2.  Ceremonial Head of U.S. Government  Symbol of all the people of the nation.  “the personal embodiment and representative of [American] dignity and majesty.”

3.  Vested by the Constitution with Executive Power  What is an Executive? (Root word Execute)  What does an Executive do?

4.  Director of the Executive Branch  2.7 million employees  $2,500,000,000,000 budget  What does an Administrator do?

5.  What’s a Diplomat?  How does a President create Foreign Policy?  How is this different from Chief of State?

6.  Complete control of U.S. Military  Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard, Coast Guard, Homeland Security  1.4 million members in the Armed Forces  15,000 aircraft  600,000 land vehicles  700 ships  Annual Budget in excess of $1 trillion

7.  What does a Legislator do?  Remember that most Bills submitted to Congress originate in the Executive Branch  What are some of the Powers the President has regarding the passage of Laws?

8.  What do you call the party in control of the Executive Branch?  Because this is not a responsibility mentioned in the Constitution, how does a President fulfill this role?

9.  Expected to work for and represent the public interest against the many different and competing private interests.  Explain FDR’s quote: “The presidency is not merely an administrative office. That is the least of it. It is preeminently a place of moral leadership.”

10.  $400,000 a year  $150,000 expense budget  $100,000 non-taxable travel account  $19,000 for entertainment  White House  Air Force One  Marine One  Camp David  Full Health Benefits

11.  Natural Born Citizen  35 years or older  Resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years.  Do the years have to be consecutive or recent?

12.  4 Years  Two Term Limit  Why was it necessary to create an Amendment to create a Term Limit?  Under the current Constitution, how many years maximum can a President serve?

13.  VP  Speaker of the House  President Pro Tempore  Sec of State  Sec of Treasury  Attorney General  Sec of Interior  Sec of Agriculture  Sec of Commerce  Sec of Labor  Sec of Health and Human Services  Sec of Housing and Urban Dev.  Sec of Transportation  Sec of Energy  Sec of Education  Sec of Vet Affairs  Sec of Homeland Security

14.  President announces they are “unable to discharge powers and duties…”  VP and Majority of Congress submits written declaration of incapacitation.  VP takes over  President will announce when s/he is ready to resume duties.  Congress has 21 days to decide

15.  “I am Vice President. In this I am nothing, but I may be everything.” John Adams  Preside over the Senate  Help decide the question of Presidential Disability.  “President-in-waiting.”

16.  John Tyler – 1841 (Harrison, Pneumonia)  Millard Fillmore – 1850 (Taylor, Gastroenteritis)  Andrew Johnson – 1865 (Lincoln, Assassination)  Chester A. Arthur – 1881 (Garfield, Assassination)  Teddy Roosevelt – 1901 (Mckinley, Assassination)  Calvin Coolidge – 1923 (Harding, undisclosed illness)  Harry Truman – 1945 (FDR, cerebral hemorrhage)  Lyndon B. Johnson – 1963 (JFK, Assassination)  Gerald Ford – 1974 (Nixon, Resignation)