Chapter 8-The Presidency

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Chapter 8-The Presidency

• Section 1-President/VP

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Duties of the Prez

• Has a lot of power responsibility
• Makes sure laws are fully executed
• Commander in chief of Armed Forces
• Appoints top officials, federal judges,
  ambassadors, meets with foreign governments

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Presidents Term and Salary

• 22nd Amendment limits presidents to two terms
  (maximum amount of years for person to be
  president10 years)
• Congress determines salary400,000 in 2001
  (prior to that salary was 200,000)

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Qualifications According to Constitution

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• Candidate must be natural-born citizen
• Resident of U.S. for 14 years prior to running
  for office of president

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Benefits

• Aka compensation
• Salary
• Air Force 1 Marine 1
• Best medical and dental care
• Camp David (weekend get away for family)
• Fleet of limos (bulletproof windshield)
• Privilege of living in a 132 room mansion-White
  House (has swimming pool, bowling alley, movie
  theater, tennis courts, etc.)

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Presidential Succession

• 25th amendment established order of succession to
  the presidency
• 25th amendment also states rules to be followed
  if a president becomes disabled
• Why was the 25th amendment in 1967 added to the
  Constitution?

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VPs Role

• VP work depends on what jobs, if any, the
  president assigns
• President of the Senate (what is the most
  important reason for being the president of the
  Senate?)
• Why have recent presidents tried to give their
  vps more responsibility?

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Section 2-Electoral College

• Electoral College-Article II, Section 1
  established e.c.
• Each state chooses electors-has as many electors
  as senators and representatives in Congress (HR
  based on states population)
• Electoral vote-when electors meet in their state
  capitals the Monday after the 2nd Wednesday in
  Dec to cast their votes for president and v.p.
• Winner takes all-candidate that wins the largest
  of popular votes receives all the states
  electoral votes except ME and NE

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Section 3-Cabinet

• President appoints secretaries that head 15 major
  executive departments each appointee must be
  approved by Senate
• 15 secretaries, vice president and several other
  top officials make up presidents cabinet-pp
  276-279-Chapter 10-Briefly summarize each cabinet
  position and illustrate! Yeah!

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Executive Office-Section 4

• EOPExecutive Office of the President-consists of
  people and agencies that directly assist
  president
• OMBOffice of Management and Budget-largest
  agency in EOP-prepares the national budget

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Section 4-continued

• National Security Council
• National Homeland Security Council
• Council of Economic Advisers (Advisors)
• White House Office-press secretary

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Chapter 9-Section 2

• Head of State
• Chief executive-executive orders, reprieves,
  pardons, amnesty
• Chief legislator
• Economic planner-Council of Economic Advisers
• Party leader-patronage
• Chief diplomat-treaties, executive agreements
• Commander in Chief

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Section 3-Styles of Leadership

• Increased responsibilities
• Leadership qualities and skills
• Understanding the public
• Ability to communicate
• Sense of timing
• Openness to new ideas
• Ability to compromise
• Political courage

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Section 3-continued

• Presidential isolation
• Special treatment
• Voicing opinions
• Access to the president
• Dangers of isolation
• Executive privilege