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ARTICLE II THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH The President The Vice President The Cabinet Executive Depts. & Bureaucracy Standard/EQ SSCG13 The student will describe the qualifications for becoming President of the United States. a. Explain the written qualifications for President of the United States. b. Describe unwritten qualifications common to past presidents. EQ: What are the qualifications to be President of the United States? Qualifications for Pres. & V.P. Must be 35 years old Must be a natural born citizen Must have lived in the U.S. the last 14 years Term of office: The President and V-P. are elected to four year terms The 22nd amendment limits the president to two terms or no more than 10 years Compensation Salary $400,000(2001) $50,000 for expenses $100,000 for travel White House 132 rooms and office Camp David Resort Medical & Dental Care Secret service protection Pension Transportation SSCG12 The student will analyze the various roles played by the President of the United States; include Commander-inChief of the Armed Forces, chief executive, chief agenda setter, representative of the nation, chief of state, foreign policy leader, and party leader. Roles of the President SSCG12: The student will analyze the various roles played by the President of the United States; include Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, chief executive, chief agenda setter, representative of the nation, chief of state, foreign policy leader, and party leader. EQ. Chief of Party Leader of the party Helps people within the party get elected or appointed Campaigns for party members Gives speeches for the party Ex: gives a speech at a party rally, campaigns for a party member running for office Roles of the President Commander-in-Chief Roles of the President Leader of the armed forces: All military leaders meet with, and take orders from, the President President is in charge of troops and weapons Ex: Inspects troops and military base, decides whether to use nuclear weapons or deploy forces. Chief of State Represents the country at public events, ceremonies and receptions Ex: awards medals to students, lights the White House Christmas tree, greets visitors to the White House Roles of the President Chief Diplomat Sets the nation’s foreign policy Represents the U.S. when meeting with leaders of other countries. Involved in developing agreements and treaties • Ex: NAFTA Secretary of State Clinton smiles as she poses for photos with athletes of the Special Olympics World Winter Games during a reception after her arrival in Tokyo, Japan. Clinton arrived in Tokyo on her first trip abroad as President Barack Obama's chief diplomat with a warning to North Korea that it needs to live up to its commitments to dismantle its nuclear programs Roles of the President Chief Legislator Sets the agenda by voicing his opinions and ideas about which laws need to be passed Gives speeches to Congress about the laws they make Ex: Signs or vetoes a law, or works to get a law passed by Congress Roles of the President Roles of the President Chief Citizen: Makes sure that the needs of citizens are being met and that they have a voice in government. Regularly meets with citizens to hear their point of view on issues Ex: Town hall meetings Chief Administrator: Makes sure that the government is running smoothly Makes sure people who work for it are doing their jobs. Ex: meets with department leaders to make sure that all departments are running smoothly Chief Executive President has all of the executive powers given to the executive branch by the Constitution to enforce the laws and supervise the affairs of the nation Ex: appoints the head of FBI, appoints judges, or holds a Cabinet meeting