1. Chief Executives and Bureaucracies
Unit 11
Essential Question:
What qualities do modern presidents need to fulfill their many roles?

2. Chief executive
Def. = top elected official in charge of carrying out (or executing) gov’t policy.
Citymayor; stategovernor; nationpresident
Formal qualifications for president…
35 yrs old
Native-born citizen
Lived in U.S. 14+ years
Cannot serve over 2 terms*
Informal qualifications?
Age? Gender? Race? Experience? Military? Religion? Charm? Appearance? Etc.

3. Staying in office Term limits – varies by location (often 2 terms)
Impeachment = process to remove an executive. 2 steps for pres.:
House impeaches = this is an accusation only. Needs majority vote.
Senate holds trial = if guilty of “high crimes and misdemeanors”, is kicked out. Needs 2/3 vote.
Two presidents have been impeached…
Andrew Johnson after Civil War (1860s)
Bill Clinton after intern scandal (1990s).
Impeached, yes. But, neither was removed by Senate.
Recall = voters can vote to remove an executive.
This is rare (only removed a governor twice). Arnold…I’ll be back.

4. The president’s many hats
Chief of state – ceremonial head of U.S.A.
Chief executive – holds all executive power
Chief administrator – “C.E.O.” of 2.7 million people
Chief diplomat – represents the U.S. to other nations
Commander in chief – head of U.S. military
Chief legislator – sets an agenda for the nation
Chief of party – leads the political party
Chief citizen – represents the American people

5. The cabinet and the bureaucracy
To carry out all the jobs, the president needs help.
The cabinet is the presidents advisors (there are 14).
The bureaucracy is all the departments and agencies of the government.

8. Bureaucracy Good The bureaucracy does the work of the gov’t.
Experts can be put to work in their areas.
Bad
It’s huge, maybe too huge, costly.
They set up regulations…rules, rules, rules. Where’s my freedom?!