1. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The Presidency

2. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Great Expectation and Contradiction Americans want a President who is powerful and who can help the nation be great. Yet Americans do not like a concentration of power because we are individualistic and skeptical of authority. American Exceptionalism

3. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Great Expectation and Contradiction In modern times, the President is at the center of media attention... and is often blamed or given credit for events or the “state of the nation” over which he may have little control or influence.

4. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President FIRMS HOUSE- HOLDS GOV 66 – 70% of Economy

5. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Who They Are Constitutional Requirements: - Must be at least 35 years old - Must have resided in U.S. for at least 14 years - Must be a natural-born citizen Also on the website with the Obama picture... “Trevor Loudon, world-leading researcher, revealer, and expositor of Marxist subterfuge, spells out the evidence that Leon Panetta, former CIA Director and our new Secretary of Defense is a Communist collaborator.”

6. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Who They Have Been White, Male, Protestant... except All manner of professions, but mostly Political ones (Senators, Governors, etc.)

7. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Match the President with Prior Occupations DGK

8. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Match the President with Prior Occupations LAB

9. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Match the President with Prior Occupations IHC

10. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Match the President with Prior Occupations JME

11. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President What about Obama? Punahou School in Hawaii Occidental & Columbia (Political Science) Director of a church-based community organization Harvard Law... 1 st African-American president of the Law Review Constitutional Law professor at University of Chicago Illinois state legislator U.S. Senator

12. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President How They Got There The Normal Road to the White House: - Most presidents have been elected to office. - The president serves a term of 4 years. - Who is the only president to be elected more than twice? - Elected ___ times 4

13. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President How They Got There The Normal Road to the White House: In 1951, the 22 nd Amendment limited the number of elected terms to two... or one term if has served more than 2 years of another president’s term. So what is the maximum number of years a person can be President? ____ 10

14. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President How They Got There Succession The vice president takes over if the president leaves office due to death, resignation, or removal. Under the 25 th Amendment, the vice president becomes acting president if the vice president and president’s cabinet determine that the president is disabled.

15. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Who was seriously disabled for his last 1.5 years in office, but only a few knew? Woodrow Wilson

16. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President How They May Leave Impeachment Impeachment is an accusation, requiring a majority vote in the _________. Charges may be brought for “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” If impeached, the president is tried by the ___________ with the Chief Justice presiding. To convict & remove, it takes _____ of Senators voting. House Senate 2/3

17. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President How They May Leave Name the 2 Presidents Impeached Andrew Johnson William Jefferson Clinton

18. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President How They May Leave Why Was Clinton impeached? - Perjury - Obstruction of Justice - Abuse of Power

19. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President How They May Leave Who is the only president to resign from office? Richard Nixon

20. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Our four assassinated presidents were: Lincoln James Garfield JFK William McKinley

21. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President How They May Leave Who was the last president (other than JFK) to die in office? FDR FDR Who replaced him? Harry S Truman Harry S Truman

22. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President Who was the only president not elected to be either President or Vice-President? Gerald Ford He was appointed to replace the VP... Spiro Agnew, who resigned after being charged with accepting bribes. Ford became president after Nixon resigned

23. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency Presidential Powers National Security & Diplomacy - Serves as __________________of the armed forces - Makes _________with other nations; subject to agreement of 2/3 of the _______ - Nominates ____________ (subject to agreement of majority of the Senate) - Receives ____________ confers diplomatic recognition of other governments Commander in Chief Treaties Senate Ambassadors

24. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency Presidential Powers Legislative - Presents _______ of the _______ to Congress - Often sets priorities for “National Agenda” - Uses focus of the _______ to reach the _______ - Recommends legislation to _________ - Works with members of Congress to pass legislation... mainly with own _______ stateunion mediapublic Congress Party

25. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency Presidential Powers Legislative - May _____legislation; Congress can overrule with __________ vote of which? - Convenes both houses of Congress on extraordinary occasions - Adjourns Congress if the House and Senate cannot agree on adjournment veto BothSenateHouse 2/3

26. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency Presidential Powers Administrative - “Take care that the laws be faithfully executed” - Nominates officials as provided for by Congress (w/agreement of majority of Senate) - Requests written opinions of administrative officials - Fills administrative vacancies during congressional recesses

27. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President As Chief Executive, the president presides over the administration of government. In 2009 the federal government spent about $3.6 trillion and numbers more than 4 million employees. Presidents appoint about 500 high-level positions and 2,500 lesser jobs.

28. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency The President As Chief Executive, the president presides over the administration of government. Key Policy Areas have come to include: National Security Economic Social Welfare Health Care Environment

29. AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency Presidential Powers Judicial - Grants reprieves and pardons for federal offenses (except impeachment) -Nominates federal judges (needs confirmation by majority of the Senate)