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Unit 4 –
“ The Executive:
Dream Job or
Nightmare?”
GPS Civics & American Government
SSCG 4
The
student will
demonstrate knowledge of
the organization and
powers of the national
government.
SSCG 4A
Describe
the structure
and powers of the
legislative, executive, and
judicial branches.
President of the United
States
Barack Obama
 44th President
 Four year terms
 Limited to two
terms by the 22nd
Amendment.
 Leader of the
Executive Branch of
U.S. government.

Inauguration Day
The day the incoming
elected President
assumes official duties.
 Must make an oath to
uphold the U.S.
Constitution.
 Originally March 4th
 Changed to January
20th

Twentieth
Amendment
Twenty – Second
Amendment
TH
25
AMENDMENT
PRESIDENTIAL
SUCCESSION ACT OF
1947
TH
25 AMENDMENT
If the President cannot
carry out his duties, is
removed from office or
dies,Vice President
assumes office.
Presidential succession Act
of 1947
Sets in place who
becomes President if a
disaster happens.
1
• VICE PRESIDENT
• New President will select new VP
2
• Speaker of the House
3
• President Pro Tempore
4
• Secretary of State
5
• Secretary of Treasury
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Electoral College
 The
Electoral
College chooses the
President of the
United States.
 The states determine
how to choose
electors.
 Each State has the
same number of
Electors that is has U.S.
Senators & U.S.
Representatives
Electoral College Cont…
 The
23 Amendment
added 3 Electors to
the District of
Columbia.
 A Presidential
candidate must win a
Majority of these.
 How many is that?
ADMINISTRATIVE
POWERS
Appointments Clause

The President has the
power to appoint
federal judges,
ambassadors, and
Cabinet members of the
United States, subject
to Senate
confirmation of such
appointments.
Executive Orders
Executive Orders have
the force of law.
 May be reviewed by the
United States Supreme
Court.
 Executive Order 13435
removed barriers to
ethical stem cell
research.
 Promised Executive
Order banning federal
spending on abortions to
get the healthcare bill
passed.

Executive
Order
Law
• Issued by
President
• Law for
federal officials
• Made by
Congress
• Signed by
President
JUDICIAL POWERS
Appointments Clause

The President has the
power to appoint
federal judges,
ambassadors, and
Cabinet members of the
United States, subject
to Senate
confirmation of such
appointments.
Pardons & Reprieves
Article II, Section 2,
clause 1.
 grants the President
“Power to grant
Reprieves and Pardons
for Offenses against the
United States”
 Cannot Pardon state
offenses or civil cases.

To date, President Barack Obama has
granted no pardons or reprieves.
LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Signs Bills into Law
 The
President can
sign a bill into law.
 Veto a bill.
 Pocket Veto a bill.
 Part of Checks &
Balances.
State of the Union Address
Recommends or
suggests new laws to
Congress.
 State of the Union
Address
 Once a year in
January.
 Televised, sets forth
program and
policies President
wants Congress to
put in place.

Convene & Adjourn Congress

Pursuant to Article II,
Section 3, Clause 2
of the Constitution,
the president may
convene either or
both houses of the
Congress. Conversely,
if both houses cannot
agree on a date of
adjournment, the
president may appoint
a date for the
Congress to adjourn.
SSCG 12
 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.
Party
Leader
Commander
-in-chief
Foreign
Policy
Leader
President
Chief of
State
Representative
of Nation
Chief
Executive
Chief
Agenda
Setter
Commander-In-Chief
Sends forces anywhere
in the world.
 Leader of Military
 Cannot declare war –
Only Congress can
declare war.
 Limited by War
Powers Act of 1973
– can only leave
military abroad for 6090 days without
declaration of war.

Chief Executive
 Responsible
for
carrying out the
nation’s laws.
 Manages
executive
departments to
carry out laws.
Chief Agenda Setter
Recommends or
suggests new laws to
Congress.
 State of the Union
Address
 Once a year in
January.
 Televised, sets forth
program and
policies President
wants Congress to
put in place.

Representative of Nation
Represents U.S.
throughout the world.
 Actions & policies
represent what the
U.S. stands for.
 His election resulted in
the first African
American elected as
President and showed
the whole world
African Americans
could hold the
position.

Chief of State
Symbol of the U.S. and its
People.
 Performs ceremonial
duties.
 Awards Medal of honor,
Lights the Nations
Christmas tree, pardons
turkey, throws out the
first pitch.

Foreign Policy Leader

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


In charge of
conducting foreign
relations.
Preserve National
Security.
Peaceful relations with
other nations.
Received and sends
Ambassadors
Makes Treaties &
Agreements
With Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev signing START treaty
– Strategic Arms Reduction
Treaty: Cuts U.S. & Russian
nuclear weapon supply by 30%
Party Leader
Leads his political
Party.
 Obama is leader of
Democratic Party.
 Makes speeches for
other party
members running for
office.
 Helps party raise
money & campaign
donations.

Democratic Senate candidate
Robin Carnahan at a campaign
rally in Kansas City, Missouri
SSCG 13
The student will
describe the
qualifications for
becoming President
of the United States.
SSCG 13A
Explain
the written
qualifications of the
President of the United
States.
Qualifications
• Native Born Citizen
•35 years old
•14 year resident of the
United States
SSCG 13B
Explain
the unwritten
qualifications common
to past President of the
United States.
Unwritten
Qualifications
• White, Male
•Protestant
•College Educated
•Lawyer
•Held other political office
SSCG 14
The student will
explain the
impeachment
process and its usage
for elected officials.
SSCG 14A
Explain
the
impeachment process as
defined in the U.S.
Constitution.
SSCG 14B
Describe
the
impeachment
proceedings of Andrew
Johnson and Bill Clinton.
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
Was impeached
for violating the
Tenure of
Office Act.
 Fired Secretary of
War Edwin
Stanton

Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

Became the 1st President
in U.S. history to be
impeached by Congress.
Radical Republicans
struggling to
reconstruct U.S.
 Was acquitted by 1
vote.

Impeachment Begins House of Representatives - 1865
House held hearings
13 articles of Impeachment
against Johnson (Violation of
Tenure of Office Act)
Trial held in Senate
37 day trial over Johnson
Impeachment
2/3s majority needed to
remove from office
Acquittal – “not guilty” – Not Removed from Office
36 votes needed (2/3s in
1865)
Only 35 vote to remove
(1 short)
Bill Clinton’s Impeachment
Denied, under oath, before
a grand Jury that he ever
had sexual relations with
white house intern Monica
Lewinski.
 Evidence surfaced that he
lied under oath.
(Perjury)
 On December 19,1998
House of Representatives
Impeached Clinton for
lying to a Grand Jury.
 Acquitted by the Senate

Impeachment Begins House of Representatives - 1998
House held hearings
2 Articles of Impeachment
against Clinton (Perjury)
(Obstruction of Justice)
Trial held in Senate
21 day trial over Clinton
Impeachment
2/3s majority needed to
remove from office
Acquittal – “not guilty” – Not Removed from Office
66 votes needed (2/3s in
1998)
Only 55 vote to remove
(11 short)
SSCG 20
 The
student will describe
the tools used to carry out
United States foreign policy
(diplomacy; economic,
military, and humanitarian
aid; treaties; sanctions and
military intervention).
Diplomacy
Sanctions &
Military
Intervention
Tools of
Foreign
Policy
Treaties
Economic,
Military,
Humanitarian
Aid
Diplomacy
Negotiate conflicts
 Solve problems
 Establish
communications with
foreign nations.
 If a countries policies
are unfriendly to U.S.
can withdraw
ambassadors, break
relations.

With Hugo Chavez,Venezuelan President;
Chavez & George W. Bush administration
had bad relations.
Economic, Military, and
Humanitarian Aid
Give or loan money to
other countries.
 Send military aid to other
nations.
 Peace Corps, started by
John F. Kennedy sends
volunteers in areas of
teaching, engineering,
agriculture, & healthcare
to work

Marshall Plan
•The Marshall Plan
in after WWII is an
example of financial
Aid to foreign
countries.
•The plan resulted
in the United States
sending millions of
dollars to foreign
countries.
•Plan was to stop
the spread of
Communism.
Treaties
Peace Treaties: bring
fighting to an end or
bargain peace terms.
 Alliance Treaties:
agreement to help each
other for defense,
economic, scientific, or
other reasons.
 Commercial Treaties:
economic agreements
to trade on favorable
terms

START treaty – STrategic Arms
Reduction Treaty
NAFTA
•North American Free
Trade Agreement
•NAFTA was a treaty
signed between the
United States, Mexico,
and Canada to decrease
barriers such as tariffs
and trade restrictions to
improve trade between
them.
•This is an example of an
economic alliance treaty.
Treaty of Versailles
•The U.S. Senate refused to
approve President
Woodrow Wilson’s treaty
of Versailles in 1919 after
WWI.
•Isolationist feared that
entrance into a League of
Nations would bring the
U.S. into foreign wars when
they wanted to remain
neutral.
•This is an example of
Checks and balances and
how the Senate may refuse
to approve Presidential
Treaties.
Sanctions & Military
Intervention
Ways in which the U.S.
can symbolize it
disagrees with a
countries policies.
 Financial sanctions:
withdraw financial aid
given.
 Embargos: Stop buying
(Boycott) goods made
by country.
 Reduction of Imports.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President of the
Islamic Republic of Iran), Stockpiling
Nuclear Weapons
SSCG 17
The
student will
demonstrate knowledge
of the organization and
powers of state and local
government described in
the Georgia Constitution.
SSCG 17A
Examine
the legislative,
executive, and judicial
branches.
Nathan Deal, (R)
 Governor
of
Georgia
 Enforces
Georgia Laws
 GA Executive
Leader