3. 1. The President’s Roles -Chief of State -Chief Executive -Chief Administrator -Chief Diplomat -Commander in Chief -Chief Legislator -Chief of Party -Chief Citizen Make a Chart (8x2)

4. Chief of State -Ceremonial head of govt (symbol)

5. Chief Executive -In charge of Executive Branch (powers of the Constitution)

6. Chief Administrator -Director of the US govt “State of the Union” Address Every January to set forth the programs, policies, and legislation that he or she wants Congress to enact George Washington’s Farewell Address: Warned the people of political parties & alliances

7. State of the Union in 2 minutes! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2015-01-21/obama-s-2015-state-of- the-union-in-two-minutes

8. Chief Diplomat -Country’s spokesperson to the rest of the world

9. Commander in Chief -Control of the armed forces With the help of the “football,” the president controls a massive nuclear arsenal

10. Chief Legislator -Main architect of the nation’s public policies -Can accept or deny (veto) legislation

11. Chief of the Party -Leader of their political party

12. Chief Citizen -Expected to be “the representative of all the people”

13. 2. Qualifications for President Be “a natural born citizen.” Be at least 35 years of age Have lived in the US for at least 14 years Informal qualifications below Tradition / Unwritten Requirements: -Historically …. -Male -White (all but one) -Protestant (all but one) -Most have gone to college -Most from well to do families in large states

14. 3. President’s Term -Precedent / tradition of two terms -FDR served 4 terms -22 nd Amendment (1947)= Limitation of 2 terms or a total of 10 years

15. 4. Succession -25 th amendment set up the order of succession if the POTUS is deceased or unable to carry out their duties

16. 5. Electoral College -Winner takes all system -1.) win the popular vote of a state & get all the electoral points from that state -2.) # of points from states = # of HOR & # of Senators -3.) need 270 points to win the presidency -**Issues: -Can win the popular vote of the nation but not the electoral -If no one wins the majority of the electoral college the decision goes to the HOR Bush v. Gore 2000 2000

17. http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/ecalculator#?battleground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9H3gvnN468

20. 6. Removal of a President -Impeachment -Step 1: The HOR investigates & drafts articles of impeachment for “high crimes or misdemeanors” -Step 2: The Senate tries the case. - 2/3 rds Senate vote of guilty = removal

21. -Only 2 presidents have been impeached: -Andrew Johnson & Bill Clinton (neither removed) -What about Nixon??

22. Checks & Balances: Executive Branch Executive  Legislative Veto laws Can propose laws Can call special sessions of Congress Negotiates foreign treaties Executive  Judicial Nominates judges Can grant pardons to federal offenders

23. What is a Bureaucracy? The People and departments / organizations that perform the day to day tasks of the federal government https://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=2acoQuo4p pchttps://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=2acoQuo4p pc

24. Department of Homeland Security