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Chapter 8 Section 1. President and Vice President Mr. Young American Government. Truman on ascending to the Presidency.
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Chapter 8Section 1 President and Vice President Mr. Young American Government
Truman on ascending to the Presidency “ I don’t know whether you fellows ever had a load of hay fall on you, but when they told me yesterday what happened (Roosevelt died), I felt like the moon, the stars and all the planets had fallen on me.” Harry Truman 1945
Presidential Oath of Office • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWJJLvDwtWU
Essential Question • What qualifications for the office of president do you think are most necessary for carrying out the duties of the president.
What does the Common Symbol OK have to do with the Presidency http://www.history.com/topics/the-us-presidents/videos#the-ok-president 2 min
Duties of the President • These have changed over time. • Constitution gives president responsibility to appoint—with Senate consent—heads of executive departments, federal court judges, and other top officials
President Duties Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDvtGr3FI84
Duties Cont. • Most important duty: To ensure that all laws of the United States are “Faithfully executed”
Duties Cont. • A president may pardon people convicted of federal crimes, except in cases of impeachment
Duties Cont. • President has lawmaking power and expected to take some leadership in proposing policy changes (Obama and Health Care) • Each year President makes a State of the Union address
Presidential Term • George Washington set a precedent for only two, 4 years terms, broken by Franklin D. Roosevelt • Lead to the 22nd Amendment • Can potentially serve 10 years in office
Presidential Salary • Constitution did not specify compensation, or salary • President makes $400,000, $50,000 annual expense account, $100,000 non-taxable travel account, and 19,000 for entertainment
White House Staff • Presidents receive free medical, dental, and health care • Receive lifetime compensation of $148,400 a year
White House Videos • http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4316690n
Doomsday Planehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMK5bmdAEHchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meIuEVhyROQ
Play it where it lies, Mr. President The White House Putting Green lies a short walk outside the Oval Office door to the southeast. A putting green was first installed by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1954 with help from the United States Golf Association and private donations. Ike had difficulty keeping the squirrels (which Harry Truman had nearly tamed by hand-feeding them) from burying nuts in the green and joked that the Secret Service should shoot them. He resorted to having the groundkeeping staff trap and relocate them. Eisenhower was a very avid golfer and was sometimes criticized for it, but he and his doctor readily defended the habit as good for his health, which had suffered during his presidency. Most modern presidents after Ike have been avid golfers, including his successor, John Kennedy, who, sensitive to the criticism aimed at Eisenhower for golfing on weekday afternoons, kept his habit a closely-guarded secret and even let Eisenhower's putting green grow out, although it was later renovated. Other avid golfers include Gerald Ford, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W Bush. Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan were casual golfers. Bill Clinton had the putting green moved to its current location and—according to Time in 1995—designed by golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. The Clinton green is 1,500 sq. ft. of southshore creeping bentgrass.
Team Teach Question • In your opinion, what would be the best perk/coolest thing about being President of the United States of America?
Qualities and Qualifications video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDFdsMW-CwE&feature=related • Play from beginning to :48 seconds
Constitutional Presidential Qualifications • Article 2, Section 1 • Natural born US citizen • 35 years old • Resident of US for 14 years
Personal Qualities • Governmental experience is important • Political careers provide alliances and name recognition
Qualifications Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDHr1IMxqwo&feature=related
Team Teach Question • Do you believe that it is harder or easier for a person who has been in the Senate or House of Representatives for a long period of time to win the Presidency of the United States?
Money/Political Beliefs • Requires large amounts of money, some of the candidate’s own • Usually choose candidate’s whose beliefs are moderate
Personal Characteristics • Most come from Northern European Backgrounds • Most are from middle-class families • Have generally been white, married, Protestant, and financially successful men
Personal Growth of Presidents • “The Presidency of the United States carries with it a responsibility so personal as to be without parallel…No one can make decisions for him…Even those closet to him…never know all the reasons why he does certain things and why he comes to certain conclusions. To Be President of the United States is to be lonely, very lonely at times of great decisions.”
Presidential Succession • Eight presidents have died in office • Succession Act of 1947 established presidential succession order and was added to Constitution in 25th Amendment
David Rice Atchison Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4m-hPQolfs CNN Video on David Rice Atchison
Presidential Disability • Vice president becomes acting president under two conditions: • President informs Congress of an inability to perform duties • Vice-Pres and majority of cabinet or another body authorized by law informs Congress
VP Roles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl9Ux0scOoU US Embassy Video (1:25)
Vice-Presidential Roles • Presides over Senate and votes in case of a tie • VP helps decide whether President is disabled • President assigns VP power and responsibility • Serve on National Security Council and represent president overseas
