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The Presidency part 2. 4 Presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize:. The President. The Vice President The Constitution states: The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided. The President.
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4 Presidentshave won the Nobel Peace Prize: The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The Vice President • The Constitution states: • The Vice President of the • United States shall be • President of the Senate, • but shall have no Vote, • unless they be equally divided. The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The Vice President Traditionally just “waits” for things to do or for the President to die First VP for FDR is often quoted as saying the Vice-Presidency “is not worth a bucket of warm spit” but he did not actually use the word “spit” The President John Nance Garner AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The Vice President But recent presidents have given their VPs important jobs and their power has grown • And probably the most powerful VP of all time . . . ? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Is the Vice-President part of the Executive branch or part of the Legislative branch? When asked for documents related to meetings held with an “Energy Task Force”, VP Cheney said he did not have to produce them because of “executive privilege” (the right of the executive branch to maintain privacy in sensitive areas) The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Is the Vice-President part of the Executive branch or part of the Legislative branch? When asked for documents related to governmentrecords of the executive branch for the sake of history, Cheney said the Vice-President’s office was part of the Legislative branch, not the Executive, therefore he did not have to share. The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which Vice-President won the Nobel Peace Prize? The favorite of climate change deniers . . . Albert Gore, Jr. The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The Cabinet Presidential advisors, not in the Constitution Congress must give approval for the creation of a new cabinet level department Currently made up of 14 cabinet secretaries and one Attorney General, confirmed by the Senate The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which of the following cabinet level departments manages the nation’s natural resources? • State • Energy • Agriculture • Interior The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which of the following cabinet level departments manages the nation’s natural resources? • Interior The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which of the following cabinet level departments aids businesses and conducts the U.S. census? • Justice • Labor • Commerce • Treasury The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which of the following cabinet level departments aids businesses and conducts the U.S. census? • Commerce The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which of the following cabinet level departments makes foreign policy and negotiates treaties? • Justice • State • Homeland Security • Defense The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which of the following cabinet level departments makes foreign policy and negotiates treaties? • State The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Who was the 1st Secretary of State? And now? • Thomas Jefferson The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which of the following cabinet level departments serves as the government’s banker and is critical in forming economic policies? • Economics • Commerce • Banking • Treasury The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which of the following cabinet level departments serves as the government’s banker and is critical in forming economic policies? • Treasury The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Who was the 1st Secretary of Treasury? Now? • Alexander Hamilton Timothy Geithner The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which of the following cabinet level departments runs programs that focus on the workers of the nation? • Health & Human Services • Commerce • Workers • Labor The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Which of the following cabinet level departments runs programs that focus on the workers of the nation? • Labor The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The 1st female Cabinet member was a Secretary of Labor . . . appointed by FDR in 1933 . . . • Frances Perkins The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The White House Staff Chief aides and staff for the president; some are more for the White House than the president Presidents rely on their information and effort but presidents set tone and style of White House The President William Daley Chief of Staff AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The First Lady No official government position, but many get involved politically. Recent ones focus on a single issue; Hillary Clinton and health care, Michelle Obama and nutrition. Princeton Harvard Law Lawyer The President Michelle Obama AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The Executive Office National Security Council (NSC) Created in 1947 to coordinate the president’s foreign and military policy advisers Members include the president, vice president, secretary of state and defense, and managed by the president’s national security adviser Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) A three-member body appointed by the president to advise on economic policy Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Performs both managerial and budgetary functions, including legislative review and budgetary assessments of proposals The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency