Transcript Executive Branch

Executive Branch
Day 1
Who were the 2008 Republican
Presidential Candidates?
Republicans
Rudy Giuliani
Mitt Romney
John McCain
Fred Thompson
Who were the 2008 Republican
Presidential Candidates?
Republicans
Sam Brownback
Duncan Hunter
Mike Huckabee
Ron Paul
Who were the 2008 Democratic
Presidential Candidates?
Democrats
Hilary Clinton
Barack Obama
John Edwards
Who are the final Presidential
candidates for 2008?
Republican
John McCain
Democrat
Barack Obama
Executive Branch
• The president is the commander-in-chief of
the armed forces, but Congress has the
ability to declare war.
• Today the executive branch includes the
president and vice-president, their advisory
staff, as well as other departments and
agencies
Current Executive Branch Leaders
George W. Bush, President
Dick Cheney, Vice-President
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• The president’s advisory staff is called the
Cabinet.
• The Cabinet, which was not specified in the
Constitution, was established by George
Washington.
Current Executive Branch Leaders
Ed Shaffer,
Sec. of Agriculture
Dirk Kempthorne,
Sec. of the Interior
Carlos Gutierrez,
Sec. of Commerce
Michael Mukasey,
Attorney General
Current Executive Branch Leaders
Robert M. Gates,
Sec. of Defense
Elaine Chao,
Sec. of Labor
Margaret Spellings,
Sec. of Education
Condoleezza Rice,
Sec. of State
Current Executive Branch Leaders
Michael Chertoff,
Sec. of Homeland
Security
Dr. James Peake,
Sec. of Veterans
Affairs
Steve Preston,
Sec. of Housing and
Urban Development
Samuel W. Bodman,
Sec. of Energy
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• Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson as
secretary of state, Alexander Hamilton as
secretary of the treasury, Henry Knox as
secretary of war, and Edmund Randolph as
attorney general.
• The word “cabinet” originally meant a
small room to display things.
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• No one from the legislative branch may serve in
the president’s Cabinet.
• Cabinet members are responsible to the president
and serve as long as he chooses.
• Even though the Senate must confirm presidential
appointments to the Cabinet, they rarely stand in
the way of his choices.
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• Congress creates departments and determines the
salary of the Cabinet.
• The Framers decided that the voters would choose
electors who would actually choose the president
for them.
• This group of electors is called the Electoral
College.
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• Before becoming president, a candidate
must go through the following phases:
Primaries/Caucuses  Conventions 
General Election  Inauguration
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• When voting for the president first began,
caucuses were the primary way candidates
were selected
• Most states’ primaries are winner-take-all,
in which the voters’ choice gains all of the
state’s delegates at the convention.
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• An open primary is one in which the polls
are open to votes of any party.
• A closed primary limits participation to
party members only.
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• New Hampshire has the earliest primary,
and one of the most important ones.
• The races are usually settled by
Super Tuesday, which is a day in
which most states have their primary
elections.
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• After a candidate is chosen at the
convention, the parties attempt to settle on
their platform, which is a set of beliefs and
opinions that the party supports.
• The general election is held on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November (this
year it will be November 4th).
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• Sometimes it is possible to
win the popular vote but
lose the election.
• Each state gets as many electors as it has
members of Congress.
• There are 538 total electoral votes. A
candidate must obtain at least 270 to win.
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• In 1933, the official inauguration date was
changed from March to January 20th after
the passage of the 20th amendment.
20th Amendment
Section 1. The terms of the President and Vice
President shall end at noon on the 20th day
of January, and the terms of Senators and
Representatives at noon on the 3d day of
January, of the years in which such terms
would have ended if this article had not
been ratified; and the terms of their
successors shall then begin.
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Day 2
Hmm…I wonder
what it would take
to become
President of the
United States…
Well fellas…
First you need to be a natural-born citizen of
the United States.
Proud to be an
American!!!!
Well fellas…
Second, you need to be at least 35 years old.
Our future
President of
the United
States
Well fellas…
Finally, you must be a resident of the United
States for 14 consecutive years.
But wait, there’s more…
Many voters have certain things that they
want/don’t want to see in a president
(unofficial qualifications), such as:
No Smoking
But wait, there’s more…
Many voters have certain things that they
want/don’t want to see in a president
(unofficial qualifications) , such as:
Monogamy
But wait, there’s more…
Many voters have certain things that they
want/don’t want to see in a president
(unofficial qualifications), such as:
Religion
But wait, there’s more…
Many voters have certain things that they
want/don’t want to see in a president
(unofficial qualifications), such as:
Criminal History
So what happens if the president doesn’t do
his job???
“We leave with
high hopes, in
good spirits, and
with deep
humility…”
Impeachment
Definition: The removal of a high ranking
official in the United States government.
Only 2 presidents have ever had articles of
impeachment drawn up against them:
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.
Impeachment
Process:
1. Formal charges are brought against the
official in the House of Representatives.
2. Inquiry of impeachment (Should the
official stand trial?)
3. House of Representatives votes on articles
of impeachment.
4. Senate tries the accused official.
5. Official is removed from office.
So you want to know more about
foreign policy?
Diplomacy
The art and practice of conducting
negotiations between nations.
Economic, Military, and
Humanitarian aid
Economic Aid: lending money to other
nations.
Economic, Military, and
Humanitarian aid
Military Aid: US lends its troops to other
nations who need protection.
Economic, Military, and
Humanitarian aid
Humanitarian Aid: US lends its volunteer
organizations to other countries who need
assistance, such as the Red Cross.
Treaties
A formal written agreement between countries
or governments.
Sanctions
Penalties imposed by the courts.
Military Intervention
When the military steps in to stop a
potentially, or ongoing, volatile situation.
There are certain agencies that
contribute to the Executive Branch
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Dept. of Education
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Federal Aviation Association
Drug Enforcement Association
Department of Education (ED)
• Cabinet-level department of the United States
government created by the Department of
Education Organization Act.
• Opposed by many in the Republican Party.
• Under George W. Bush, the department has
focused mainly on elementary and secondary
education through the No Child Left Behind Act.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
• Charged with protecting human
health and with safeguarding
the natural environment: air,
water, and land.
• Established by President Richard Nixon on
December 2, 1970.
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC)
• Created by the GlassSteagall Act of 1933, the
FDIC provides deposit
insurance which currently guarantees
checking and savings deposits in member
banks up to $100,000 per depositor.
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC)
• Established by the
Communications Act of 1934,
it is charged with regulating all
non-Federal Government use of
the radio spectrum (radio & television), and
all interstate telecommunications (wire,
satellite and cable) as well as all
international communications that originate
or terminate in the United States.
Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC)
• An independent agency of
the federal government
created in 1972 through the
Consumer Product Safety Act
to protect “against unreasonable risks of injuries associated with
consumer products
Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA)
• Created by the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958, it is
an agency of the US Dept. of
Transportation with authority
to regulate and oversee all
aspects of civil aviation in the
US
Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA)
• A US Dept. of Justice law
enforcement agency tasked
with combating drug
smuggling and use within the
United States.