1. The Presidency

2. History of the Presidency
Functions of government
Legislative, executive and judicial
Philadelphia Convention (executive)
Considered a monarchy (common for the 18th Century)
New idea: “presidency”
Notion of “elected king”

3. History of Presidency Requirements: $400,000 annual salary + perks
35 years old
Natural born citizen
Resident of US for 14 years
4-year term
2 term limit (22nd Amendment)
$400,000 annual salary + perks

4. History of the Presidency
Powers
Chief executive
Appointment
Law enforcement
Budgeting
Executive orders

5. History of the Presidency
Commander-in-chief of military
Chief diplomat
Chief of state (ceremonial/substantive)
Lawmaker
Party leader

6. History of the Presidency
Economic leader
Opinion leader

7. Power of the Presidency
Presidency has changed/evolved dramatically since 1789 – dominates the American political process
Increased size of legislature & politically expedient to defer
Change in nature of issues
Presidents desired more power

8. History of the Presidency
Impact of presidents
George Washington – defined office
Thomas Jefferson – party leader
Andrew Jackson – people’s voice
Abraham Lincoln – leader in crisis
Theodore Roosevelt – domestic agenda
Franklin Roosevelt- leader in crisis

9. History of the Presidency
John Kennedy – hope
Richard Nixon – president in crisis
Ronald Reagan – rebuilt office image
Barrack Obama – hope (2) – removed
racial barrier

10. Barber Typology

11. The Cabinet The Cabinet

12. Presidential Succession
Lincoln – wide conspiracy
On April 14, 1865, at 10:15 PM, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State, William Seward were all slated to die at the hands of Booth and his accomplices,

13. Presidential Succession
Kennedy Assassination – he survived the attack (lost ½ his brain – a vegetable) – only way to replace him would have been impeachment/ removal from office

14. Presidential Succession
Kennedy Assassination led to:
25th Amendment
Associated law establishing peacetime succession

15. Presidential Succession
Vice-president
Speaker of the House
President Pro tempore of the Senate
Cabinet (order of creation/Congress)

16. Presidents & Legislation: options
Sign it
Don’t sign it (becomes law in 10 working days)
Don’t sign it (pocket veto – less than 10 working days)
Veto it (2/3 vote of House/Senate to override)

17. Presidents & Legislation: options
Line-item veto (most governors have this power – President Clinton given the power as an experiment – not renewed)

18. Impeachment Impeach (formally charge with wrong-doing)
Impeachment process – charges, trial, possible removal from office

19. Impeachment House of Representatives
Any member of the House can request an investigation
1 or more Articles of Impeachment
2/3 vote to “impeach”/formally charge

20. Impeachment US Senate Trial in the US Senate
Senate membership sits as jury
2/3 vote to affirm 1 or more articles of impeachment – if this occurs, immediate removal from office

21. Impeachment 3 historic incidents A political process (not a legal one)
Andrew Johnson - impeached
Richard Nixon - not impeached
Bill Clinton – impeached
A political process (not a legal one)

22. Future of Presidency Remains the most powerful executive in the world
Massive responsibilities
Likely too much expected/always disappoints