Transcript Ch. 6 PP

The Executive Branch
Chapter 6
Section 1 Essential Questions
• 1. What are the qualifications and
terms of office for the presidency?
• 2. What are the duties of the vice
president?
• 3. What are the rules of succession for
the presidency?
The President
• Qualifications
– 1. be a native born U.S. citizen.
– 2. be at least 35 years old
– 3. have been a resident of the United
States for at least 14 years.
Limited to TWO terms (4 years each)
• Eight presidents have died while in
office.
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William Henry Harrison - 9th President, who died in 1841 of pneumonia and
pleurisy.
Zachary Taylor - 12th President, who died in 1850 of bilious fever, typhoid fever,
and cholera, following a heat stroke.
Abraham Lincoln - 16th President, was assassinated in1865. Lincoln was the first of
four presidents to be assassinated.
James Garfield- 20th President, who was assassinated in1881.
William McKinley- 25th President, who was assassinated 1901.
Warren G. Harding - 29th President, who died in1923 of a suspected heart attack
Franklin Delano Roosevelt -The 32nd President, who died in 1945, of a cerebral
hemorrhage
John F. Kennedy -The 35th President, who was assassinated in1963.
• Salary
– $400,000 salary a year
– $50,000 nontaxable allowance, plus an
annual allowance for travel costs.(unused money
goes back to the treasury)
George Washington’s salary was $25,000
Vice President
• Qualifications
– 1. be a native born U.S. citizen.
– 2. be at least 35 years old
– 3. have been a resident of the United
States for at least 14 years.
TWO year term (4 years each)
• Salary
– $208,100 a year
– $10,000 taxable expense allowance
Vice President and family live in a house on the grounds of the United
States Naval Observatory.
Rule of Succession
• Presidential succession: order in which people
take over presidential responsibilities in case of a presidential
death, illness, or impeachment.
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President
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Section 2 Essential Questions
• 1. What are some of the leaderships
roles of the president?
• 2. What powers does the president
have?
President’s Roles
• Legislative leader
– Recommends, or suggests, mew laws to Congress.
– State of the Union Address –
televised speech in late
January. Sets programs and policies that the President wants
Congress to put into effect.
– President influences Congress by indicating what legislation he or
she does not want.
• Commander in Chief
– Head of the U.S. armed forces
– Has final say on how war will be fought
– Although the president cannot declare war, he or she can
send troops into action in foreign lands.
– War Resolution Act – passed by Congress in 1973.
Requires president to recall troops sent abroad within 60
days, unless otherwise approved by Congress.
• Foreign Policy leader
– Foreign policy: the government’s plan for interacting
with the other countries of the world.
– Secure friendly relationships with foreign countries while
preserving national security.
– Appoints diplomats to represent the U.S. government in
foreign countries.
– Meets with leaders and representatives of other countries
in the United States, in the officials’ home nations and in
neutral locations.
• Diplomacy – the art of interacting with foreign
governments.
– Presidential visits to foreign countries help build
international friendships and security, and promotes U.S.
interests.
• Treaties – written agreements with other
countries.
– Senate must approve treaty by a two-thirds vote before it
can go into effect.
• Other Presidential Powers
– Reprieve: postpones the carrying out of a person’s
sentence.
– Pardon: forgiving a person of their crime and
eliminating any punishments.
– Commutation: reduce a person’s sentence
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James Bernard Banks, of Liberty, Utah, sentenced to two years of probation
in 1972 for illegal possession of government property.[20]
Russell James Dixon, of Clayton, Ga., sentenced to two years of probation in
1960 for a liquor law violation.[20]
Laurens Dorsey, of Syracuse, N.Y., sentenced in 1998 to five years of
probation and $71,000 in restitution for conspiracy to defraud by making false
statements to the Food and Drug Administration.[20]
Ronald Lee Foster, of Beaver Falls, Pa., sentenced in 1963 to a year of
probation and a $20 fine for mutilating coins.[20]
Timothy James Gallagher, of Navasota, Texas, sentenced in 1982 to three
years of probation for cocaine possession and conspiracy to distribute.[20]
Roxane Kay Hettinger, Powder Springs, Ga., sentenced in 1986 to 30 days in
jail and three years of probation for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.[20]
Edgar Leopold Kranz Jr., of Minot, N.D., who received 24 months of
confinement and a pay reduction for cocaine use, adultery and bouncing
checks.[20]
Floretta Leavy, of Rockford, Ill., sentenced in 1984 to 366 days in prison and
three years of parole for drug offenses.[20]
Scoey Lathaniel Morris, of Crosby, Texas, sentenced in 1991 to three years of
probation and $1,200 restitution for counterfeiting offenses
Section 3 Essential Questions
• 1. What is the Executive office of the President, and
what is his cabinet?
• 2. What are the purposes of the Department of
State and the Department of Defense?
• 3. What are the other executive departments in the
federal government?
The Executive Office
• Executive office – close group of advisers and
aides to the president.
• National Security Council (NSC) –
president's top ranking group of advisors on matters
concerning defense and security.
Sections 4 Essential Questions
• What are some examples of independent agencies,
and what duties do they perform?
• What are regulatory commissions, and who runs
them?
• What makes up the federal bureaucracy?
Independent Agencies
• 65 Independent Agencies
– U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• Collects information about discrimination against minorities.
– The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA)
• Runs U.S. Space program
– Office of Personnel Management
• Tests people who want to apply for jobs with the federal
government.
– General Services Administration
• Buys supplies for the federal government
Regulatory Commissions
• Regulatory commissions – type of independent
agency that has the power to make rules and bring violator to
court.
• Regulatory commissions are usually established due
to a perceived need.
• The Consumer Product Safety Commission
– it sets and
enforces safety standards for consumer products and conducts safety
research.
The Federal Bureaucracy
• Bureaucracy – All employees of these agencies, as
well as those executive departments.
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Around 3 million people work in the bureaucracy.
Administrators
Lawyers
Scientists
Doctors
Engineers
Secretaries
Clerks