1. EXECUTIVE BRANCH

2. JOB Approves/vetoes laws Approves/vetoes laws Enforces the laws Enforces the laws

3. LEADER President Barack Obama President Barack Obama

4. TERM 4 years 4 years Can only serve 2 terms (22 nd Amendment ratified 1951) Can only serve 2 terms (22 nd Amendment ratified 1951)

5. QUALIFICATIONS Must be at least 35 years old Must be at least 35 years old Must be a natural born U.S. citizen Must be a natural born U.S. citizen Lived at least 14 years in U.S. Lived at least 14 years in U.S.

6. DUTIES of President Serves as head-of-state Serves as head-of-state Meets with leaders of other countriesMeets with leaders of other countries Chief of Government Chief of Government The boss of every federal gov’t workerThe boss of every federal gov’t worker Commander in Chief - official head of U.S. military Commander in Chief - official head of U.S. military Approves/vetoes laws Approves/vetoes laws Pres. can not write a bill, only propose onePres. can not write a bill, only propose one

7. SECOND IN COMMAND Vice President Joseph Biden Vice President Joseph Biden

8. DUTIES of V.P. Presiding officer of the Senate Presiding officer of the Senate Breaks a tie voteBreaks a tie vote Attends cabinet meetings Attends cabinet meetings Sits on committees Sits on committees  Succeeds the president in case of death or incapacitation  25 th amendment – Presidential succession

9. Executive Agencies Federal Bureau of Investigation (1908) Federal Bureau of Investigation (1908) Central Intelligence Agency Central Intelligence Agency Modern CIA formed in 1942Modern CIA formed in 1942 Drug Enforcement Agency (1973) Drug Enforcement Agency (1973) Federal Emergency Management Administration (1803) Federal Emergency Management Administration (1803)

10. CABINET Advisors to the president – Why? Advisors to the president – Why? Because the president can’t do the job alone! 1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – represents the president in foreign affairs

11. Cabinet continued Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (also the secretary under George W. Bush) 2. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (also the secretary under George W. Bush) Advises the president on military mattersAdvises the president on military matters

12. Cabinet continued 3. Attorney General Eric Holder Created by Judiciary Act of 1789 Advises the president on legal matters

13. Cabinet continued 4. Director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano Advises on border security and acts of homeland terrorism

14. Cabinet continued 5. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner In charge of revenue collection, extending credit, money production, & economic policy

15. Cabinet continued Secretary of Education Arne Duncan 6. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Advises and promotes education initiatives

16. Formal election of the president Formal election of the president Candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win Candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win If there is a tie, the House votes for the president If there is a tie, the House votes for the president *to calculate the number of electoral votes you add the # of members of the House to the # of the Senate Electoral College

17. Electoral College Map

18. 2008 Presidential Election