2. Journal Riddle One night, a man and his wife were driving to a certain place. All of a sudden the car stopped. The man realized that he would need to pour some cold water into the carburetor. He asked his wife to sit inside the car and lock the doors, while he goes searching for the water. After sometime, when the man returns, he finds this wife dead in a pool of blood. Besides her, there lay a stranger with no clothes on his body. Who was the stranger and how did his wife die?

3. Answer The Stranger was his child and the mother died while giving birth

4. Job Description Formal Qualifications Be “natural-born citizen” 35 years old Lived in the United States for at least 14 years

5. Job Description Term 4 years 2 terms or 10 years (max)

6. Job Benefits Salary Fixed by Congress $400,000 a year Expenses General ($50,000) White House ($?) Entertainment ($?) Traveling ($?) Secret Service ($?)

7. Job Benefits The White House 6 story with 2 level basement 55,000 sq ft. 132 rooms 35 bathrooms 28 fireplaces 3 elevators 5 full-time chefs Tennis Court Bowling alley Movie theater Running Track Swimming Pool Putting Green

8. Job Benefits Camp David Vacation Home Mountain area of Maryland Surrounded by Marine and Naval Training bases

9. Job Benefits Transportation Limos Helicopters Air Force One

10. LIMO

11. Job Benefits Air Force One (cont) Boeing 747 3 Level 4,000 sq ft 630 mph (almost supersonic speed) Infrared-missiles Radar-jamming tech More Top Secret Defense Tech Executive Suites & 2 Kitchens High Speed Internet Satellite T.V.

12. The President’s Job Description The President’s Roles Chief of State Chief Executive Chief Administrator Chief Diplomat Commander in Chief Chief Legislator Party Chief Chief Citizen

13. Job Description Chief of State Main public representative of the U.S. Symbol of our country Examples Handing out awards Greeting People

14. Job Description Chief Executive Head of executive branch Responsible to take care that the laws be faithfully executed In control of 4 million employees of executive branch

15. Job Description Chief Administrator Head of federal government In charge of overseeing all branches of government Including his cabinet Also NASA

16. Job Description Chief Diplomat Main representative responsible for relations with other countries Make and keep treaties

17. Job Description Commander in Chief In charge of U.S. armed forces Decides where troops are stationed Decides what weapons will be used and how to use them Bombing countries

18. Job Description Chief Legislator Power to influence Congress in making laws Examples Take Congress to lunch to influence laws Make a speech to Congress

19. Job Description Party Chief Helps members of his/her party get elected to positions Helps out on campaigns

20. What would happen next if…?

21. Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency Constitution and Succession Vice President succeeds President at death or resignation

22. Succession and Vice Presidency Third in Line… Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi --->

23. President Pro Tem of Senate Senator Robert Byrd Elected by Senate Once member of Ku Klux Klan at age 24 in 1942

24. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Deals with foreign affairs

25. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner Finance and Money matters

26. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Deals with armed forces and military issues

27. Attorney General Eric Holder Chief law enforcement officer in the U.S. Chief Lawyer in U.S.

28. All the Way to Him??

29. Vice President Importance Constitution does not say anything specific about the Vice President Only speaks about two formal jobs

30. Vice President 1.Preside over the Senate -Conduct meetings of Senate 2.Help decide when a president is disabled

31. Vice President Importance of the Office He/she is the “President in waiting” BIGGEST BENEFIT V.P. can not be fired by the President

32. Vice President Who is Eligible? Natural Born US citizen 35 years or older Lived in U.S. for 14 years

33. Vice President Limitations No limit to 2 terms of service like President Technically you can be VP forever

34. Vice President Salary and Benefits $227,300 a year Private Assistants and Staff 40 aides Wife has 5 aides Allowances per year General- $10,000 Entertaining- $90,000 Capitol Hill- $1,000,000

35. Vice President Benefits (cont) Air Force 2 Uniformed Secret Service

36. Vice President Home One Observatory Circle 3 Stories/ 9,000 Sq ft 12 rooms Underground bomb shelter

37. Presidential Growth Media Huge influence on how president is received Without media we would not see what he/she has done Power grows with approval of actions No approval = no power growth

38. Presidential Growth National Crisis Important events need important decisions People look for leadership in a time of disaster Power grows during these time because Congress will hide (usually) and let the President take the limelight

39. Presidential Growth Congressional Deference Congress originally was to set the budget for the U.S. They decided to pass that power to the President. (Easier to let another person do the job)

40. Presidential Power To Appoint 6,000 new federal officers House Staff Supreme Court Judges Sonia Sotomayor

41. Presidential Power To Remove Can remove anyone he/she appoints Power to fire anyone in executive branch Except the V.P. Can even remove him/herself

42. Presidential Power Persona non grata An unwelcomed person Usually meant for a foreign diplomat who Committed a civil crime Accused of espionage in U.S. Country which diplomatic relations are cancelled Punishment = Deportation

43. Presidential Offices Executive Office Personal Advisors of President Located at Eisenhower Executive Office Building Over 17 Offices National Drug Control Economic Recovery Civil Liberties White House Military Office White House Office

44. Presidential Office White House Office Headed by White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel Based in the West and East Wings of White House Organize Activities Deal with media Plan appointments Basically president’s entourage

45. Driving Questions Why do you think our country in so much debt?

46. Funding the Government Most important federal taxes Corporate Income Taxes Money made by corporations in a fiscal year Individual Income Taxes Money made by individuals in a year

47. Funding the Government Non-revenue taxes Why tax if it doesn’t make the government money??? Answer: To keep certain illegal or dangerous activity from reaching the public Example License to Deal

48. Funding the Government Federal Borrowing Federal Government taking out a loan or credit from a bank or private investors Usually meant to pay for National Deficit (short term)

49. Funding the Government Causes of Public Debt Federal Government Borrows too much over the years No limit to how much they can borrow

50. Funding the Government Effects of Public Debt More Taxes Higher Taxes Budget Cuts Unemployment Business Failures HUGE NATIONAL DEBT 