Transcript The Executive Branch.ppsx

The Executive Branch
What is
the name
of the song
playing?
The name
of the song
is “Hail to
the Chief ”.
Qualifications
• Must be at least 35 years of age
• Must be a U.S. Citizen for 14 years
• Must be a natural born U.S.
Citizen
Who is “natural born”?
• Title 8 of the U.S. Code Section
1401 defines the following as people
who are "citizens of the United
States at birth”:
• Anyone born inside the United
States
• Any one born outside the United
States, both of whose parents are
citizens of the U.S., or as long as one
parent has lived in the U.S.
Who is “natural born”?
• Any one born in a U.S. possession, if one
parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at
least one year
• Any one found in the U.S. under the age of five,
whose parentage cannot be determined, as
long as proof of non-citizenship is not provided
by age 21
• Any one born outside the United States, if one
parent is an alien and as long as the other
parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the
U.S. for at least five years
• * There is an exception in the law — the
person must be "subject to the jurisdiction" of
the United States. This would exempt the
child of a diplomat, for example, from this
provision.
Election
• Elected indirectly by people via the
Electoral College
• Chosen by the House of
Representatives if the Electoral
College fails
• Serves a 4 year term
• Two term limit (22nd
Amendment)
10 Roles of the President
• Chief of State – Serves as the ceremonial head of
government at public functions
• Chief Executive – Oversees the executive branch
• Commander-in-Chief – Heads the U.S. military
• Chief Diplomat – Represents the country in foreign affairs
• Chief Legislator – Proposes legislation to Congress
• Chief of Party – Leads his/her political party
• Voice of the People – Represents the wishes of the American
People
• President of the Free World – Acts as spokesman for the
Democratic Nations
• Protector of the Peace – Preserves order in times of national
emergency
• Manager of the Prosperity – Engineers economic controls to
maintain a stable economy
Executive Powers and Duties
• Oversee the executive
branch of government
• Appoint/Remove
Cabinet members, other
officials
• Heads up the U.S.
Armed Forces
• Conducts U.S. foreign
policy
Legislative Powers and Duties
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Enforce/execute the nation’s laws
Sign or veto legislation (pocket veto)
Propose legislation
Creates the federal budget
Call special sessions of Congress
(State of the Union Address)
• Make treaties
(with Senate Approval)
N.A.F.T.A.
Judicial Powers and Duties
• Grants reprieves and pardons
• Appoints federal judges
Other Nations
Head of the Government
Head of the State
Head of the Military
Vice President
• Same qualifications as the president
• Executive duties
– Assist/advise the president
– Fills in for the president
– Is 1st in line to become president
• Legislative duties
– Preside over the senate
– Break tie votes in the senate
– Presides over the Electoral College vote
count
Vice President
– The V.P. is elected
indirectly by the Electoral
College on the same ticket
as the president
– Selected by the Senate if
the Electoral College fails
– The annual salary is
$227,300
– The official residence of
the Vice President and his
family is Number One
Observatory Circle, on the
grounds of the United
States Naval Observatory
in Washington, D.C.
The Cabinet
• Cabinet members are selected by the
president and generally serve with him/her
throughout the length of his/her term. When
the president leaves office, his/her Cabinet
normally resigns as well.
• George Washington began the tradition of
having a cabinet.
• His cabinet consisted of:
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Thomas Jefferson – Secretary of State
Alexander Hamilton – Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Knox – Secretary of War
Edmund Randolph – Attorney General
The Cabinet
The current cabinet of the United States consists of
the following departments:
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Agriculture
Commerce
Defense
Education
Energy
Health and Human
Services
• Homeland Security
• Housing and Urban
Development
•Interior
•Justice
•Labor
•State
•Transportation
•Treasury
•Veterans Affairs
Executive Agencies
• A regulatory agency is a governmental body that has
responsibility over the legislation (acts and
regulations) for a given area.
• These agencies can impact a variety of businesses, in
a variety of ways - through regulations on products,
antitrust rulings, compliance laws, etc.
• An example would be the Federal Trade
Commission voiding a proposed merger of Microsoft
and Yahoo! out of concerns that a combination of
the two companies would have an unfair competitive
advantage in the market.
• Another example is the Food and Drug
Administration's recall of Peter Pan peanut butter
that was found to contain Salmonella bacteria.
Executive Agencies
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EREN)
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Executive Office of the President
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Council of Economic Advisers
Council on Environmental Quality
Domestic Policy Council
National Economic Council
National Security Council (NSC)
Office of Administration
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Office of National AIDS Policy
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Serve.gov Volunteer Network
White House Military Office
White House Office
Bureaucracy
• Function: noun
• Etymology: French bureaucratie, from
bureau + -cratie -cracy
• Date: 1818
• 1 a : a body of nonelective government
officials b : an administrative policy-making
group
2 : government characterized by
specialization of functions, adherence to
fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority
3 : a system of administration marked by
officialism, red tape, and proliferation
Presidential Succession
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The Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security
The White House
• There are 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, and 6 levels to
accommodate all the people who live in, work in, and visit the
White House.
• At various times in history, the White House has been known
as the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the
"Executive Mansion." President Theodore Roosevelt officially
gave the White House its current name in 1901.
• The White House receives approximately 6,000 visitors a day.
• With five full-time chefs, the White House kitchen is able to
serve dinner to as many as 140 guests and hors d'oeuvres to
more than 1,000.
• The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its
outside surface. (It was painted white after the British burned
it in the war of 1812.)
• For recreation, the White House has a variety of facilities
available to its residents, including a tennis court, a jogging
track, swimming pool, movie theater, billiard room, and a
bowling lane.
The White House
Presidential Perks
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Annual Pay: $400,000
Addition $50,000 for misc. spending
Entertainment and traveling expenses
Lives in the White House
Staff of chefs (5)
Vacations at Camp David
Flies aboard Air Force One and Marine One
Has the Presidential Yacht, Presidential
Limousine, use of any government vehicle
• Retirement - $150,000 annually
• Lifetime Secret Service Protection
The First Lady
• The position of the First Lady is not an elected one,
carries no official duties, and receives no salary.
• The role of the first lady has evolved over the
centuries.
• She is, first and foremost, the hostess of the White
House.
• She organizes and attends official ceremonies and
functions of state either along with, or in place of,
the president.
• Many modern First Ladies have played an active
role in the affairs of the U.S. Government.
• The First Lady has an office within the White
House.