1. President for a Day
Sit with your assigned group and log on to a laptop
Go to my homepage and link to PBS kids and apply for the job
Go through a day selecting your desired activities
Keep track of what you do for the day in the in the day planner.
Your day will start at 8am, but use the time blocks they assign to keep the pace for the day.
Keep for discussion
Journal #17: answer pg 391 – Presidents on the Presidency

2. The Presidency in Action

3. The Growth of Power Article II (pg 390) Congress passing laws
Viewed as more effective than Congress
More complex economy and world structure
Times of emergency
Public wants strong leadership
Command the armed forces
Media
Carry out laws
Grant pardons
Send/receive diplomatic representatives
Make treaties
Approve/veto acts of Congress
Article II
(pg 390)
Constantly facing new issues like: transportation, labor, civil rights, health, welfare, communication, education

4. Handbook/Training Guide for the President
Use your assigned section create a handbook for the President
Each section must:
Have a cover with section title and picture(s)
Required information (follow ws guide)
Be typed and proof read for errors
Saved to H drive of 1 group member
All sections will be put together to make the complete handbook
Each group will briefly present their section

5. U.S. PRESIDENT
One of the most powerful elective offices in world today
Serves as head of Executive Branch
ENFORCES & ADMINISTERS LAWS
Created by delegates to Constitutional Convention as a compromise

6. Article II
Constitution created the presidency and gives the President certain expressed powers

7. Article II Is remarkably brief.
Using the Constitution as a guide, do you think the President should be…
POWERFUL or WEAK

8. Back to Article II Gives the president the power to “execute the laws”
Means he (or she) follows and faithfully carries out the laws made by Congress
(the Executive Branch does what it’s told to do!)
However, two powers of the President have been used more recently (last 50 years) to expand the power of the President!

9. The Growth of Presidential Power

10. Executive Orders
Executive orders are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government.  
EXAMPLES: look over orders signed by President Obama in 2009

11. Signing Statements
Give the president the ability to define and hone laws written by Congress
Gives a great deal of flexibility in deciding how specifically the laws are carried out

12. Can appoint and remove top federal officials
Attorney General, Department Chairs (Cabinet), Head of CIA
Makes a big difference in how the Departments are run

13. Diplomatic and Military Powers

14. Diplomatic and Military Powers
President shares treaty making powers with Congress
Certain diplomatic powers can be carried out without the approval of congress
Executive agreements
Agreement between US and foreign country
Recognition
‘recognize foreign country’
(Presidents have used these more)

15. Commander and Chief Possess almost unlimited military power
Must ask Congress to “declare war”
War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II
But congress has not declared war once since World War II
“Military Engagements”
Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf War 1991, Afghanistan, Iraq - all not declared wars
Congress approved these wars through funding not declarations of war

16. Legislative and Judicial Powers
The Constitution gives the President important legislative and judicial powers as a part of the system of checks and balances in the Federal Government

17. Legislative Powers
The President’s key legislative powers are to submit legislation for Congress to consider and to reject legislation that he opposes
Does not MAKE the laws, but he influences the laws

18. Judicial Powers Appoints Supreme Court Justices Federal Judges
Must be confirmed by a majority in the Senate

19. Judicial Powers
Power of Clemency - The Constitution gives the President several powers of clemency - powers with which he can show mercy to those convicted of federal crimes
Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby (Chief of Staff for the VP) was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice
President Bush ‘commuted’ his sentence.
Still guilty, didn’t have to go to jail.
EXCEPTIONS: impeachment