1. Warm Up How long is a Senators term?
How long is a Representative’s term?
3. Opinion: What do think of our current president, Barack Obama?
4. List as many presidents as you can (on your own)
6 years
2 years

2. Roles of the President Civics Standard 12.4
Learning Goal: I will identify the roles of the president by listing their duties.

3. Obama Born: August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii Married to Michelle.
Served as a Senator for Illinois.
Columbia Graduate
State senator in Illinois.
Obama
Father of Sasha
and Malia.
He studied law at Harvard.
44th President of the U.S.
Democrat.

4. I. Basics 35 years old Natural born citizen
Lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
Four year term
Maximum of two terms (22nd Amend.)
Salary $400,000

5. Benefits i. Air force One, $100,000 a year travel allowance
Lifetime Pension: $148, 400 per year
Camp David

6. II. Jobs Chief of State (head of gov’t)
Chief Executive (runs executive branch)
Chief Diplomat (foreign policy)
Commander in Chief (military)
Chief Legislator (writes laws)
Party chief (leader of political party)
Chief citizen “representative of the people”

7. III. Vice President (Joe Biden)
Duties
Presides over the Senate and votes in ties
Helps decide if the president if disabled & then acts as president.

9. President Gallery Walk
Directions:
On the next page in your notebook number it #1-8
As you pass the papers write down the President and one of their key decisions
Example:
1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt: created the New Deal to help end the depression

10. The Ideal President: On a separate sheet of paper write 4 qualities that are necessary to make an effective president. It should be paragraph.
Strong Leader: They need to be able to lead our domestic policy and foreign policy with gumption.
Business Background: They need to be able to promote laws that will positively impact our capitalistic economy.
Everyman’s man: A president that can pass legislation that will benefit the everyday American.
Honest: A president that will admit when they made a mistake and learn from it.

11. Post it
After studying about the many different presidents, which presidential decision was the most important in your opinion.