Chapter 8 Section 1

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Chapter 8Section 1

• President and Vice President
• Mr. Young
• American Government

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Truman on ascending to the Presidency

• I dont know whether you fellows ever had a
  load of hay fall on you, but when they told me
  yesterday what happened (Roosevelt died), I felt
  like the moon, the stars and all the planets had
  fallen on me.
• Harry Truman 1945

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Presidential Oath of Office

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vTWJJLvDwtWU

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Five Living PresidentsTeam Teach Can you name
all of them?
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Essential Question

• What qualifications for the office of president
  do you think are most necessary for carrying out
  the duties of the president.

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What does the Common Symbol OK have to do with
the Presidency

• http//www.history.com/topics/the-us-presidents/vi
  deosthe-ok-president
• 2 min

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Duties of the President

• These have changed over time.
• Constitution gives president responsibility to
  appointwith Senate consentheads of executive
  departments, federal court judges, and other top
  officials

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President Duties Video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vQDvtGr3FI84

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Duties Cont.

• Most important duty To ensure that all laws of
  the United States are Faithfully executed

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Duties Cont.

• A president may pardon people convicted of
  federal crimes, except in cases of impeachment

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Duties Cont.

• President has lawmaking power and expected to
  take some leadership in proposing policy changes
  (Obama and Health Care)
• Each year President makes a State of the Union
  address

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Presidential Term

• George Washington set a precedent for only two, 4
  years terms, broken by Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Lead to the 22nd Amendment
• Can potentially serve 10 years in office

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Presidential Salary
Presidential pay history Presidential pay history Presidential pay history
Date established Salary Salary in 2009 dollars
September 24, 1789 25,000 566,000
March 3, 1873 50,000 865,000
March 4, 1909 75,000 1,714,000
January 19, 1949 100,000 906,000
January 20, 1969 200,000 1,175,000
January 20, 2001 400,000 487,000

• Constitution did not specify compensation, or
  salary
• President makes 400,000, 50,000 annual expense
  account, 100,000 non-taxable travel account, and
  19,000 for entertainment

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White House Staff

• Presidents receive free medical, dental, and
  health care
• Receive lifetime compensation of 148,400 a year

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White House Videos

• http//www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id4316690n

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Map of White House
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Presidential LuxuriesWhite House 132 Rooms
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Vice-Presidents House
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Oval Office
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Air Force One
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Air Force One http//www.youtube.com/watch?vCZiy
W03ffW4
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Doomsday Planehttp//www.youtube.com/watch?vSMK
5bmdAEHc http//www.youtube.com/watch?vmeIuEVhyR
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Swimming Pool built by Gerald Ford
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White House Bowling Alley
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White House Private Movie Theater
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White House Tennis Courts
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White House Basketball Court
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White House Putting Green
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Play it where it lies, Mr. President

• The White House Putting Green lies a short walk
  outside the Oval Office door to the southeast. A
  putting green was first installed by President
  Dwight Eisenhower in 1954 with help from the
  United States Golf Association and private
  donations. Ike had difficulty keeping the
  squirrels (which Harry Truman had nearly tamed by
  hand-feeding them) from burying nuts in the green
  and joked that the Secret Service should shoot
  them. He resorted to having the groundkeeping
  staff trap and relocate them. Eisenhower was a
  very avid golfer and was sometimes criticized for
  it, but he and his doctor readily defended the
  habit as good for his health, which had suffered
  during his presidency.
• Most modern presidents after Ike have been avid
  golfers, including his successor, John Kennedy,
  who, sensitive to the criticism aimed at
  Eisenhower for golfing on weekday afternoons,
  kept his habit a closely-guarded secret and even
  let Eisenhower's putting green grow out, although
  it was later renovated. Other avid golfers
  include Gerald Ford, George HW Bush, Bill
  Clinton, and George W Bush. Lyndon Johnson,
  Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan were casual
  golfers.
• Bill Clinton had the putting green moved to its
  current location andaccording to Time in
  1995designed by golf course architect Robert
  Trent Jones Jr. The Clinton green is 1,500 sq.
  ft. of southshore creeping bentgrass.

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Team Teach Question

• In your opinion, what would be the best
  perk/coolest thing about being President of the
  United States of America?

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Qualities and Qualifications video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vKDFdsMW-CwEfeature
  related
• Play from beginning to 48 seconds

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Constitutional Presidential Qualifications

• Article 2, Section 1
• Natural born US citizen
• 35 years old
• Resident of US for 14 years

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Personal Qualities

• Governmental experience is important
• Political careers provide alliances and name
  recognition

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Qualifications Video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vjDHr1IMxqwofeature
  related

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Team Teach Question

• Do you believe that it is harder or easier for a
  person who has been in the Senate or House of
  Representatives for a long period of time to win
  the Presidency of the United States?

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Money/Political Beliefs

• Requires large amounts of money, some of the
  candidates own
• Usually choose candidates whose beliefs are
  moderate

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Personal Characteristics

• Most come from Northern European Backgrounds
• Most are from middle-class families
• Have generally been white, married, Protestant,
  and financially successful men

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Personal Growth of Presidents

• The Presidency of the United States carries with
  it a responsibility so personal as to be without
  parallelNo one can make decisions for himEven
  those closet to himnever know all the reasons
  why he does certain things and why he comes to
  certain conclusions. To Be President of the
  United States is to be lonely, very lonely at
  times of great decisions.

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Presidential Succession
Office Current officer
President of the United States Barack Obama (D)
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden (D)
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R)
President pro tempore of the Senate Daniel Inouye (D)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (I)3
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (D)
Attorney General Eric Holder (D)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (D)
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (D)
Secretary of Commerce John Bryson (D)
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis (D)
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (D)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan (D)
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (R)
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu (D)
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (D)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (D)

• Eight presidents have died in office
• Succession Act of 1947 established presidential
  succession order and was added to Constitution in
  25th Amendment

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David Rice Atchison Video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vu4m-hPQolfs
• CNN Video on David Rice Atchison

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Presidential Disability

• Vice president becomes acting president under two
  conditions
• President informs Congress of an inability to
  perform duties
• Vice-Pres and majority of cabinet or another body
  authorized by law informs Congress

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VP Roles

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vzl9Ux0scOoU
• US Embassy Video (125)

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Vice-Presidential Roles

• Presides over Senate and votes in case of a tie
• VP helps decide whether President is disabled
• President assigns VP power and responsibility
• Serve on National Security Council and represent
  president overseas