vice President, I am nothing, but I may be everything.” John Adams (1 st VP) 2.Qualifications: same as president 3.Terms: same as president 4.Salary/Benefits: $212,100 + official expenses 5.Duties of the VP: a.President of the Senate (votes in the event of a tie) – Article I b.To help decide the question of presidential succession – 25 th Amendment Vice-President Joe Biden

7. G. Presidential Succession 1.Presidential Succession Act of 1947 a.If the President dies, resigns, or is removed from office this is the order of replacement: 1)Vice-President 2)Speaker of the House 3)President Pro Tempore 4)Secretary of State 5)Sec. of Treasury 6)Sec. of Defense 7)Attorney General (Dept. of Justice) 8)Continuing the Cabinet members in order of creation – pg. 227 John Tyler was the first V-P to become President after the Death of William Henry Harrison

8. D. Presidential Succession 2.25 th Amendment a.Vice-president assumes the office of president in the case of a vacancy 1)9 VPs have succeeded to presidency (8 deaths and 1 forced to resign) b.If there is a vacancy for the Position of VP – the President appoints a new vice-president and the House and Senate confirm the appointment Gerald Ford was the first V-P appointed using the 25 th Amenment and the first appointed V-P to become President

9. G. Presidential Succession 3.Section 3 of the 25 th Amendment outlines how to determine if a President is incapacitated a.If the President is disabled or not able to perform his duties: 1)President must inform Congress in writing that the VP will be “Acting President” for a short time 2)Vice President and majority of cabinet member also notify Congress in writing that the President is so disabled. 3)President may resume power by informing Congress that no inability exists a)Reagan did this while having surgery and George H.W. Bush was acting President for 7 hours and 54 minutes George H. W. Bush was the first V-P to serve as “acting president” in 1985.

10. Help Wanted Poster Students will create a help wanted poster for the President of the United States. Using the information from the spider chart and notes. Must include qualification, salary & benefits, and qualities needed to be president. Must include a picture and it must be colored.