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UNIT 5: CHAPTER 16, 17, 18 The Presidency. Requirements “Natural Born” citizen of the United States  Citizen at Birth vs. 14 th Amendment Citizen 35.

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1 UNIT 5: CHAPTER 16, 17, 18 The Presidency

2 Requirements “Natural Born” citizen of the United States  Citizen at Birth vs. 14 th Amendment Citizen 35 years old Resident of the US for 14 years

3 Who Are They? Experienced  Governors  Senators  Military Generals  Cabinet Secretaries White  Save One Protestant  Save One Over 40  Usually over 50 Moderate Middle-Class Upbringing  “Poor”: Lincoln, Truman  “Rich”: Roosevelt x2, Kennedy

4 Benefits of Office Monetary Compensation  $400,000 Salary  $50,000 Expense Account  $100,000 Travel Account  $19,000 Entertainment Travel  Air Force One  Marine One  The Presidential Limo Secret Service Protection Lifetime Pension

5 The White House Layout  The Executive Residence  West Wing  East Wing Domestic Staff

6 Presidential Succession Succession Act of 1947  President  Vice President  Speaker of the House  President Pro Tempore of the Senate  Cabinet Officials in Order of Departmental Creation 25th Amendment  Disability

7 The Vice President President of the Senate “Standby Work”  “The Only authority he has is what the president gives him. He who giveth can taketh away.” Natural Successor?

8 The Electoral College - Then Original Plan:  Each State appoints “Electors”  House + Senate = Electors  4 House Seats, 2 Senators = 6 Electors  Electors vote for whomever they think is best.  Most votes - President  Second most votes - Vice President 12th Amendment

9 The Electoral College - Now The People Choose Electors  Electors Sworn to Parties Majority of Electoral College Wins  538 Votes Overall  435 House Members + 100 Senators + 3 for DC  270 To Win

10 The Electoral College - Process Tuesday after the first Monday in November  Last Day to Vote Monday after the Second Wednesday in December  Electoral College Votes January 6th  Congress Counts the EC Votes January 20th (12:00 PM)  New President Takes Office

11 The Electoral College - Problems Popular Vote vs Electoral College Vote  George W. Bush Winner Take All  New York, California and Texas Ties

12 Running for President - The Nomination Then-  Party Leaders Gather At Convention, Decide on Nomination and Platform Now-  Primary Process, Convention Decided Beforehand  Or is it?! Democratic Superdelegates

13 Running for President - Primary Process The Early States  Iowa  New Hampshire  South Carolina  Nevada Super Tuesday The Convention  Keynote Speech  Vice-President Accepts  President Accepts

14 Running for President - The Fall Campaign 3 Debates “Barnstorming” TV Advertising

15 Formal Powers/Responsibilities of the Presidency Ensure the Laws of Congress are “faithfully executed” Commander in Chief Appoint High Officials Give Pardons / Reprieves Make Treaties Deliver State of the Union Address Commission Military Officers Veto Laws

16 Informal Powers/Responsibilities of the Presidency Set the Legislative Agenda  The Bully Pulpit  Mass Media Attention Head of State  National Symbol  Lead Celebration  Lead Mourning Declare “War”  CIA Operations  Nuclear War Informal Legislation  Executive Orders  Executive Agreements  Enact Regulation Amnesty

17 Limits of Presidential Power Congress Federal Courts Bureaucracy Public Opinion

18 The State of the Union Address The Executive  President  Cabinet Members  Joint Chiefs The Legislative  President of the Senate  Speaker of the House  Majority and Minority Leaders TheJudicial  Supreme Court Justices THE DESIGNATED SURVIVOR

19 The Bureaucracy Cabinet Departments Executive Agencies Executive Office of the President

20 Cabinet Departments The Big Four  State  Treasury  Defense (War)  Justice Other Major Groups  Homeland Security  Housing and Urban Development  Energy  Education  Agriculture

21 Executive Agencies The “Big Four’s” Agencies  CIA  Secret Service  NSA  FBI Independent Agencies and Corporations  Postal Service  NASA  EPA  FDA  DEA

22 Executive Office of the President Personal Staff  Chief of Staff  Administration  Policy  Politics  Press Secretary  White House Counsel Agencies  OMB  NSC  NEC

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