1. Chapter 6 The Executive Branch Section 1:The Presidency The PresidencyThe Presidency Section 2:Powers and Roles of the President Powers and Roles of the PresidentPowers and Roles of the President Section 3:Executive Departments and the Cabinet Executive Departments and the CabinetExecutive Departments and the Cabinet Section 4:Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions Independent Agencies and Regulatory CommissionsIndependent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions

2. Section 1:The Presidency The Main Idea The president and the vice president are required to have certain qualifications. Reading Focus What are the qualifications and terms of office for the presidency? What are the duties of the vice president? What are the rules of succession for the presidency?

3. Constitutional Qualifications of the Presidency Native-born citizen Native-born citizen At least 35 years old At least 35 years old A legal resident of the US for at least 14 years A legal resident of the US for at least 14 years

4. Unwritten Qualifications Male Male Hillary Clinton? Hillary Clinton? White White Barack Obama! Barack Obama! Christian Protestant Christian Protestant JFK? JFK? College College Abraham Lincoln? Abraham Lincoln? Lawyers Lawyers Harry S. Truman? Harry S. Truman? Military Military Bill Clinton? Bill Clinton? Held other political offices Held other political offices Dwight D. Eisenhower? Dwight D. Eisenhower?

5. Term of Office 4 year term 4 year term Two term limit Two term limit Tradition set by George Washington Tradition set by George Washington Tradition broken by FDR (1935-1945) Tradition broken by FDR (1935-1945) 22 nd Amendment (1951) sets the two term limit 22 nd Amendment (1951) sets the two term limit

6. Salary and Benefits Set by Congress and cannot be changed during the president’s term in office Set by Congress and cannot be changed during the president’s term in office $400,000 per year $400,000 per year Lodging (the White House) Lodging (the White House) Camp David (mountains in Maryland) Camp David (mountains in Maryland) Cars, helicopters, air force one Cars, helicopters, air force one

7. Data from Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency Year EstablishedPresidentVice President 1789$25,000$5,000 1873$50,000$10,000 1906$50,000$12,000 1909$75,000$12,000 1946$75,000$20,000 1949 $100,000 $50,000 non-taxable expense account $30,000 $10,000 non-taxable expense account 1951 $100,000 $50,000 non-taxable expense account $35,000 $10,000 non-taxable expense account

8. 1953 $100,000 $50,000 taxable expense account $35,000 $10,000 taxable expense account 1964 $100,000 $50,000 taxable expense account $43,000 $10,000 taxable expense account 1969 $200,000 $50,000 taxable expense account $62,500 $10,000 taxable expense account 1979 $200,000 $50,000 non-taxable expense account $62,500 $10,000 taxable expense account 1994 $200,000 $50,000 non-taxable expense account $171,000 $10,000 taxable expense account 2001$400,000$175,400

9. The Vice President Becomes president if president is removed or dies Becomes president if president is removed or dies Presides over the senate Presides over the senate Has no vote except when there is a tie Has no vote except when there is a tie Must be informed Must be informed Truman and the bomb Truman and the bomb $227,300 per year plus expenses (2009) $227,300 per year plus expenses (2009) Why is a VP chosen to be VP? Why is a VP chosen to be VP?

10. Presidential Succession Who takes place of the president, VP, and so on…? Who takes place of the president, VP, and so on…? Passed by law in 1947 Passed by law in 1947 Speaker of the House Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore of the Senate President Pro Tempore of the Senate President’s cabinet in the order in which they were created…sort of. President’s cabinet in the order in which they were created…sort of. William Henry Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Harding, Roosevelt, JFK

11. The Vice President Joseph Biden The Vice President Joseph BidenJoseph BidenJoseph Biden Speaker of the House John Boehner Speaker of the House John BoehnerJohn BoehnerJohn Boehner President pro tempore of the Senate 1 Patrick Leahy President pro tempore of the Senate 1 Patrick LeahyPatrick LeahyPatrick Leahy Secretary of State John Kerry Secretary of State John KerryJohn KerryJohn Kerry Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Secretary of Defense Chuck HagelChuck HagelChuck Hagel Attorney General Eric Holder Attorney General Eric HolderEric HolderEric Holder Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture Tom VilsackTom VilsackTom Vilsack Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen SebeliusKathleen SebeliusKathleen Sebelius Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun DonovanShaun DonovanShaun Donovan Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Secretary of Education Arne DuncanArne DuncanArne Duncan Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric ShinsekiEric ShinsekiEric Shinseki Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson

12. The 25 th Amendment Ratified in 1967 Ratified in 1967 Provides for a new VP if there is no VP Provides for a new VP if there is no VP The new president nominates a VP and the Congress must approve by a majority vote The new president nominates a VP and the Congress must approve by a majority vote If the president is too ill to serve then the VP takes over until the president is well If the president is too ill to serve then the VP takes over until the president is well President wants to return, VP and cabinet thinks he’s not ready, the Congress decides by a 2/3 vote President wants to return, VP and cabinet thinks he’s not ready, the Congress decides by a 2/3 vote