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Gov’t Chapter 8

Gov’t Chapter 8. The Executive Branch. President and Vice President. Duties of the President Much the same as Washington Larger scale, military Appointments Enforce Laws Propose policy President’s term and Salary 22 nd amendment, 2 terms. President and Vice President.

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Gov’t Chapter 8

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  1. Gov’t Chapter 8 The Executive Branch

  2. President and Vice President • Duties of the President • Much the same as Washington • Larger scale, military • Appointments • Enforce Laws • Propose policy • President’s term and Salary • 22nd amendment, 2 terms

  3. President and Vice President • President Term and Salary • Vice President 10 year max • Salary and Benefits • $400,000 • $100,000 Travel allowance • Security, Air Force One • Medical, dental, house • $148,400 pension

  4. President and Vice President • Qualifications • 35, natural born citizen, 14 years in the U.S. • Non-written Qualifications • Government experience • Senator and Governor most prominent • Raise money • Moderate in beliefs • White, married, and Protestant for most

  5. President and Vice President • Succession • Page 217 • 8 died in office • 25th amendment, 1967, set succession • Ford and Rockefeller, neither elected • Vice President’s Role • President of the Senate • Helps decide presidential disability • More responsibility last 50 years

  6. Electing the President • Electoral College • No popular vote originally • Adapted over time • 538 electors today • States vote individually • Winner take all system • House decides if no majority • Reform ideas

  7. Cabinet • Nominated by the President • Leak names for reaction • Confirmed by the Senate • Cabinets power depends on President

  8. The Executive Office • Many Agencies • Office of management and Budget (OMB) • National Security council (NSC) • Homeland Security Council • Council of Economic Advisers • Many others

  9. White House Staff • No confirmation needed • Inner circle • Press Staff present views • Press Secretary • More power over time from this group

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