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The Executive Branch

The Executive Branch. Ch. 8, 9 & 13. The Presidency. Roots of the Office Constitutional Convention The need for a leader Qualifications for office Natural born citizen of the United States Resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years 35 years old. The Presidency. Terms of Office

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The Executive Branch

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  1. The Executive Branch Ch. 8, 9 & 13

  2. The Presidency • Roots of the Office • Constitutional Convention • The need for a leader • Qualifications for office • Natural born citizen of the United States • Resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years • 35 years old

  3. The Presidency • Terms of Office • Precedence set by George Washington • 22nd Amendment • Removal • Impeachment • Succession • 25th Amendment

  4. The Presidency • The Vice President • Official “stand-in” for the president • Presides over the Senate • “Mondale” model

  5. The Presidency • Constitutional Powers • Article II: expressed • Appointment power • Convene Congress • Make treaties • Veto power • Commander in Chief • Pardoning power State of the Union Address January 2010

  6. The Executive Branch • Article II • Executive Office of the President • Includes several advisory and policy making agencies • National Security Council, etc… • White House Staff • Personal assistants to the president

  7. The Executive Branch • Office of Management and Budget • Key responsibilities • Prepare annual budget proposal • Economic forecasts • Reviews progress, budget and program proposals by executive agencies

  8. The Public and the President • Public Opinion • Watergate (U.S. v. Nixon 1974)

  9. The Public and the President • Approval Ratings

  10. Presidential Elections • Primary Elections • Closed v. open • General Elections • Elections that decide which candidates will actually fill the elective public office

  11. Presidential Elections • Caucus vs. Primary • Caucus • Oldest, most party-oriented method of choosing a candidate; a closed meeting • Primary • Open to anyone • Help nominate more moderate and appealing candidates

  12. Party Conventions • Held in the summer of election years • July: out of power party • August: White House party

  13. The Electoral College • Electors for each state • # of representatives (+) # of senators • Electors cast the final ballot which actually elects the president • Usually chosen by popular vote or state legislatures • May not be a senator, representative or other person holding a federal office • 538: need 270 votes to win

  14. The Electoral College • 12th Amendment • Election of 1800 • Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr

  15. The Federal Bureaucracy • The “4th” branch of government • Thousands of federal government agencies and institutions • IRS, Cabinet, FDIC, Social Security, etc… • Who are bureaucrats? • Career government employees • Selected by merit standards • Pendleton Act (1883) • Government workers and politics • Hatch Act • Federal Employees Political Act

  16. Policy Making • A major function of bureaucrats • Implementation of law or policy • Iron triangles AARP House Subcommittee on Aging Social Security Administration

  17. Alternatives to Iron Triangles • Issue Networks • Loose and informal relationships among those who work in broad policy areas • Constantly changing • Interagency Councils

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