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Presidential Succession

Presidential Succession. 13. 2. Bell Ringer. Read the 25 th amendment to the Constitution For each section of this amendment, summarize the main idea. Read and summarize the paragraph at the end of the page Be ready to discuss in later slides. 4/1/14. The Constitution and Succession.

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Presidential Succession

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  1. Presidential Succession 13 2

  2. Bell Ringer • Read the 25th amendment to the Constitution • For each section of this amendment, summarize the main idea. • Read and summarize the paragraph at the end of the page • Be ready to discuss in later slides 4/1/14

  3. The Constitution and Succession • Scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled • VP John Tyler-set precedent in 1841 • 25th amendment • Presidential Succession Act of 1947 • Order of succession following VP

  4. Quick Write • Without using your book, cell phone or other resources, try and list the order of succession following the President

  5. Succession of the President • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4MF_aE0ZG0

  6. Line of Succession • The Vice President- Joseph Biden • Speaker of the House- John Boehner • President pro tempore of the Senate- Patrick Leahy • Secretary of State- John Kerry • Secretary of the Treasury- Jacob Lew • Secretary of Defense- Chuck Hagel • Attorney General- Eric Holder • Secretary of the Interior- Sally Jewel • Secretary of Agriculture- Tom Vilsack • Secretary of Commerce- Penny Pritzker • Secretary of Labor- Thomas E. Perez • Secretary of Health and Human Services- Kathleen Sibelius • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development- Shaun Donovan • Secretary of Transportation- Anthony Foxx • Secretary of Energy- Ernest Moniz • Secretary of Education- Arne Duncan • Secretary of Veterans Affairs- Eric Shinseki • Secretary of Homeland Security- Jeh Johnson

  7. Presidential Disability • 25th Amendment • Adopted in 1967 • Section 3 and 4 • VP becomes President if: • The President informs Congress in writing that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office • The VP and a majority of the members of the Cabinet inform Congress in writing that the President is so incapacitated

  8. Vice Presidency • “I am Vice President. In this I am nothing, but I may be everything.” • John Adams (VP to Washington) • “The only authority he (the Vice President has) is what the President gives him. He who giveth can taketh away.” • Hubert Humphrey (VP to LBJ) • “When you’re talking to Dick Cheney, you’re talking to me, when Dick Cheney’s talking, it’s me talking.” • George W. Bush • “The Vice Presidency isn’t worth a Pitcher of warm spit” • John Garner (VP to FDR)

  9. The Vice Presidency • http://www.c-span.org/video/?53456-1/role-vice-president • What are the responsibilities of the VP as described in the Constitution? • What are some assignments that the VP might undertake?

  10. Importance of the Office • Two formal duties • Preside over the Senate • Help decide the question of presidential disability • “The most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.” • John Adams

  11. VP’s who have succeeded to Presidency • John Tyler (William Henry Harrison) • Millard Fillmore (Zachary Taylor) • Andrew Johnson (Abe Lincoln) • Chester A. Arthur (James Garfield) • Theodore Roosevelt (William McKinley) • Calvin Coolidge (Warren G. Harding) • Harry Truman (FDR) • Lyndon B Johnson (JFK) • Gerald Ford (Richard Nixon)

  12. Importance of Office • Low status of VP due to how parties choose their candidates • Balance the ticket • Nominees choose a running mate who can strengthen hi chance of being elected

  13. Vice President today • More influential • But is still not a true “assistant President” • Cannot be fired by the President

  14. Vice-Presidential Vacancy • Vacant 18 times • 9 by succession to the presidency • 2 by resignation • 7 by death • When there is a vacancy in the office of the VP, how is this vacancy filled? • Hint- look at section 2 in the 25th amendment

  15. Pres. and VP Selection: Original Plan • Presidential electors • Chosen by state legislature • Each state would have the number of electors as it has senators and representatives in Congress • Electoral votes • Each elector casts two votes, each for a different candidate • Person receiving a majority of the electoral votes becomes President, 2nd highest VP • Electoral College • Group of electors chosen from each state/DC to select Pres. and VP

  16. The Rise of Parties • Election of 1800 • Two parties: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans • Two parties nominated Pres., VP, and nominated candidates to serve as presidential electors • TIE!!

  17. 12th Amendment • Read 12 amendment • Summarize in your own words • What did the 12 amendment accomplish?

  18. Word Splash • Use the following words to create a meaningful summary of today’s lesson topic • Presidential succession • 25th amendment • Vice President • Line of succession • Balance the ticket • Presidential Succession Act of 1947 • John Adams

  19. Presidential Ad • Your assignment is to create a “help wanted” ad for the office of the Presidency. You must include items that are listed below. You should be creative, neat and organized. Your ad must show your understanding of the role of the President by containing: • Includes a catchy title • A Description of Responsibilities: duties, roles and responsibilities (8 roles of President) • A Description of Characteristics: a list of a minimum of 4 personal characteristics that the individual should possess in order to apply. (3 must be from the Constitution and 1 from what you think a person seeking the job as President should possess) • A Description of Compensation and Benefits • A “work” Picture: an illustration of someone of doing some work the job requires

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