1. AP Gov—1/8/2016 Intro to the Presidency—evolution and overview
TGIF!
Intro to the Presidency—evolution and overview
Homework:
Current Events
Begin Edwards Ch. 12, pgs

2. Intro to the presidency

3. Evolution of the presidency
Deliberations at the Constitutional Convention
Alternatives to a unitary executive
Concerns of Founders
Election of the President
Term of office
Fear of an unlimited # of terms was quieted when Washington chose not to run for a third term

4. Evolution of the presidency
The first Presidents: Washington-Monroe,
Andrew Jackson, , expansion of presidential power
The reemergence of Congress,
Emergence of the Presidency, FDR- present

5. Overview of the presidency

6. qualifications “Natural born citizen” At least 35 years old
Residency for at least 14 years
“Unwritten requirements”
What does it mean to be a “natural born citizen”?
Trump questions Cruz’s eligibility

7. Term of office
Four years
Maximum of two terms

8. compensation Set by Congress
Salary raised in 2001, first time since 1969
Opportunity to make serious $$$$ after leaving office

9. succession Line of succession
VP, Speaker of the House, Senate Pro Tem, Sec. of State, Sec. of Treasury, Sec. of Defense, and so on…
If the President is disabled, 25th Amendment applies

10. Growth of presidential power
Original conception of Founders—Congress, NOT the President, was to be the dominant power
Non-constitutional sources of presidential power
Unity of the office
Presidential character & personality
Growing complexity of society
Development of US as a superpower
3 “Rules of Thumb” to maximize power & effectiveness
Move it or lose it
Avoid details
Cabinets don’t get much done, people do.

11. Next week Roles of the President The President and Congress
President & war powers
“Inside Obama’s Presidency”

12. AP gov—1/11/2016 Good morning. Please have your notebooks out
Current Events
Roles of the Presidency
Continue “Inside Obama’s Presidency”
Homework:
Edwards pgs

13. Roles of the presidency

14. Chief legislator Powers: Checks Propose legislation Veto legislation
Call special sessions of Congress
State of the Union Address
Checks
Congress need not pass suggested legislation
Override veto

15. B. Chief executive Powers: Checks:
Enforces laws, treaties, and court decisions
Appoints officials to office and can fire them
Issues executive orders
Checks:
Congress passes laws and has the “power of the purse”
Senate can reject appointments/treaties
Impeachment
SCOTUS can strike down executive orders

16. C. Commander in chief Powers: Checks: Head of the armed forces
Congress appropriates funds
Congress declares war
War Powers Act of 1973 (more on this later)

17. D. Chief diplomat Powers: Checks: Sets overall foreign policy
Appoints and receives ambassadors
Negotiates treaties and exec. agreements
Recognizes foreign gov’ts
Checks:
Funding
Senate can reject ambassadors and treaties

18. E. Chief of state Ceremonial head of the nation
Most nations separate Chief Executive and Chief of State, but presidency combines both

19. F. Chief jurist Powers: Checks: Appoints federal judges
Issues pardons and amnesty
Checks:
Senate can reject appointments
“Place holds” on nominations
Filibuster nominations

20. G. non-constitutional roles
Head of Political Party
Chief Economist