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2/13 Objectives

2/13 Objectives. SWBAT identify the 8 major roles of the President. SWBAT identify the qualifications for the presidency. EXECUTIVE BRANCH. ENFORCE LAWS ARTICLE 2 – CONSTITUTION THE PRESIDENT AND AN IMMENSE SUPPORT SYSTEM.

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2/13 Objectives

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  1. 2/13 Objectives • SWBAT identify the 8 major roles of the President. • SWBAT identify the qualifications for the presidency.

  2. EXECUTIVE BRANCH • ENFORCE LAWS • ARTICLE 2 – CONSTITUTION • THE PRESIDENT AND AN IMMENSE SUPPORT SYSTEM

  3. WHAT DO YOU FEEL SHOULD BE PRESIDENT OBAMA’S MOST IMPORTANT GOAL, EXPLAIN WHY.

  4. PRESIDENTIAL INFO • SALARY OF $400, 000 PER YEAR (SINCE 2001) • NATURAL BORN CITIZEN • 35 YEARS OR OLDER • 14 YEAR, PERMANENT RESIDENT • Must gain party’s nomination

  5. THE PRESIDENT • AN ENORMOUS JOB • FILL MANY ROLES • (WEARS MANY HATS) • 8 ROLES

  6. 8 Roles of the President • Chief Legislator • Chief Administrator • Chief Diplomat • Commander – In – Chief • Chief Executive • Chief of State • Chief Citizen • Chief of Party

  7. WARM UP 2/19 • List 3 qualifications of the Presidency. • What Amendment set the Term limits of the Presidency? • What Amendment set the order of Presidential succession? 4. List 4 “roles” of the President.

  8. INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS • IDENTIFY 7 PRESIDENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COUNTRY AND THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. • IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE 8 ROLES AND 5 AREAS OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER. • USE CURRENT EVENTS TO SHOW THE FILLING OF ROLES AND USE OF POWER.

  9. GEORGE WASHINGTON • 1ST PRESIDENT, 1789-1797, FEDERALIST. • SET MANY TRADITIONS. Inaugural speech • LASTING IMPACT NO PRESIDENT SERVED MORE THAN 2 TERMS UNTIL FDR IN THE 20TH CENTURY. • ONLY PRESIDENT TO BE UNANIMOUSLY CHOSEN BY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE(TWICE).

  10. CHIEF LEGISLATOR • SUGGEST LEGISLATION AND INFLUENCE LEGISLATORS. • Main architect of public policy • STATE OF THE UNION, INNAUGURATION SPEECH AND PARTY INFLUENCE.

  11. CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR • MANAGES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Director of Fed Govt • Overseer of all departments of Fed Govt • 2.7 MILLION EMPLOYEES WITH A BUDGET OF OVER $2 TRILLION EACH YEAR. THESE EMPLOYEES MAKE UP A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR COUNTRIES ECONOMY.

  12. CHIEF DIPLOMAT • SHAPES AND EXPRESSES OUR FOREIGN POLICY TO THE WORLD

  13. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF • COMMANDS THE 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY AS WELL AS DIRECTS THE USE MILITARY EQUIPMENT. • CONGRESS WAS ALSO GIVEN SOME MILITARY POWERS BUT THE PRACTICE HAS BEEN FOR THE PRESIDENT TO HAVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANCT IMPACT ON MILITARY USE.

  14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE • OATH OF OFFICE TO EXECUTE OR ENFORCE THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES……….CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.

  15. CHIEF OF STATE • THE CEREMONIAL LEADER OF THE UNITED STATES. • IDENTIFIED AND RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE.

  16. CHIEF CITIZEN • IS SEEN AS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN QUALITIES AND BEHAVIOR. • HIDE OR DISCOURAGE BAD HABITS OR ANYTHING PERCIEVED AS NEGATIVE ; SMOKING, DRINKING…

  17. CHIEF OF THE PARTY IS THE SYMBOLIC AND OFTEN TRUE LEADER OF HIS POLITICAL PARTY. FROM THIS POSITION HE CAN INFLUENCE EVERYTHING FROM LEGISLATION TO RAISING OF FUNDS FOR HIS PARTY AROUND THE COUNTRY. HE ALSO HAS A CHANCE TO ENDORSE OTHER CANIDIATES FOR OTHER OFFICES.

  18. 2/21/14 Warm UP • Which role would the president be fulfilling by ordering some changes in the department of Energy to be more efficient? • Which role would the president be fulfilling by taking actions that uphold the laws of the Constitution? • Which role would the president be fulfilling by discussing his intentions for economic partnerships with the leaders of China? • Which role would the president be fulfilling by influencing Congress to pass a new bill? • Which role would the president be fulfilling by ordering a military strike in Afghanistan? • Which role would the president be fulfilling by throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium?

  19. THOMAS JEFFERSON • ANTI-FEDERALIST • SERVED 1801-1809 • LASTING IMPACT THE PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWERS

  20. PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION • 22ND AMENDMENT (1947) LIMITS A PRESIDENT TO 2 TERMS, 10 YEARS. • 25TH AMENDMENT (1967) - VP, SPEAKER, CABINET IN DESCENDING ORDER OF CREATION. • TEMPORARILY PASS POWER THROUGH A WRITTEN LETTER TO CONGRESS.

  21. ANDREW JACKSON • 7TH PRESIDENT OF THE U.S., SERVED 1829-1837. POWERFULL PRESIDENT DUE PRIMARILY TO HIS POPULARITY WITH THE PEOPLE. • DURING HIS PRESIDENCY THE COUNTRY WAS DEBT-FREE.

  22. 2/25 Govt Warm Up • Which President is known for successfully and peacefully transferring the power of the Presidency from political parties for the first time? • Which President is the only to keep America debt-free during his administration? • Which President set the precedence that future presidents should serve no longer than 2 terms?

  23. Video: W. • Answer discussion questions that go along with the movie “W.”

  24. FINDING A PRESIDENT

  25. NOMINATING A PRESIDENT DECLARE CANDIDACY – PETITIONS PARTY PRIMARIES (DEBATES)ELIMINATE MANY CANDIDATES NATIONAL CONVENTION- VOTE, PLATFORM, ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FALL CAMPAIGN SEASON ( DEBATES )

  26. ELECTORAL COLLEGE • The Founding Fathers always intended that the states -- not the people -- select the president. • The Founding Fathers did not give the American public much credit for political awareness. • Each state has electors equal to their representatives to Congress. Since the 23rd amendment ( 1964 ) the District of Columbia has 3 electoral votes. • The Electoral College delegates vote according to the popular vote in their state, though most are winner-take-all (48 ) while some are not (2). Nebraska and Minnesota

  27. 2008 ELECTORAL MAP

  28. 3/5 Warm Up • Briefly describe the “steps” to becoming the President of the United States. You can list them. • Give 2 reasons our founding fathers set up the electoral college. • Each state’s number of electoral votes is in relation to what? • How many electoral votes does it take to win the Presidency? • How many states use the “winner takes all” method for allocation of their electoral votes?

  29. ABRAHAM LINCOLN • 16TH PRESIDENT, SERVED FROM 1861-1865. • HE BELIEVED THAT THE UNION CREATED UPON THE RATIFICTION OF THE CONSTITUTION MUST BE HELD TOGETHER. • ABOLISHED SLAVERY UNDER HIS WAR POWERS. • 1st PRESIDENT ASSASSINATED IN OFFICE.

  30. Electoral College Activity • Watch video clip first. • So Goes The Nation Video.

  31. 3/14 – Objectives/Warm Up Objective(s) • SWBAT explain the importance of campaign management strategy in Presidential elections. • SWBAT create a basic campaign management strategy. Warm Up • The number of electoral votes per state is in relationship to what? • If the State of Ohio had 18 electoral votes in the 2012 election, how many members of the House of Representatives does it have? • Why is Ohio considered to be such an important state in Presidential elections? • What is the “magic number” for winning the electoral college and the election?

  32. 5 Areas of Presidential Power • Executive Powers • Diplomatic Powers • Military Powers • Legislative Powers • Judicial Powers

  33. EXECUTIVE POWERS • OATH – “ I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND WILL ……………… DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. • ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS, EXECUTIVE ORDERS, APPOINTMENTS, REMOVALS.

  34. DIPLOMATIC POWERS • POWER TO MAKE TREATIES. • EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS. • POWER OF RECOGNITION.

  35. LEGISLATIVE POWERS • RECOMMEND LEGISLATION • SIGN LEGISLATION INTO LAW • VETO LEGISLATION POCKET VETO, 10 DAY RULE AND A LIMITED, LINE ITEM VETO SINCE 1996.

  36. JUDICIAL POWERS • CLEMENCY POWERS • REPRIEVE – POSTPONE A SENTENCE • PARDON – FORGIVE A CRIME • COMMUTE – REDUCE A SENTENCE • AMNESTY – BLANKET PARDON THE POWER TO APPOINT FEDERAL JUDGES.

  37. MILITARY POWERS • COMMANDER IN CHIEF • Presidential War Powers Has been controversial At times in American History

  38. 3 CRITERIA for a President to declare war A. Declaration of war from Congress B. Statutory (Written Law) authorization by Congress C. National emergency created by attack upon the United States.

  39. THE PRESIDENT’S WAR POWERS • US Constitution says… • The President can send U.S. armed forces into action abroad ONLY by authorization of Congress • However, it also says the President is the Commander-in-Chief and it has been accepted throughout history that he take military action without Congressional approval. • Traditionally Congress has backed Pres as Commander-In-Chief and decisions he makes • There is a difference between what the Constitution says, and how it has been practiced throughout history

  40. War Power of President questioned • As a result of Nixon’s actions to expand the Vietnam War into Cambodia and Laos, and his resignation from office due to scandal, Congress passes… • The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was a United States Congress joint resolution.

  41. WAR POWERS RESOLUTION • The War Powers Resolution requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of military action • It also forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, without an authorization, by Congress, for the use of military force without a declaration of war. • The resolution was passed by two-thirds of Congress, overriding a presidential veto by Gerald Ford.

  42. Conflict in Libya • The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was brought back into controversy over President Obama’s decision to take action against MoammarGadhafi in Libya in 2011. • INSTRUCTIONAL GOAL WILL BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION AND IT’S CURRENT DISCUSSION RELATIVE TO LIBYA.

  43. CNN.com • Conflict in Libya and Presidential War Powers • Watch CNN Clips

  44. Richard Nixon • 37th president • 1968-1974 • Landslide victory in 1972 presidential election. • Resigned due to Watergate scandal, August 9, 1974. Damaged the presidency in the eyes of the American public. War Powers Resolution ( 1973)

  45. 3/31 Warm Up • What does it mean if the President is considered to be the Commander-In- Chief? • As outlined in the Constitution when does it say the President is allowed to use the armed forces? • What controversy led Congress to “re-define” Presidential War Powers in the 60s/early 70s? • What was stated in the War Powers Resolution of 1973? • Which President vetoed this initial resolution only to have Congress override his veto?

  46. FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY( A WAY TO ORGANIZE PEOPLE TO DO WORK) PRESIDENT…………………………………………………. STAFF (West Wing)…………………………………. CABINET…………………………………………….. DEPARTMENTS………………………………. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES(NASA) GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS(POST OFFICE) REGULATORY AGENCIES(FCC)

  47. 2.7 MILLION EMPLOYEES(CIVIL SERVICE ACT 1883)A BUDGET OF OVER $2 TRILLION(GDP OF OVER $13 TRILLION ) A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY

  48. Who is in Obama’s Cabinet • Use the internet to discover the current members of President Obama’s cabinet.

  49. CABINET ( 5 of the 15) • SECRETARY OF STATE John Kerry STATE DEPARTMENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS • SECRETARY OF TREASURY  Jacob Lew TREASURY DEPARTMENT ECONOMY • SECRETARY OF DEFENSE  Chuck Hagel MILITARY DEPARTMENT MILITARY • ATTORNEY GENERAL  Eric Holder Jr. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LEGAL MATTERS • SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY  Jah Johnson • DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITYPROTECTING AMERICAN CITIZENS

  50. 4/1 - Objectives/Goals SWBAT Identify the structure of our Federal Bureaucracy SWBAT Identify how our federal government is funded • What is a Bureaucracy? • In our Federal Bureaucracy which people work most closely with the President? • How many employees make up our Federal Government? • Approximately what is our Federal Government’s total budget per year?

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