1. American Presidents

2. Constitution Article 2 establishes the second of the three branches of government, the Executive. Section 1 establishes the office of the President and the Vice-President, and sets their terms to be four years. Presidents are elected by the Electoral College, whereby each state has one vote for each member of Congress. Originally, the President was the person with the most votes and the Vice-President was the person with the second most, though this is later changed. Certain minimum requirements are established again, such as a 35-year minimum age. Presidents must also be a natural-born citizen of the United States. The President is to be paid a salary, which cannot change, up or down, as long as he in is office.Section 1 Electoral Collegenatural-born citizen Section 2 gives the President some important powers. He is commander-in-chief of the armed forces and of the militia (National Guard) of all the states; he has a Cabinet to aid him and can pardon criminals. He makes treaties with other nations, and picks many of the judges and other members of the government (all with the approval of the Senate).Section 2Cabinetpardon Section 3 establishes the duties of the President: to give a state of the union address, to make suggestions to Congress, to act as head of state by receiving ambassadors and other heads of state, and to be sure the laws of the United States are carried out.Section 3

3. George Washington 1784 – 1792 Set precedents: Two terms in office Peaceful transfer of power Mr. President Address to Congress

4. John Adams 1797 -1801 Alien and Sedition Acts Peaceful transfer of power

5. Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 Purchased Louisiana Scholar, architect, scientist, diplomat

6. Andrew Jackson 1829 – 1837 –First Western president –Fought Bank of America –Opened White House to public

7. Millard Fillmore 1850 – 1853 Opened Japan Compromise of 1850 Bathtub joke

8. Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865 First assassinated president Fought Civil War Freed slaves Noted speaker, humorist

9. Rutherford P. Hayes 1877-1881 Ended Reconstruction

10. Theodore Roosevelt 1901 – 1909 Vice President Crusader Anti-monopoly Fought in war Founded third party

11. Woodrow Wilson 1913 – 1921 World War I League of Nations Stroke: Edith ran country

12. Herbert Hoover 1929 – 1933 Depression Hoovervilles Coxey’s Army Prohibition

13. Franklin Roosevelt 1933 – 1945 Only four-term president NRA CCC World War II

14. Harry S. Truman 1945 – 1953 Atom Bomb The buck stops here

15. John F. Kennedy 1961 – 1963 First Catholic Bay of Pigs Vietnam Camelot John Kennedy, J. Edgar Hoover, Bobby Kennedy Jackie Kennedy

16. Richard Nixon 1969 – 1974 Resigned Vietnam War

17. Watergate 1972 – 1974 Illegal use of powerWoodward and Bernstein PlumbersPublic hearings

18. Ronald Reagan 1981 – 1989 Conservative End of Soviet Union

19. Bill Clinton 1993-2001 –Balanced budget –Full employment –Almost impeached –Ended wars in Yugoslavia Northern Ireland

20. Barack Obama 2009 – First black president