The Executive Branch

1. The Executive Branch

2. Do Now: 9/24/19 What is a bill?

3. Who assists the President? • When George Washington was President, people recognized that one person could not carry out the duties of the President without advice and assistance.

4. The President receives help from • Vice President • Cabinet Members • Heads of Independent and Executive Agencies. • Unlike the powers of the President, their responsibilities are not defined in the Constitution.

5. The Executive Branch

6. Why do you think the presidency is called a Glorious Burden??

7. The Presidency. A Glorious Burden. November 2011. Election Night. November 2007. Election Night.

8. Not Just President Obama…

9. I need to have all these Qualifications!!!!

12. The Vice President

14. Presidential Succession • Eight U.S. presidents have died while in office. • One president resigned. • In each case, the vice president took the oath of office and became president as provided by the Constitution.

15. William H. Harrison, Natural Causes John Tyler, Vice President

16. Zachary Taylor, Natural Causes Millard Fillmore, Vice President

17. Abraham Lincoln, Assassinated Andrew Johnson, Vice President

18. James A. Garfield, Assassinated Chester Author, Vice President

19. William McKinley, Assassinated Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President

20. Warren Harding, Natural Causes Calvin Coolidge, Vice President

21. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Natural Causes Harry Truman, Vice President

22. John F. Kennedy, Assassinated Lyndon Johnson, Vice President

23. Richard M. Nixon, Resigned Gerald R. Ford Vice President

24. Do Now: 10/7/19 • How many presidents have died while in office?

25. Twenty-fifth Amendment • Adopted in 1967 • New president nominates a new vice president • Nomination must then be approved by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.

26. The Order of Presidential Succession • The Vice President • The Speaker of the House • The President pro tempore of the Senate • Members of the president’s cabinet in the order in which their departments were created.

27. Departments in Succession Order • Secretary of State • Secretary of the Treasury • Secretary of Defense • Attorney General • Secretary of the Interior • Secretary of Agriculture • Secretary of Commerce • Secretary of Labor • Secretary of Health and Human Services • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development • Secretary of Transportation • Secretary of Energy • Secretary of Education • Secretary of Veterans Affairs • Secretary of Homeland Security

28. 7 Major Roles of the President 1.) Chief Executive 2.) Chief Diplomat 3.) Commander in Chief 4.) Political Party Leader 5.) Legislative Leader 6.) Judicial Leader 7.) Chief of State

29. Powers and Duties of the President 1.) Chief Executive • Carries out the nation’s laws. • Issues Executive Orders (rule or command the President issues that has the force of law; usually during time of crisis) • Appoints cabinet members, ambassadors, judges, heads of govt. agencies.

30. Powers and Duties of the President 2.) Chief Diplomat • Responsible for making treaties with other countries with Senate approval. • Meets with foreign leaders. • Can make Executive Agreements with leaders of other countries. • Has the force of law but does not require Senate approval.

31. Powers and Duties of the President • Responsible for appointing ambassadors with Senate approval. • An official representative of a country’s government.

32. Powers and Duties of the President 3.) Commander in Chief • President is final authority over all military matters. • Founding Fathers believed in civilian control over the military; person elected by the people has final say over all military matters.

33. Powers and Duties of the President • President can use military in times of war. • 1973: War Powers Act passed by Congress. • President must notify Congress when troops sent anywhere.

34. Powers and Duties of the President • Troops must be brought home after 60 days unless Congress declares war, or gives approval for troops to stay. • Controversial Law which has never been challenged in the Supreme Court; Checks and Balances issue?

35. When was the last time the United States passed a Formal Declaration of War? December 8, 1941. Japan Germany December 11, 1941. Italy

36. Powers and Duties of the President 4.) Political Party Leader • Supports party members in election campaigns and helps unify the party. • Appoints members of party to key govt. jobs.

37. Powers and Duties of the President 5.) Legislative Leader • Proposes legislation and uses many tactics to get the bill passed. • Prepares the federal budget. • Approves or vetoes legislation.

38. Powers and Duties of the President 6.) Judicial Leader • Appoints judges to Federal Courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. • Appoints Justices whose point of view is similar to their own.

39. Powers and Duties of the President 7.) Chief of State Role is symbolic – President represents all Americans - Gives a human face to American govt. - Can be demonstrated in many ways Greeting heroes

40. Powers and Duties of the President 7.) Chief of State (Continued) - Throwing first pitches at baseball games - Inviting musicians to perform at White House

41. Powers and Duties of the President Attending funeral of another country’s leader. 7.) Chief of State (Continued) Speeches and Ceremonies

42. Do Now: 10/10/19 • How many powers and duties does the president have?

43. Executive Departments

44. Executive Departments • Congress has the power to establish, reorganize and to eliminate executive departments.

45. Executive Departments • Each department as a specific area of responsibility.

46. Executive Departments • Heads of the Executive Departments make up the President’s Cabinet.

47. Cabinet • Not mentioned in the Constitution, but every President has had a Cabinet. • Advise the President and help implement federal laws. • Title of most cabinet members is secretary. • Head of the Department of Justice is the Attorney General.

48. Current Members of President’s Cabinet: • Administrator of the Small Business Administration- Linda E. McMahon • Attorney General- William Barr • Director of National Intelligence- Daniel Coats • Director of the Central Intelligence Agency- Gina Haspel • Director of the Office of Management and Budget- Mick Mulvaney

49. Current Members of President’s Cabinet: • Representative of the United States to the United Nations- Nikki R. Haley • Secretary of Agriculture- Sonny Perdue • Secretary of Commerce- Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. • Secretary of Defense- Mark Esper • Secretary of Education- Elisabeth Prince DeVos • Secretary of Energy- James Richard Perry • Secretary of Health and Human Services- Alex Azar

50. Current Members of President’s Cabinet: • Secretary of Homeland Security- Kirstjen Nielsen • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development- Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. • Secretary of the Interior- Ryan Zinke • Secretary of Labor- Alexander Acosta • Secretary of State- Mike Pompeo • Secretary of Transportation- Elaine L. Chao