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Welcome to US Government and Politics Thursday, January 2, 2020. Answer the following question using complete sentences and a minimum of one (3+ sentence) paragraph. If you were to offer someone a job, what requirements would you have for that job and why?.
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Welcome to US Government and PoliticsThursday, January 2, 2020 • Answer the following question using complete sentences and a minimum of one (3+ sentence) paragraph. • If you were to offer someone a job, what requirements would you have for that job and why? • Be present at your computer during ALL of class. • Have eyes on me and BBC. • Ears listening and ready to follow instructions. • Keep chat on topic. • Use whiteboard tools and programs as directed. This session will be recorded for learning purposes. Learning purposes include: a lesson review for students who are absent, students who want to review for a test, etc. and will be distributed for learning purposes.
Announcements • Block Project Due March 18th • Regional Outings- Swimming- Feb 19th • Capitol Day- March 4th • You can use this for your block project • MICROPHONES!!!!!
How Strong is the Force in You? • Students will be able to: • Identify and explain the qualifications for the office of President and Vice President • Explain the line of succession to the presidency
Help Wanted • What are the qualifications to become President? • Where can these be found?
Article II of the Constitution “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.”
Formal Qualifications: • 35 years old • Natural Born Citizen • U.S. resident for 14 years
Pay and Benefits • Salary- $ 400,000 • Receives $50,000/year for expenses and up to $100,000/year for travel • Free lodging at the White House • President and family receives finest medical care possible and personal protection (secret service) • President has a plane (Air Force One) and a personal helicopter (Marine One) at his disposal
Elections • Elections held every 4 years • President elected by an electoral college • Candidate with most electoral votes wins the election
Term of Office • 4 years = 1 presidential term • Constitution originally placed no limit on number of Presidential terms • George Washington established a tradition when he stepped down after 2 terms
Term of Office • 1940: FDR became the 1st President to not step down after 2nd term – was elected 4 times • 1951: 22nd Amendment added to Constitution • Limits President to 2 consecutive terms
Presidential Succession • 8 U.S. Presidents have died while in office:
Presidential Succession • 25th Amendment if Presidency is vacant, the VP becomes President and then appoints a new VP • 1947: Congress passed the Presidential Succession Act which indicates the order of succession to the Presidency
Line of Presidential Succession • The Vice President • Speaker of the House • President pro tempore of the Senate • Secretary of State • Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of Defense
7 Major Roles of the President • Chief Executive • Chief Diplomat • Commander in Chief • Political Party Leader • Legislative Leader • Judicial Leader • Chief of State
The Vice President • Qualifications • Same as the President • Duties and Responsibilities • Serves as President of the Senate (only Constitutional duty) • President delegates out many responsibilities to VP: • Taking part in Presidential Cabinet meeting • Helping with Diplomatic relations with other countries • Advising and helping President make important decisions
Salary and Benefits • $198,000/year • Receives $10,000/year for expenses • Benefits similar to President’s • Free Residence • Secret Service protection • Transportation
Elections and Terms of Office • Original procedure for electing a Vice-President was: - Electoral college members in each state voted for 2 candidates for President – candidate with most votes became President and runner up became the Vice-President • After tie of 1800, procedure changed • 12th Amendment: electoral college votes for president and Vice-President on separate ballots • Vice-President term of office is not limited (although no Vice-President has ever served more than two terms)
How Strong is the Force in You? • Students will be able to: • Identify and explain the qualifications for the office of President and Vice President • Explain the line of succession to the presidency
What’s next? • The Executive Branch • The Bureaucracy
The Dreaded Homework To Do This Week Past Due Unit 1 All Unit 2 All except 2.12 • 2.12 Test • 3.02 Quiz
Check Yourself Out of Class • Complete the Class Connect Checkpoint- Feb 18 • Once you are done raise your hand. • Do NOT leave before I have excused you or you will get a 0 on the assignment which cannot be made up. • Next Class is Tuesday 2/23 at 3:30 pm