The PresidentThe President

and theand the

Executive BranchExecutive Branch

Vocabulary Quiz Vocabulary Quiz

Elector CollegeElector College ElectorElector Executive orderExecutive order PardonPardon ReprieveReprieve AmnestyAmnesty Foreign policyForeign policy National securityNational security Executive agreementExecutive agreement AmbassadorAmbassador

Treaty Embargo Independent agency Political appointee Civil service worker Merit system Civil service system Federal bureaucracy Trade sanction Cabinet

President and Vice PresidentPresident and Vice President

The Executive Branches main power The Executive Branches main power is to carry out laws.is to carry out laws.

Leaders: President; Vice PresidentLeaders: President; Vice President Qualifications to be President & V.P.: Qualifications to be President & V.P.:

1. 35 years old1. 35 years old

2. Natural born citizen2. Natural born citizen

3. Live in U.S. for last 14 yrs3. Live in U.S. for last 14 yrs

Electoral College Review:Electoral College Review: Electing the PresidentElecting the President

Takes place every 4 yearsTakes place every 4 years Popular vote does not elect President Popular vote does not elect President Electoral college vote doesElectoral college vote does Electors come from each state Electors come from each state Representatives + Senators = Representatives + Senators =

Number of Electors/stateNumber of Electors/state 538 electors/270 to win538 electors/270 to win

President President

Term Length: 4years; President can only Term Length: 4years; President can only serve 2 terms (8 years)serve 2 terms (8 years)

Salary: President-$400,000 plus travel & Salary: President-$400,000 plus travel & expenses; V.P.-$230,700expenses; V.P.-$230,700

Benefits: Free home in D.C. (White House) Benefits: Free home in D.C. (White House) with private theater, Vacation Home with private theater, Vacation Home (Camp David), Fleet of vehicles, private (Camp David), Fleet of vehicles, private helicopters and airplanes, personal chief, helicopters and airplanes, personal chief, redecorate White House, etc.redecorate White House, etc.

Air Force One-special equip jetAir Force One-special equip jet

Terms of OfficeTerms of Office

George Washington set precedent-George Washington set precedent-served 8 years—refused to run for 3served 8 years—refused to run for 3rdrd termterm

Franklin D. Roosevelt broke Franklin D. Roosevelt broke precedent-ran for 3precedent-ran for 3rdrd term-won term-won

22 amendment passed—1951 limited 22 amendment passed—1951 limited President to 2 terms maximum 10 yrPresident to 2 terms maximum 10 yr

VICE PRESIDENTVICE PRESIDENT

ELECTED BY ELECTORAL COLLEGE TOOELECTED BY ELECTORAL COLLEGE TOO SAME QUALIFICATIONSSAME QUALIFICATIONS HEAD OF THE SENATEHEAD OF THE SENATE HELPS PRESIDENTHELPS PRESIDENT SERVES ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES SERVES ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES Death, removed from office, seriously Death, removed from office, seriously

illness, or resignsillness, or resigns 2525thth Amendment Amendment

CONSTITUTIONAL POWERSCONSTITUTIONAL POWERS

VETO/APPROVE LEGISLATIONVETO/APPROVE LEGISLATION CALL CONGRESS INTO SPECIAL SESSION CALL CONGRESS INTO SPECIAL SESSION

TO MAKE STATE OF UNION ADDRESS EACH TO MAKE STATE OF UNION ADDRESS EACH YEARYEAR

SERVE AS COMMANDER IN CHIEFSERVE AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF RECEIVE LEADERS FROM OTHER NATIONSRECEIVE LEADERS FROM OTHER NATIONS MAKE TREATIESMAKE TREATIES APPOINT OFFICIALSAPPOINT OFFICIALS PARDON/REDUCE SENTENCES (AMNESTY)PARDON/REDUCE SENTENCES (AMNESTY)

Duties of the PresidentDuties of the PresidentActivityActivity

Each student will create a bubble map Each student will create a bubble map of the duties of the president. In the of the duties of the president. In the map you will include the name of the map you will include the name of the duty and a description of that duty.duty and a description of that duty.

You will use pages 216-218 in the You will use pages 216-218 in the book.book.

Please ask if need help.Please ask if need help.

Duties of the President Duties of the President

Chief Executive Chief Executive Chief Diplomat Chief Diplomat Commander in ChiefCommander in Chief Legislative leaderLegislative leader Head of StateHead of State Economic LeaderEconomic Leader

ROLES OF THE PRESIDENTROLES OF THE PRESIDENT

CHIEF EXECUTIVECHIEF EXECUTIVE• APPOINTS OFFICIALS APPOINTS OFFICIALS • CARRIES OUR NATIONS LAWSCARRIES OUR NATIONS LAWS• EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUEDEXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED• AMNESTYAMNESTY• PARDONSPARDONS• REPRIEVESREPRIEVES

ROLES OF THE PRESIDENTROLES OF THE PRESIDENT

CHIEF DIPLOMATCHIEF DIPLOMAT• DEALS WITH FOREIGN POLICY DEALS WITH FOREIGN POLICY • WITH HELP OF SEC OF STATEWITH HELP OF SEC OF STATE• MAKES TREATIES MAKES TREATIES • APPOINTS AMBASSADORSAPPOINTS AMBASSADORS• MAKES OR SETS FOREIGN POLICY MAKES OR SETS FOREIGN POLICY

HOW WE WILL MANAGE OR DEAL HOW WE WILL MANAGE OR DEAL WITH ANOTHER NATIONWITH ANOTHER NATION

ROLES OF THE PRESIDENTROLES OF THE PRESIDENT

COMMANDER IN CHIEFCOMMANDER IN CHIEF• HEADS THE MILITARY AND DIRECTS HEADS THE MILITARY AND DIRECTS

THE ARMY INTO BATTLE IF THE ARMY INTO BATTLE IF CONGRESS DECLARES WARCONGRESS DECLARES WAR

• WAR POWERS ACT 1973WAR POWERS ACT 1973• 48 HOUR NOTICE TO CONGRESS48 HOUR NOTICE TO CONGRESS

ROLES OF THE PRESIDENTROLES OF THE PRESIDENT

LEGISLATIVE LEADERLEGISLATIVE LEADER• SENDS IDEAS TO CONGRESS FOR SENDS IDEAS TO CONGRESS FOR

THEM TO MAKE INTO LAWSTHEM TO MAKE INTO LAWS• STIMULUS PACKAGE IDEASTIMULUS PACKAGE IDEA

ROLES OF THE PRESIDENTROLES OF THE PRESIDENT

HEAD OF STATEHEAD OF STATE• SYMBOL OF OUR NATIONSYMBOL OF OUR NATION• GOES TO FUNERALSGOES TO FUNERALS• LIGHTS CHRISTMAS TREESLIGHTS CHRISTMAS TREES• REPRESENTS OUR NATIONREPRESENTS OUR NATION

ROLES OF THE PRESIDENTROLES OF THE PRESIDENT

ECONOMIC LEADERECONOMIC LEADER• WRITES BUDGET WRITES BUDGET • TRIES TO HELP STIMULATE OR TRIES TO HELP STIMULATE OR

SLOW ECONOMY WHEN NEEDED BY SLOW ECONOMY WHEN NEEDED BY APPOINTING HEAD OF TREASURY APPOINTING HEAD OF TREASURY AND THE FEDSAND THE FEDS

ROLES OF THE PRESIDENTROLES OF THE PRESIDENT

PARTY LEADERPARTY LEADER• LEADS PARTYLEADS PARTY• SETS PLATFORMSETS PLATFORM

FOREIGN POLICYFOREIGN POLICY

MAKING FOREIGN POLICYMAKING FOREIGN POLICY

THE PRESIDENT THE PRESIDENT MAKES FOREIGN MAKES FOREIGN POLICY POLICY

THE STATE DEPT THE STATE DEPT HELPS THE HELPS THE PRESIDENT WITH PRESIDENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE GOALS OF FOREIGN POLICYFOREIGN POLICY

U.S. FOREIGN POLICY GOALSU.S. FOREIGN POLICY GOALS

#1 GOAL: NATIONAL #1 GOAL: NATIONAL SECURITYSECURITY

INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRADETRADE

PROMOTING WORLD PROMOTING WORLD PEACEPEACE

PROMOTING PROMOTING DEMOCRACY AROUND DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLDTHE WORLD

TOOLS OF FOREIGN POLICYTOOLS OF FOREIGN POLICY TREATIES WITH OTHER NATIONSTREATIES WITH OTHER NATIONS APPOINTING AMBASSADORS & APPOINTING AMBASSADORS &

CONSULS TO REP USACONSULS TO REP USA FOREIGN AID: HELP TO OTHER FOREIGN AID: HELP TO OTHER

NATIONSNATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE:

NAFTA/SANCTIONS/EMBARGOESNAFTA/SANCTIONS/EMBARGOES MILITARY FORCE LAST TO BE USED MILITARY FORCE LAST TO BE USED

PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORSPRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS

TWO TYPESTWO TYPES EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE

PRESIDENTPRESIDENT EOP: HELPS PRESIDENT DO HIS JOBEOP: HELPS PRESIDENT DO HIS JOB

CABINET: ADIVSE & FORM POLICYCABINET: ADIVSE & FORM POLICY

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTPRESIDENT

WHITE HOUSE OFFICEWHITE HOUSE OFFICE• WHO: ADVISOR TO THE PRES WHO: ADVISOR TO THE PRES

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET• OMB: HELPS PRES CREATE THE BUDGET EACH YROMB: HELPS PRES CREATE THE BUDGET EACH YR

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCILNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL• NSC: HELP PRESIDENT DEAL WITH NATIONAL SAFETYNSC: HELP PRESIDENT DEAL WITH NATIONAL SAFETY

OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITYOFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY• FBI, CUSTOMS SERVICE, BORDER PATROL (TERRORIST)FBI, CUSTOMS SERVICE, BORDER PATROL (TERRORIST)

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERSCOUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS• CEA: ECONOMIC ISSUES CEA: ECONOMIC ISSUES

EOP: CLOSEST ADVISORS TO EOP: CLOSEST ADVISORS TO THE PRESIDENTTHE PRESIDENT

AROUND 2000 OF THESE CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE USA AROUND 2000 OF THESE CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE USA GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT

CABINET:CABINET:

HELPS PRESIDENT CARRY OUT LAWS HELPS PRESIDENT CARRY OUT LAWS WITHIN THEIR FIELD OF EXPERTISE WITHIN THEIR FIELD OF EXPERTISE AND MAKE POLICY AND MAKE POLICY

THERE ARE 15 OF THESE THERE ARE 15 OF THESE DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS

EACH IS HEADED BY A SECRETARY EACH IS HEADED BY A SECRETARY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JUSTICE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: ATTORNEY GENERALDEPARTMENT: ATTORNEY GENERAL

CABINETCABINET

STATE DEPTSTATE DEPT TREASURY DEPTTREASURY DEPT JUSTICE DEPTJUSTICE DEPT DEFENSE DEPTDEFENSE DEPT INTERIOR DEPTINTERIOR DEPT AGRICULTURE DEPTAGRICULTURE DEPT COMMERCE DEPTCOMMERCE DEPT LABOR DEPTLABOR DEPT HEALTH & HUMAN HEALTH & HUMAN

AFFAIRSAFFAIRS

HOUSING & URBAN HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPTDEVELOPMENT DEPT

TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION DEPTDEPT

ENERGY DEPTENERGY DEPT EDUCATION DEPTEDUCATION DEPT VET AFFAIRS DEPTVET AFFAIRS DEPT HOMELAND SECURITY HOMELAND SECURITY

DEPTDEPT

OTHER OFFICIALS THAT OTHER OFFICIALS THAT ADVISE THE PRESIDENTADVISE THE PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENTVICE PRESIDENT FIRST LADYFIRST LADY

The Federal BureaucracyThe Federal Bureaucracy

Federal BureaucracyFederal Bureaucracy

Below the cabinet departments there Below the cabinet departments there are hundreds of agencies that help are hundreds of agencies that help the president do his job effectively. the president do his job effectively. The agencies and the employees of The agencies and the employees of the Executive Branch are often called the Executive Branch are often called the Federal Bureaucracy.the Federal Bureaucracy.

Workers of these agencies areWorkers of these agencies are called bureaucrats or civil called bureaucrats or civil servants servants

Executive Agencies and Executive Agencies and DepartmentsDepartments

Executive agencies and departments help Executive agencies and departments help the Executive Branch carry out laws by: the Executive Branch carry out laws by: 1. Decide how to apply new laws to daily 1. Decide how to apply new laws to daily

life by developing specific rules and life by developing specific rules and procedures to put the laws into procedures to put the laws into

practice.practice.2. Administer day to day operations like 2. Administer day to day operations like deliver mail, collect taxes, patrol deliver mail, collect taxes, patrol borders, etc.borders, etc.3. Regulate various activities,3. Regulate various activities,

such as airlines, banks, such as airlines, banks, companies, etc.companies, etc.

Independent AgenciesIndependent Agencies

Independent Agencies are not part of Independent Agencies are not part of the president’s cabinet. The the president’s cabinet. The president does appoint the head of president does appoint the head of these agencies. There are 3 types of these agencies. There are 3 types of independent agencies:independent agencies:

Executive AgenciesExecutive AgenciesGovernment Government

Corporations Corporations Regulatory Boards and Regulatory Boards and

CommissionsCommissions

Executive AgenciesExecutive Agencies

Executive Agencies deal with certain Executive Agencies deal with certain specialized areas within the specialized areas within the government. government.

Examples: NASA (National Examples: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAdministration

Government CorporationsGovernment Corporations

Government Corporations that are Government Corporations that are like private businesses except that like private businesses except that they are owned and operated by the they are owned and operated by the government. government.

They charge fees for their services They charge fees for their services and products, but are not supposed and products, but are not supposed to make a profit. to make a profit.

Example-US Postal ServiceExample-US Postal Service

Regulatory CommissionsRegulatory Commissions

Regulatory Boards and Commissions do Regulatory Boards and Commissions do not have to report to the president. not have to report to the president.

The head of the board or commission is The head of the board or commission is appointed by the president, but he cannot appointed by the president, but he cannot fire them. fire them.

Regulatory commissions protect the public Regulatory commissions protect the public by making and enforcing rules for certain by making and enforcing rules for certain industries. industries.

example-Federal example-Federal Communications Communications Commission- Commission-broadcastingbroadcasting

North Carolina

Executive Branch

Chapter 13 Section 2

NC EXECUTIVE BRANCH

NORTH CAROLINA• GOVERNOR

4 years 2 TERMS (RETURN) LT. GOVERNOR

• ELECTED BY POPULAR VOTE OF STATE CONSTITUENCY

• GOVERNOR APPT CABINET OF 10

UNITED STATES• PRESIDENT

2 TERMS VICE PRESIDENT

• ELECTED BY ELECTORAL COLLEGE

• PRESIDENT APPT CABINET OF 15

EXECUTIVE CABINET NC

• ADMINISTRATION• COMMERCE• CORRECTIONS• CRIME CONTROL &

PUBLIC SAFETY• CULTURAL RESOURCES• ENVIRONMENT &

NATURAL RESOURCES• HEALTH & HUMAN

SERVICES• JUVENILE JUSTICE &

DELINQUENCY PRVENTION

• REVENUE• TRANSPORTATION

USA• STATE• TREASURY• DEFENSE• INTERIOR• COMMERCE• HUD• USDA• TRANSPORTATION• VET AFFAIRS• HOMELAND SECURITY• HEALTH & HUMAN

SERVICES• EDUCATION• ENERGY• JUSTICE• LABOR

NC COUNCIL OF STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS

• 8 YEAR TERMS• COMMISSIONER OF

AG• STATE TREASURER• SUPERINTENDENT OF

PUBLIC INSTRUCTION• SECRETARY OF STATE• ATTORNEY GENERAL• COMMISSIONER OF

LABOR• COMMISSIONER OF

INSURANCE

THIS DOES NOT EXIST AT FEDERAL LEVEL

SOME OF THE POSITIONS DO BUT THEY ARE APPOINTED NOT ELECTED

DUAL TO GOVERNOR OVERSEE HOW NC $

IS SPENT