1. Today’s Essential Questions:
How does the Executive Branch work?

2. The Executive Branch
Unit 4

3. Why do you think the presidency is called a Glorious Burden??

5. Who assists the President?
When George Washington was President, people recognized that one person could not carry out the duties of the President without advice and assistance.

6. The President receives help from the:
Vice President
Cabinet Members
Heads of Independent and Executive Agencies.
Unlike the powers of the President, their responsibilities are not defined in the Constitution.

7. The Executive Branch President Cabinet
The Heads of the 15 Executive Departments.
Federal Agencies
Created by Congress
Vice President
Member of the President’s Cabinet

8. The Presidency
I Want you to learn about the Executive Branch! So, listen to Mr. Riberdy , one of this nations greatest teachers!

9. I need to have all these Qualifications!!!!
Presidency
Qualifications
Native born citizen
At least 35 years old
U.S. Resident for 14 years
I need to have all these Qualifications!!!!

10. Presidency Term of Office
Elected to a 4 year term
No term limits in the Constitution
22nd Amendment set a 2 term limit

11. Presidency Salary and Benefits
$400,000 a year plus $50,000 allowance
Use of Air Force One and a fleet of cars and helicopters
White House and Camp David

12. No term limits in the Constitution 22nd Amendment set a 2 term limit
Presidency
Qualifications
Native born citizen
At least 35 years old
U.S. Resident for 14 years
Term of Office
Elected to a 4 year term
No term limits in the Constitution
22nd Amendment set a 2 term limit
Salary and Benefits
$400,000 a year plus $50,000 allowance
Use of Air Force One and a fleet of cars and helicopters
White House and Camp David

13. The Vice President
You have a distinct old man smell, get away from me……
As soon as these cameras are gone so am I….

14. Duties and Responsibilities
Vice President
Qualifications
Must meet same Constitutional requirements as President
Duties and Responsibilities
Takes over if the President dies or is removes from Office
Presides over the Senate
Salary and Benefits
$186,300 annual salary plus $10,000 allowance

15. Presidential Succession
Eight U.S. presidents have died while in office. One president resigned. In each case, the vice president took the oath of office and became president as provided by the Constitution.

16. William H. Harrison, Natural Causes
John Tyler, Vice President

17. Zachary Taylor, Natural Causes
Millard Fillmore, Vice President

18. Abraham Lincoln, Assassinated
Andrew Johnson, Vice President

19. James A. Garfield, Assassinated
Chester Author, Vice President

20. William McKinley, Assassinated
Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President

21. Warren Harding, Natural Causes
Calvin Coolidge, Vice President

22. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Natural Causes
Harry Truman, Vice President

23. John F. Kennedy Assassinated
Lyndon Johnson, Vice President

24. Twenty-fifth Amendment
adopted in 1967
new president nominates a new vice president
Nomination must then be approved by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.

25. The Order of Presidential Succession
The Vice President
The Speaker of the House
The President pro tempore of the Senate
Members of the president’s cabinet in the order in which their departments were created

27. Powers and Duties of the President

28. Powers and Duties of the President
Chief Executive Officer of the United States

29. Powers and Duties of the President
Prepares annual budget for Congressional approval

30. Powers and Duties of the President
Appoints Cabinet Officers, Ambassadors, Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges

31. Powers and Duties of the President
Approves and Vetoes Legislation

32. Powers and Duties of the President
Negotiates Treaties
October 26, 1994 Peace Treaty Signing: Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, President Bill Clinton, King Hussein of Jordan

33. Powers and Duties of the President
Administers the Federal Bureaucracy

34. Powers and Duties of the President
The State of the Union Address

36. Powers of the President

37. Commander and Chief
Commands all of the armed forces

38. Chief Legislator Proposer of the legislative agenda
Recommends laws to Congress
Approves or Vetoes bills

39. Chief Financial Planner
Head of the Executive Branch of U.S. Government
Prepares the Budget
Recommends laws to help the community

40. Ceremonial head of the U.S. Government
Chief of State
Ceremonial head of the U.S. Government
from the
President

41. Judicial Powers
Appoints federal Judges
Grants reprieves/Pardons

42. Chief of Party leader of a political party helps the party raise money
Campaigns for party members

44. Chief Citizen
Representative of the American People

45. Checks and Balances

46. Executive Branch checks on the Legislative Branch
I called you all here today because I can!!
Vetoes laws
Calls Congress into special session

47. Executive Branch checks on the Judicial Branch
Appoints federal judges
John Roberts at his nomination for the Supreme Court with President George Bush.
OOHH Pick me pick me pick me

48. Legislative Branch Checks Powers OVER the President
Senate approves treaties and presidential appointments
*The House of Representatives appropriates money
*Congress can override veto Congress can impeach and convict the President and Vice President
BUT..I WAS THE PRESIDENT!! AGGH! I HATE RULE OF LAW!

49. Judicial Branch Checks Powers over the President
The Supreme Court can rule Executive Acts unconstitutional
Hey What Do You Expect..we only have one document to use here! Just follow it!
Geez

50. Executive Branch Checks Powers over the Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Vetoes laws
Convenes (calls) Congress into special session
Nominates Supreme Court Justices and federal judges
Grants pardons and reprieves
Legislative Branch Checks Powers over the President
Judicial Branch Checks Powers over the President
*Senate approves treaties and presidential appointments
*The House of Representatives appropriates money
*Congress can override vetoes
*Congress can impeach and convict the President and Vice President
*Grants pardons and reprieves
*The Supreme Court can rule Executive Acts unconstitutional

51. How the president influences policymaking (Laws/legislation)

52. The Executive Branch influences policymaking (laws) by:
(giving Congress ideas for laws)
Proposing legislation
Giving the State of the Union Address
Annual speech to Congress that is an important way for a President’s agenda to be communicated to the public and to Congress

53. The Executive Branch influences policymaking (laws) by:
Approving or Vetoing bills

54. The Executive Branch influences policymaking (laws) by:
Appointing officials that carry out the laws
The President appoints the heads of cabinet departments, independent agencies and regulatory commissions.
Appealing directly to the people

55. ALL: WE ARE THE MEDIOCRE PRESIDENTS YOU WON'T FIND OUR FACES ON DOLLARS OR ON CENTS!
THERE'S TAYLOR, THERE'S TYLER THERE'S FILLMORE AND THERE'S HAYES THERE'S WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON HARRISON: I DIED IN THIRTY DAYS!
ALL: WE... ARE... THE... ADEQUATE, FORGETTABLE OCCASIONALLY REGRETTABLE CARETAKER PRESIDENTS OF THE U-S-A!

57. Section 3: Executive Departments and the Cabinet
The Main Idea
The executive branch of the U.S. government is divided into several departments, each of which has certain duties.
Reading Focus
What is the Executive Office of the President, and what is the cabinet?
What are the purposes of the Department of State and the Department of Defense?
What are the other executive departments in the federal government?

58. The Executive Office of the President
Section 3: Executive Departments and the Cabinet
The Executive Office of the President
Established in 1939 and reorganized by each president
Contains agencies and offices that advise the president on current issues
The White House Office keeps the presidential schedule, writes speeches, and maintains relations with Congress, the press, and the public.

59. Executive Departments
Congress has the power to establish, reorganize and to eliminate executive departments
Question! Why does Congress have this power?

60. Executive Departments
Each department as a specific area of responsibility

61. Departments of State and Defense
Both are very important departments because they help maintain U.S. relations with the rest of the world
Department of State- In charge of foreign policy
Headed by the Secretary of State
Ambassadors are sent to foreign countries to represent the U.S.

62. Department of Defense In charge of the nation’s armed forces
Headed by the Secretary of Defense
Always a civilian – Always have military officers as assistants

63. Executive Departments
Heads of the Executive Departments make up the President’s Cabinet

64. Cabinet
Not mentioned in the Constitution, but every President has had a Cabinet
Advise the President and help implement federal laws
Title of most cabinet members is secretary
Head of the Department of Justice is the Attorney General

65. Question!
What do you think the president asks cabinet members during a cabinet meeting?
Possible Answer: Their opinions and an update on their individual executive departments

66. Department of the Interior Department of Treasury
Department of State
Department of Defense
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Department of Treasury
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Transportation
Department of Education
Department of Labor
Department of Veteran’s Affairs
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Energy
Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security

67. Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions

68. Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions
Created by Congress
Help keep the government and the economy running smoothly

69. Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions
Separate from the executive departments because they perform specialized duties
Help to carry out federal laws

70. Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions
Provide Public Goods and Services such as national defense, highways and the Postal Service
Enforce Federal Laws

71. Independent Agencies and Regulatory Commissions
Establish guidelines that protect health and safety
Oversee the way individuals and companies do business

73. The Federal Bureaucracy
Formed by the departments and agencies in the executive branch
3 million people work in the bureaucracy
Operates under heavy rules and regulations that create “red tape

74. The Federal Bureaucracy
Formed by the departments and agencies in the executive branch
3 million people work in the bureaucracy
Operates under heavy rules and regulations that create “red tape