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The Presidency

The Presidency. Chief of State Chief Executive Chief Administrator Chief Diplomat. Commander in Chief Chief Legislator Party Chief Chief Citizen. President’s 8 Roles. Constitutional Requirements Article II, Sect 1, Clause 5. Natural Born Citizen At least 35 years old

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The Presidency

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  1. The Presidency

  2. Chief of State Chief Executive Chief Administrator Chief Diplomat Commander in Chief Chief Legislator Party Chief Chief Citizen President’s 8 Roles

  3. Constitutional RequirementsArticle II, Sect 1, Clause 5 • Natural Born Citizen • At least 35 years old • Youngest elected Pres – JFK • Oldest elected Pres – Ronald Reagan • Have lived in U.S. 14 years • Same for V.P.

  4. Common Background • Most U.S. presidents have been… • White Males • Christian • English Ancestry

  5. President’s Term • 4 year Term • Limited to 2 terms by 22nd Amendment (maximum 10 years) • FDR served 4 terms before passage of 22nd Amendment!

  6. How we get President, Remember!? • 1. Exploratory comm. & Announcement • 2. Campaigning & raising money • 3. Primaries & caucuses • 4. DNC & RNC • 5. Face-off • 6. General Election • 7. Electoral College votes • 8. Election certified by congress • 9. Inauguration

  7. Presidential Perks

  8. What’s it worth to you? • Annual Salary of $400,000 • President Washington received $25,000, but refused it • President Kennedy donated his salary ($100,000) to the United Way charity

  9. That’s Not All! • $19,000 entertainment account • $50,000 expense account • $100,000 travel expenses • $150,000 pension (Bill Clinton)

  10. Other benefits • Finest medical and dental care • Very large personal staff • 400 in White House Office alone

  11. The White House

  12. 18.3 acres in downtown D.C. 132 rooms on 6 floors (most underground) 35 bathrooms A tennis court, jogging track, swimming pool, movie theater, and bowling lane. 5 Full-time Chefs, 1 on duty at all times $10 million a year to upkeep

  13. Camp David • Mountain retreat in Maryland • Founded by FDR in 1942 • Renamed for Eisenhower’s grandson

  14. Air Force One

  15. 2 specially modified Boeing 747’s • State-of-the-art communications • Run the country in air, if needed • Full bedroom and shower • Dining/Conference Room • Full kitchen that serves 100 • First-class seating for over 50 • Medical area (minor surgery)

  16. Secret Service • Given protection task in 1901 • Protects President, First Lady, family and even Presidential candidates • Willing to die to save life

  17. Job Rating • Jobs Rated Almanac (2007) • Most stressful • Worst work environment • 175 out of 200 jobs rated What makes it so bad???

  18. Presidential Succession • The plan for replacing a President • John Tyler the first in 1841 • Order of succession fixed in 1947 • Vice President • Speaker of the House • President Pro Tempore of Senate • Sec State, Treasury, Defense, etc., • One must always be absent from State of the Union Address

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