1. ARTICLE II THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

2. Executive Branch President is the head person in the Executive Branch
Primary Job is to…
EXECUTE (Enforce) Laws
Lives in the…
WHITE HOUSE

3. President QUALIFICATIONS
AGE =
35 Years Old
Citizenship Requirement =
Natural Born Citizen
Must Live in USA for…
14 Years

4. President TERM
4 Years
2 Term Max

5. HOW PRESIDENT ELECTED By Electoral College
538 total votes, need 270 to win (A majority)
EC is equal to #s in Congress
435 (House of Rep)
100 (Senate)
3 (D.C.)
Pres. & VP Elected as a Team
Inauguration Date = January 20

6. Checks on other Branches:
Presidential Power in Legislative Branch (Congress):
Veto
Presidential Power in Judicial Branch (Supreme Court):
Appoints Supreme Court Justices

7. “HATS” of the President

8. 2. Appoint Cabinet (Advisors)
Chief Executive
1. Enforce Laws
2. Appoint Cabinet (Advisors)
15 members
EX: Secretary of State
EX: Secretary of Defense

9. Commander In Chief 1. Chief of Armed Forces 2. Power to send in troops
3. Authorize Nuclear Weapons Use

10. Chief Legislator 1. Recommend Bills 2. Sign Bills into Law
3. Vetoes Bills

11. Chief Of State
1. Host Foreign Leaders
2. Give “State of the Union” Address

12. Chief Diplomat
1. Appoint Ambassadors
2. Make Foreign Policy

13. Judicial Powers
1. Appoint Federal Judges
(SENATE approval)
2. Grant Pardons

14. VICE PRESIDENT President of the Senate Casts only a Tie Breaking Vote
Assumes Presidency upon…
death, resignation, removal

15. PRESIDENTIAL ORDER OF SUCCESSION
1. Vice-President
2. Speaker of the House
3. President Pro-Tempore of Senate
(Then by Cabinet Positions in Order they
were Created)
4. Members of Cabinet starting with most important: Sec. of State, Sec. of Treasury