1. Executive Branch

2. Executive Office President President Vice-President Vice-President President's Cabinet - Sec. of State, Education, Energy, etc. President's Cabinet - Sec. of State, Education, Energy, etc. Federal Bureaucracy - Aides, White House Staff, Law Enforcemen t Federal Bureaucracy - Aides, White House Staff, Law Enforcemen t

3. Qualifications for President 1. At least 35 years old 2. Natural born citizen 3. US resident for the last 14 years Unwritten Qualifications?? Unwritten Qualifications?? - Senate/House/Governor experience - Background in business, law, military - Meets all 5 Voting Factors

4. Executive Office President's job is to enforce laws President's job is to enforce laws All federal law enforcement agencies are part of the Executive Branch: All federal law enforcement agencies are part of the Executive Branch: - Secret Service - CIA - FBI - ATF - DEA - Even Local & State Police!

5. Executive Office The President's Cabinet makes up about 1/3 of the Executive Branch (17 total) The President's Cabinet makes up about 1/3 of the Executive Branch (17 total) Offices include: Offices include: - Education - Homeland Security - Treasury - Labor - Commerce - Transportation

6. Duties & Responsibilities President's duties include: President's duties include: - Create/propose National Budget - Create/propose National Budget - State of the Union Address - State of the Union Address - Press Secretary - Press Secretary - Managing Foreign Affairs - Managing Foreign Affairs - Creates Cabinet to focus on key issues - Creates Cabinet to focus on key issues - Chooses new Supreme Court Judges - Chooses new Supreme Court Judges

7. Roles of the President Head of Political Party Head of Political Party Commander-in-Chief (military) Commander-in-Chief (military) Head of State Head of State Chief Executive Chief Executive Chief Legislator Chief Legislator

8. Checks & Balances Each action of the President must be approved, or checked, by the other branches. Each action of the President must be approved, or checked, by the other branches. Examples: Examples: - Proposes budget; must be approved by Congress - Nominates S.C. Judges, Congress officially accepts and approves them - Signs treaties, but Congress must ratify them (make them legal) - Supreme Court can use judicial review on President's actions

9. Presidential Succession Amendment 25 of the US Constitution lists the order of succession if the President dies. Top 5 Replacements: - Vice President - Speaker of the House - President pro tempore - Secretary of State - Secretary of Treasury

10. America's Un-Elected President

11. Federal Bureaucracy -Different agencies that work for the Executive Branch for public policy -Each Dept. focus on certain issues (Environment, Health, etc.) -Examples: -Food & Drug Administration -U.S. Forest Service -Inland Fisheries & Wildlife -Environmental Protection Agency

12. Federal Bureaucracy -Roughly 21 million employees in National, State, & Local govt. -Most regulate themselves (autonomous) -Can lead to lax regulations; abuses -Some agencies do very similar jobs; and might be unnecessary -Yearly operating budget: $2 Trillion!!!!

13. The “Iron Triangle” -Congress, Interest Groups, & Bureaucratic groups work together -Make laws that will benefit each other -Set up long term regulations and policies that will keep leaders in power -Limits worker’s rights

14. The “Iron Triangle”

15. US & Foreign Affairs