1. PowerPoint 3 Presidential Leadership
American Government
Unit 4

2. Essential Questions:
What do you believe are the most important Presidential Powers? Explain your answer

3. Crash Course Videos Get the worksheet from Mrs. DeVault:
Presidential Power Part 1
Presidential Power Part 2

4. Presidential Powers Article II:
“The Executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America”
Powers are broad but vague.

5. Presidential Powers
Article II, Section 2 & 3 defines Presidential Powers as including:
Control over all armed forces (Commander in Chief).

6. Presidential Powers
Article II, Section 2 & 3 defines Presidential Powers as including:
Appoints heads of executive departments, federal judges, ambassadors, etc.
U.S. Embassy in Paris
Federal Judges

7. Presidential Powers
Article II, Section 2 & 3 defines Presidential Powers as including:
Makes treaties with other nations (with the advice and consent of the Senate).

8. Presidential Powers
Article II, Section 2 & 3 defines Presidential Powers as including:
Ensures that the laws of the U.S. are “faithfully executed.”
Can pardon people convicted of federal crimes

9. Presidential Powers
Article II, Section 2 & 3 defines Presidential Powers as including:
Signs bills into laws (or vetoes them).

10. Presidential Powers
Article II, Section 2 & 3 defines Presidential Powers as including:
Delivers the State of the Union Address to congress each year.

11. Presidential Roles
Chief of State – ceremonial head of government – symbol of the people of the U.S.

12. Presidential Roles
Chief Executive – head of the executive branch of government.

13. Presidential Roles
Chief Administrator – director (administrator) of the federal government.

14. Presidential Roles
Chief Diplomat – head of foreign policy, nation’s spokesperson.

15. Presidential Roles
Commander in Chief – of all the armed forces (military).
Obama and the National Security team gathered in the Situation Room to monitor the progress of Seal Team 6 in the assassination of Osama Bin Laden
President George W. Bush receives an update on the status of military action in Iraq

16. Presidential Roles
Chief Legislator – even though he cannot introduce legislation, debate, or vote on legislation the President plays a major role in setting the legislative goals and agenda.
Uses his powers of persuasion to influence the work of Congress.

17. Presidential Roles
Chief of Party – leader of their political party – both set and adhere to party platform.

18. Presidential Roles
Chief Citizen – the representative of the people, moral leader.

19. The Growth of Presidential Power
Presidents have much more power today than originally intended. Why?
Original fear of tyranny does not exist.
Increasingly complex issues including domestic, foreign, economic, social.
President Obama
President Kennedy
President Johnson

20. The Growth of Presidential Power
Presidents have much more power today than originally intended. Why?
As we have faced national emergencies throughout history we have looked to the President and increased his power in times of need (powers rarely removed after situation passes).
Hurricane Katrina
After 9/11 at what was the Twin Towers

21. The Growth of Presidential Power
Presidents have much more power today than originally intended. Why?
As we have become a major world power other countries look to our President for help, guidance, defense, assistance.

22. There may be many perks to being a the President as we saw in PPT #2, but look how the stress of 8 years of being a President ages them. Pictures at the beginning and end of their presidency.

23. Essential Questions:
What do you believe are the most important Presidential Powers? Explain your answer